Athens News Agency: News in English, 09-07-17
CONTENTS
[01] 'Transparency high in government's priorities'
[02] Peach producers' mobilisations
[01] 'Transparency high in government's priorities'
Prime minister Costas Karamanlis met on Friday with development
minister Costis Hatzidakis for a review of the bill currently being
drafted aiming at simplifaction of the procedure for establishing a
company from the present 17-18 steps to just 3-4 steps.
"The goal is to make life easier for new entrepreneurs, and especially
for the small and medium size enterprises (SMEs)," Hatzidakis told
reporters after the meeting.
He also announced that the government to further advance transparency
in public sector procurements through a more modern, more transparent
and more European system that will take advantage of the possibilities
offered by the internet.
"Transparency is high in the government's priorities," the minister
stressed, noting that the aim is to make public all the procurements
and tenders via the internet.
[02] Peach producers' mobilisations
Peach producers in Imathia and Pella prefectures in northern Greece
have closed off sections of the âEgnatia Odosâ national motorway since
Thursday. The continuation of their mobilizations will depend on the
outcome of the meeting their representatives will have in Athens later
on Friday with Minister of Agriculture Sotiris Hatzigakis.
Local peach farmers have lined up their tractors forcing motorists to
take lengthy detours as the junctions of Kouloura and Veria are closed
to traffic as well as the Makrochori Bridge at the 66th km of the
Thessaloniki-Veria motorway and the junction of Melissio at the 53rd km
of the New Thessaloniki-Edessa national motorway.
Their demands include state assistance to absorb the surplus peach
production and reaching a settlement as regards compensation for their
undisposed peach production. The canning companies maintain that they
can absorb only 170,000-200,000 tons of this yearâs 400,000-ton
production as a result of the decreased demand in the international
market attributed to the economic crisis.
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