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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 15-12-14
CONTENTS
[01] Greek president pays official visit to Bulgaria
[02] PM Tsipras points to ongoing reforms in message to investors
[01] Greek president pays official visit to Bulgaria
Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos is paying a two-day official visit
to Bulgaria following an invitation by his Bulgarian counterpart Rosen
Plevneliev.
According to the official schedule, the first day of his visit Pavlopoulos
will meet privately with Plevneliev and afterwards the delegations of
the countries will hold talks. The two presidents will make statements
to the press after the end of the meetings.
Later, Pavlopoulos will meet with Prime Minister of Bulgaria Boiko
Borisov and afterwards the Greek delegation will attend a lunch hosted
in their honour by the president of the Bulgarian National Assembly
Tsetska Tsacheva.
[02] PM Tsipras points to ongoing reforms in message to investors
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras addressed delegates of the 17th
Annual Capital Link Forum in New York on Monday, via a televised message.
"We held tough negotiations, asking for real reforms that promote growth
and do not shrink our economy's potential. We achieved a compromise
agreement that, for the first time, entails lower fiscal (primary
budget surplus) targets, more European investment resources and a clear
commitment for debt relief." He said these three factors are crucial steps
"to restart the Greek economy and tackle the huge unemployment rate,
which threatens social cohesion".
The Greek premier referred to what he called a series of radical reforms
aimed at creating a stable and investment-friendly environment, such as
tax reform and combatting tax evasion.
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