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Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-04-20
CONTENTS
[01] Greek-German energy cooperation mulled, conference told
[02] President receives BoG chief
[03] Unemployment at 11.3pct
[01] Greek-German energy cooperation mulled, conference told
Ana-mpaEnergy and climate change secretary general Costas Mathioudakis
announced imminent Greek-German collaborations in the energy sector,
during a one-day conference of the Hellenic-German Chamber of Commerce
and Industry on "Aeolic (wind) energy in the Greek market and
developments" held in Athens on Tuesday.
Vice-president of the Energy Regulatory Authority Theodoros Panagos
stressed the importance of simplifying the procedures for accelerating
the penetration of renewable energy sources (RES), urging that
attention be turned to the speedy upgrading of the networks, adding
that a relevant ministerial decision will be signed in a few weeks'
time.
[02] President receives BoG chief
ANA-MPaPresident of the Republic Karolos Papoulias on Tuesday received
Bank of Greece governor George Provopoulos, who expressed optimism
that, with the sums of money that will be available to Greece if it
decides to activate the EU support mechanism for the economy and with
the presence of the European Commission, European Central Bank (ECB)
and International Monetary Fund (IMF), confidence will be restored and
Greece will be able to restore the country's crediblity and exit from a
problem cycle into a virtuous cycle.
[03] Unemployment at 11.3pct
ANA-MpaThe unemployment rate in January 2010 rose to 11.3% compared to
9,4% in January 2009 and 10.2% in December 2009, according to figures
released on Tuesday by the Hellenic Statistica Authority (ELSTAT).
The number of employed stood at 4,445,743 in January while the number
of unemployed amounted to 567,132 and the number of inactive to
4,276,258.
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