Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 15-03-01

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

CONTENTS

[01] Woman arrested alleged to be involved in Xiros' case; two other suspects to testify within the week

[02] FinMin: Citizens can now live without the fear of layoffs and overtaxation

[03] Euroworking Group chief: 100-installment debt settlement an 'unfortunate choice'

[01] Woman arrested alleged to be involved in Xiros' case; two other suspects to testify within the week

According to police, the woman acted as a link between Xiros and other members of the case as well as between members of incarcerated Cells of Fire with their associates outside prison. The suspect visited incarcerated leaders of the terror group and brought them letters and other material while she had also given a huge sum of money to wanted Angeliki Spyropoulou that is still at large.

The woman will be sent on Sunday to the prosecutor.

On Saturday, the Counter-terror squad arrested two suspects, alleged to be members of Cells of Fire that played a major role in Gorgopotamos plan.

Police chief Dimitris Tsaknakis announced on Saturday evening that the two suspects aged 39 and 32, whose DNA was found in the terror group's safe houses and on explosion devices are charged with participation in a terror group.

Additionally, the 39 year-old who's DNA was found on remains of three explosion devices is also being charged for construction and possession of explosion material and bombs as well as possession of weapons and for attempted murder.

Both suspects were sent on Saturday to the examining magistrate Eftyhios Nikolopoulos from which they asked and received an extension to testify within the week.

The 32 year-old who denies all charges will testify on Monday while the second suspect will testify on Thursday.

[02] FinMin: Citizens can now live without the fear of layoffs and overtaxation

He noted that the two main demands for the smooth course of the country for at least the next four months is the "safeguarding of a sufficient liquidity in the internal market with immediate lifting of the restrictions imposed by ECB on the short-term banks and state lending as well as the normal flow of tax revenues.

The memorandum, said Varoufakis, as a text of troika's strict orders for perpetual austerity, internal devaluation and financial suffocations does not exist any more" he reiterated and noted that "the citizens can live now without the fear of mass layoffs, continuous cutbacks on salaries and pensions and of the irrational, abusive and unfair overtaxation on non- existent incomes or depreciated assets".

Varoufakis said that "there is not possibility to return to the debt serfdom state" adding that the "relief-solution for the debt that we will propose does not want any sacrifices from the Greek or the European tax payers.

[03] Euroworking Group chief: 100-installment debt settlement an 'unfortunate choice'

He links the settlement with the liquidity problem saying that 'the policies that secure primary surplus also secure and liquidity for the government. Consequently, it reduces the need for external financing.

Asked on whether capital control would have been imposed in case there was no agreement at the Eurogroup or if a Grexit scenario existed, he said "I believe that the public opinion had underestimated the common will for cooperation and trust".

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