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Athens News Agency: News in English, 07-12-07
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[01] PASOK leader accuses gov't of 'scandals'
[01] PASOK leader accuses gov't of 'scandals'
Main opposition Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) leader George
Papandreou said on Friday the country was "in the face of dramatic
developments" while referring to developments regarding the Hellenic
Telecommunications Organisation (OTE), the Olympic Airways and the
tabling by the government of an amendment relating to the bonds issue.
In relevant statements, the main opposition leader accused the
government of "three current scandals", charging that "Greece looses
the control of OTE", that the governemt "tries to cover up its
responsibilities regarding Olympic Airways with pleadings with the
European Union" and that it is planning "to pass shameful amendments in
order to cover up the big scandal of the bonds."
"With these three scandals, it is confirmed that the government
undermines the Greek economy and the country's prospects, while it
damages systematically the interests of the Greek people," Papandreou
noted.
He also assessed that the government "is panicking in its effort to
cover up its responsibilities" and reiterated that PASOK "had in time
foreseen and warned of these bad developments when it spoke of the
'hatch' of public utilities in the sectors of energy and
telecommunications."
The government, Papandreou added, "has led into trouble the big
companies of strategic importance," accusing it of not conducting any
reforms but "settling out interests and putting the economy in danger."
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