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Athens News Agency: News in English, 08-01-09
CONTENTS
[01] Papandreou addresses Parliament on OTE, PPC
[01] Papandreou addresses Parliament on OTE, PPC
Main opposition PASOK leader George Papandreou on Wednesday accused the
government of ?looking for accomplices over its downfall, although it
will not find them in PASOK,? speaking in Parliament during debate over
the establishment of a National Social Cohesion Fund, which was
ultimately passed by the legislature. Referring specifically to a rider
included in the draft legislation regarding protection of public
utilities from aggressive buyouts, Papandreou charged that government
policy has made the Hellenic Telecommunication Organization (OTE),
Greeceâs largest telephony and telecoms company, vulnerable to
aggressive buyouts.
?This amendment is nothing but a desperate attempt to gain time - in
search of strategic investors (for OTE),? Papandreou told the
Parliament plenary session.
He also charged that the government has turned state-run Public Power
Corp. (PPC), the listed power utility in the country, into a
loss-maker, while eying its eventual sell-off.
Referring to the ongoing Zachopoulos affair still reverberating on the
countryâs political scene, Papandreou said ?the government is not in a
position to investigate an affair of which it is a party to?.
Caption: ANA-MPA file photo of PASOK leader George Papandreou.
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