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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 14-07-15Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Appeals Council says Golden Dawn MP Mihos should be placed under house arrestANA/MPA---The Appeals Council that convened on Tuesday decided to adopt prosecutor Isidoros Doyiakos' opinion that Golden Dawn MP Nikos Mihos should be placed under house arrest after a disagreement raised between the prosecutor and the examining magistrates responsible for the Golden Dawn case on whether Mihos should be detained or not.The Appeals Council fully adopted Doyiakos' opinion saying that Mihos should be placed under house arrest and restriction on leaving the country. The examining magistrates Ioanna Klapa and Maria Dimitropoulou said that Mihos should be sent to jail after his supplementary testimony last Tuesday on charges related to illegal weapon possession in order to supply a criminal organisation. [02] 'I am proud that Greece is still a eurozone member,' Juncker saysANA/MPA---Jean-Claude Juncker, candidate for the presidency of the European Commission, on Tuesday said he was proud that Greece was still a eurozone member state.Speaking at the European Parliament plenary, Juncker referred to the "Cassandras" and speculators who had bet on the breakup of the eurozone, after the outbreak of the debt crisis in Europe. "We managed to repair a flying plane that was burning," Juncker said underlining the successful way of dealing with the crisis. Everybody, he said, was certain about Greece's exit from the euro and the eurozone. We did everything we could and "I am personally proud that Greece, this great nation, this wonderful people, is still a member of the eurozone," he concluded. [03] Greece raises 1.625 bln euros from T-bill auctionANA/MPA---Greece on Tuesday successfully auctioned a three-month Treasury bill issue raising 1.625 billion euros from the market at a lower cost. The Public Debt Management Organization, in an announcement, said that the interest rate of the issue was set at 1.75 pct, down from 1.80 pct in the previous auction of same issue in June 17. Bids submitted totaled 2.94 billion euros, 2.35 times more than the asked sum. The auction was made with the market's primary dealers. The Organization will also accept non-competitive bids up to 30 pct of the asked sum by Thursday, 17 July.Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |