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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 15-04-08
CONTENTS
[01] Interior Min Voutsis expresses optimism over agreement with partners
[02] Euro Working Group meeting on Greece
[03] FinMin Varoufakis to deliver a speech at the Institute for New
Economic Thinking in Paris
[01] Interior Min Voutsis expresses optimism over agreement with partners
ANA/MPA---Interior Minister Nikos Voutsis on Wednesday, in statements
to MEGA TV, expressed his optimism over reaching a good agreement with
the partners.
The financing problem will be solved with a new agreement, the minister
underlined adding that Greece is the sole country that has been meeting
is obligations since last August without receiving a single euro.
He distanced himself from Defence Minister Panos Kammenos' statements
on jihadists saying that it is not a central policy, adding that the
draft law on citizenship will be tabled on Thursday in Parliament.
[02] Euro Working Group meeting on Greece
ANA/MPA---The Euro Working Group will meet on Wednesday afternoon and
Thursday morning, according to German sources in Brussels, as time is
running out for reaching an agreement on reforms proposed by Greece so
that the next tranche is disbursed.
The Euro Working Group is preparing the meetings of the eurozone's Finance
Ministers that will decide on the disbursement of Greece's tranche.
[03] FinMin Varoufakis to deliver a speech at the Institute for New
Economic Thinking in Paris
ANA/MPA--Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis on Wednesday is visiting
Paris to deliver a speech at the annual conference of the Institute
for New Economic Thinking.
On Thursday, he will meet with the seceraty general of the OECD Angel
Gurria. The meeting has been scheduled for 9 am.
The Greek Finance Minister will be accompanied by Alternate Minister
for International Economic Relations Euclid Tsakalotos.
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