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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 15-04-27
CONTENTS
[01] FRONTEX Dep. Executive Director Arias' interview to ANA-MPA
[02] State Minister Pappas: We need a public broadcaster free from the
pathogenies of the past
[01] FRONTEX Dep. Executive Director Arias' interview to ANA-MPA
ANA/MPA---The executive board of Frontex, the European Agency for the
Management of Operational Cooperation at External Borders, is currently
elaborating a plan for the extension the agency's operations throughout
the Mediterranean and the Western Balkans, with the more effective
confrontation of irregular migration, Frontex deputy executive director
Gil Arias revealed in an interview with ANA-MPA on Monday.
A few hours after the conclusion of the extraordinary summit on
immigration and the first announcements by European political leaders,
Arias spoke to ANA-MPA and explained the role Frontex will have in the new
European policy, as well as commenting on the results of the Summit. Arias
explained that Frontex will not participate in the planned operations
to locate and destroy the human-traffickers' vessels, operations that
will have a military character and will be coordinated by the European
Agency of External Action.
Moreover, Arias stated that Frontex's top priority is to save the lives
of the people in danger.
The full interview with Gil Arias in Greek is available for subscribers
on the ANA-MPA WebTV service via the website, and the original audio
interview in English is available as an attachment.
[02] State Minister Pappas: We need a public broadcaster free from the
pathogenies of the past
Public Broadcaster's (ERT) revival is a resounding response of dignity,
a victory of the democracy" stated State Minister Nikos Pappas opening
the debate on ERT draft law in parliament on Monday.
"The government decided to give a resounding answer of dignity to those
who attempted to keep alive the conditions of impoverishment of the
Greek people not only in the economic but also in the cultural field,"
he said and called on all the political parties to contribute to the
regeneration of the public broadcaster.
"We need a public broadcaster open and free from the pathogenies of the
past. A counterbalance to the propaganda, independent from any state
intervention but mostly independent from the private interests as the
draft law specifies," he said adding that the aim is the relation between
the citizen and the public broadcaster to be restored.
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