Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 14-02-20

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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

CONTENTS

[01] FM Venizelos on condition in Ukraine

[02] Greeks should decide whether they need a new memorandum, SYRIZA leader

[03] Examining magistrates request lifting of immunity of non-accused Golden Dawn MPs

[01] FM Venizelos on condition in Ukraine

"Let us hope that yesterday's (Wednesday) ceasefire in Ukraine is the first step towards calming the situation and the de-escalation of the violence. The condemnation of the violence is absolute and all the political and social forces of Ukraine should contribute in order to overcome the crisis and form a government of consensus that will lead the country to unity and to the restoration of the order, the safeguarding of the territorial integrity that will finally lead the Ukrainian people to their major aim which is to become a great nation and a major factor of the European continent, as they are and deserve to be," said Venizelos who is currently paying an official visit to Skopje.

[02] Greeks should decide whether they need a new memorandum, SYRIZA leader

Tsipras noted that the government does not have the mandate to commit the country to a new memorandum, adding that it is the Greek people who will have to decide whether they need it.

Speaking at an event in Athens on "Financial crisis and challenges of democracy", organized by the GUE/NGL European Parliamentary Group and co-organized by SYRIZA, Tsipras expressed his optimism that his party would win in the upcoming European Parliament elections, noting that Greece, which has suffered from an unprecedented harsh policy, has changed over the last four years.

"The outgoing government gives the last desperate rearguard battle to hold on to power," SYRIZA leader said.

Tsipras underlined that the memoranda have completely failed, destroying the productive base of the country, increasing unemployment to unprecedented levels and having created a humanitarian crisis, adding that Greece is a country that is dying a slow death because it was used as a guinea pig for the crisis by European leaders.

[03] Examining magistrates request lifting of immunity of non-accused Golden Dawn MPs

The two magistrates, Ioanna Klapa and Maria Dimitrokali, ask the lifting of the deputies' immunity in order to testify on the charges of participating and running a criminal organisation. Moreover, they estimated that additional charges should be pressed against the already accused MPs Giorgos Germenis, Ilias Kassidiaris, Stathis Boukouras, Nikos Michos, Yiannis Lagos and Golden Dawn's leader Nikos Mihaloliakos for possession of fire guns and munition with aim to supply the criminal organisation.

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