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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-01-12
CONTENTS
[01] Eldorado Gold to cut workforce if installation license not granted
by end-March
[02] President Pavlopoulos to visit Moscow on January14-15
[03] New terminal at Sitia airport to be inaugurated on Wednesday
[01] Eldorado Gold to cut workforce if installation license not granted
by end-March
Eldorado Gold is cutting 600 jobs from its goldmine in Skouries in the
next three months, while another 500 jobs in the Olympiada project were
under threat if the company failed to receive the necessary installation
license by the end of March, Paul Wright, chairman of the multinational
company said on Tuesday.
Speaking to reporters, announcing the decisions to suspend investments
in Skouries and of a possible suspension in Olympiada, Wright said that
investments in the Stratonio mine, while the Perama and Sapes project
in Thrace will be put under maintenance. The Skouries projects has a
workforce of 682, of which 600 work for contractors.
[02] President Pavlopoulos to visit Moscow on January14-15
President of Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos will visit Moscow on January
14-15 following an invitation by the Russian Presidential Academy of
National Economy and Public Administration that will be grant him an
honorary degree.
During his visit to the Russian capital, Pavlopoulos will meet on January
15 with the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin.
[03] New terminal at Sitia airport to be inaugurated on Wednesday
The new terminal of the Sitia airport "Vitsentzos Kornaros" on Crete
will be inaugurated on Wednesday.
Infrastructures, Transport and Networks Minister Christos Spirtzis will
be present at the inauguration ceremony scheduled for 12:00 that will
be also attended by representatives of the Lasithi region.
The terminal is located 1km off the city center and the port of Sitia
and has the capacity to host two to three middle size aircrafts per hour,
specifically up to 250 passenger-seats airplanes.
"Sitia airport is in position to serve domestic and international flights
and is expected to upgrade the tourist development of the region and to
play a significant role as entrance gate to eastern Crete" said Sitia
municipality in an announcement.
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