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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 15-02-06
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[01] Government to present its policy statements on Sunday afternoon
[01] Government to present its policy statements on Sunday afternoon
ANA - MPA -- The government will start presenting its policy statements
on Sunday at 18:00 (local time), it was announced after the end of the
first government council meeting on Thursday.
During the meeting, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras briefed ministers on
the meetings he held with the leaders of France, Italy and Cyprus and
on his talks with European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker in
Brussels, and his positive impressions, government sources said.
The council also evaluated ECB's move on Wednesday and discussed the views
of ministers on the policy statements which will start on Sunday with
a speech by Tsipras and are expected to be completed on Tuesday night.
Concerning today's meeting between Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis
and his German counterpart Wolfgang Schaeuble, the same sources said
the government will be briefed extensively by the minister and Deputy
Minister of International Economic Relations, Efklidis Tsakalotos after
they return from Berlin.
At any rate, the source said, "We keep the positive elements from this
meeting, we know there are disagreements but we are optimistic that
there will be a mutually beneficial solution." According to information,
the government council will convene again on Saturday.
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