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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 15-12-21
CONTENTS
[01] Tsipras discusses next steps on gov't legislation plan during meeting
[02] ND candidate leader Meimarakis leads by 11 pct over Mitsotakis in
Sunday's election
[03] Anti-terror police examine document in USB stick for possible link
to SEV attack
[01] Tsipras discusses next steps on gov't legislation plan during meeting
The new draft bill on social security reforms will be tabled and voted
by parliament by Jan. 15, while a solution must also be found by Feb. 15
on the non-performing loans to conclude Greece's first program review
in time, government sources said on Monday.
The government's next steps were the topic of discussion in a meeting
between ministers and associates and chaired by Prime Minister Alexis
Tsipras. According to the sources, Tsipras may call a cabinet meeting
on Wednesday to discuss government planning.
[02] ND candidate leader Meimarakis leads by 11 pct over Mitsotakis in
Sunday's election
New Democracy leadership candidate Vangelis Meimarakis leads by slightly
over 11 pct over fellow candidate Kyriakos Mitsotakis, according to the
first official election results released by the party on Monday evening.
With 84 pct of the votes counted in 1,062 out of 1,251 poll stations in
total, Meimarakis has gained 39.51 pct, Mitsotakis is second with 28.27
pct, Apostolos Tzitzikostas received 21.15 pct and Adonis Georgiadis has
11.07 pct. The final result on 100 pct of the votes will be announced
on Tuesday, ND said.
Meimarakis and Mitsotakis will be heading to run-off elections on
January 10.
[03] Anti-terror police examine document in USB stick for possible link
to SEV attack
Greece's anti-terrorist police are investigating the contents of a USB
stick it located in a street in a central Athens on Monday, which may
contain a statement claiming responsibility for a bomb blast outside
the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV) last month.
Police was alerted after an anonymous phone call to Greek daily To Vima
earlier in the day, in which the man said that an envelope had been left
at a crossroads in Exarcheia neigbourhood.
Police said they don't know the group that send the statement or whether
it claims responsibility for the attack, but official statements are
expected to follow.
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