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Athens News Agency: News in English, 05-12-19Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Survey: 65% of Greeks view immigration as negativeGreek citizens apparently have the most negative views amongst west Europeans regarding immigration by other people to their country, according to results of a survey carried recently by the firms TNS ICAP and Gallup International.Overall, 47 percent of respondents in 69 countries -- in all five continents -- held a negative view of immigration; 43 percent held a positive view. Specifically for Europe, 65 percent of respondents in Greece replied that immigration was bad for the country; 34 percent held the opposite view. The second highest negative rating was in Germany, 62 percent. At the other end of the spectrum, 64 percent of respondents in Ireland agreed with the view that immigration was good for the country (30 percent against), followed by Swiss respondents, 54 percent. In terms of geographical regions, 63 percent of respondents in Africa said immigration was good for their respective country, followed by Asia (56) and North America, 54 percent. Conversely, respondents in the Middle East, 67 percent, Central and Eastern Europe (61), Latin America (53) and Western Europe (50) said immigration was bad for their respective countries. Interestingly, respondents in Turkey -- a country from where millions of citizens emigrated mostly to Europe over the second half of the 20th century -- had the highest negative figure of all countries surveyed, 87 percent. Conversely, respondents in the State of Israel, a country founded on immigration, held the most positive view of immigration to their country, 87 percent. [02] KKE leader decries CoE draft on communist regimesThe head of Greece's Communist Party (KKE), Aleka Papariga, on Monday warned of a "declaration of war and persecutions of communist parties", commenting on an upcoming Council of Europe (CoE) Parliament assembly next month expected to debate a draft on condemning "crimes of totalitarian communist regimes".Papariga called on the prime minister and political leaders to publicly state their views on the issue, while also demanding that ruling ND and main opposition PASOK representatives clarify the position they took at a CoE political affairs committee session that passed the relevant draft last week. She spoke at a press conference for the specific reason. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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