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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 15-06-22
CONTENTS
[01] PM Tsipras meets with Jean-Claude Juncker
[02] Labour Minister: No cutbacks in pensions and social insurance
[01] PM Tsipras meets with Jean-Claude Juncker
ANA/MPA---Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will meet with European
Commission president Jean Claude Juncker in Brussels, the first of
a series of meetings that the Greek prime minister will have during
the day.
The Greek delegation headed by prime minister Alexis Tsipras is comprised
by Government Vice President Yanis Dragasakis, Finance Minister Yanis
Varoufakis, State Minister Nikos Pappas, Alternate Foreign Minister for
International Economic Relations Euclid Tsakalotos and the head of the
Economic Experts Council Giorgos Houliarakis.
Greek diplomatic sources on Monday were cautiously optimistic over the
imminent deliberations estimating a long distance has been covered.
[02] Labour Minister: No cutbacks in pensions and social insurance
ANA/MPA---"Government's stable efforts to defend Greece's interests and
to reach a mutually acceptable deal is want defines the possibilities
for an agreement," Labour Minister Panos Skourletis on Monday stated
to VIMA FM.
Skourletis said that "we have reached a point that the European political
authority must show on its part that it understands the cruciality of
the moment. We have said many times that the impasse is not only for
the one side but for both sides. I believe that this will lead to more
mature thoughts and to a mutually beneficial agreement. Yes, common
sense will prevail."
Asked on the social security and the pensions, Labour Minister said "there
will be no cutbacks neither on supplementary nor on main pensions. That
is, I believe, our basic stable point and consider it as a fact. At
least in terms of our intentions."
Regarding the participation of the IMF, Skourletis noted "deadlines exist,
but you are aware that they can be extended."
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