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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 15-07-05Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] PM Tsipras at Maximos Mansion; cautious optimism in SYRIZAPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras arrived at Maximos Mansion at 19.00 Athens time on Sunday where he will watch the results of the Greek referendum.Cautious optimism prevails in SYRIZA over the prevalence of 'No' in Sunday's referendum. Top officials express their satisfaction over the peaceful climate throughout the country. According to well-informed sources, a broad meeting was held at SYRIZA's headquarters on Sunday afternoon with the participation of ministers and top government officals. A first exchange of opinions on the day after was discussed as well as the party's position that all ministers and party officials must underline the importance of the national unity in their public appearances. [02] ND deputy Bakoyannis asks for the resignation of party leader SamarasANA/MPA---New Democracy (ND) deputy Dora Bakoyannis on Sunday had a phone contact with party leader Antonis Samaras and asked him to submit his resignation.According to ANA-MPA sources, Bakoyannis told Samaras that she is willing to withdraw from the race for the party's leadership if she is the problem. [03] Euclid Tsakalotos says government will negotiate economically sustainable agreementANA/MPA---The Greek government will negotiate a solution which will be economically sustainable, Alternate Minister for International Economic Relations and the head of the negotiation political group Euclid Tsakalotos said on Sunday speaking at a TV panel."We'll negotiate a solution which is economically viable," the country's top negotiator said during his appearance on Star channel. Asked how he believes a deal can be achieved in 24 hours when for the past five months Greece and its lenders have disagreed on very important issues, leading to a breakdown in negotiations, Tsakalotos said there are now two new elements: "The first is that the government will have a new popular mandate and the second is the IMF's report, which states that Greek debt is unsustainable." Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |