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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-01-14
CONTENTS
[01] Dialogue on TTIP continues; there are improvements, Economy Min
Stathakis says
[02] Civil servants' union federation ADEDY urges mass turnout for
Saturday rally against pension reforms
[03] Three ferries with refugees to dock at Piraeus port on Thursday
[01] Dialogue on TTIP continues; there are improvements, Economy Min
Stathakis says
We are not close to an agreement, but the dialogue continues, Economy
Minister George Stathakis said on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment
Partnership (TTIP).
The minister pointed out that Greece accepts that the reduction of duties
might enhance trade, but the TransatlanticTrade and Investment Partnership
is not only this, it is a very complicated issue and there are aspects
of the agreement with which the Greek government has disagreed.
[02] Civil servants' union federation ADEDY urges mass turnout for
Saturday rally against pension reforms
The civil servants' union federation ADEDY called for mass public
participation in a protest rally against planned pension system reforms
taking place in Omonia Square at noon on Saturday, in an announcement
on Wednesday. The rally is being organised by ADEDY with other trade
union and social organisations.
"The government's recent proposals to the Quartet of creditors do not
constitute, as it claims, a social insurance reform that will save
social insurance but a new looting of pensions, with all pensioners but
especially those that go into retirement after the law is passed as its
victims," the announcement said.
[03] Three ferries with refugees to dock at Piraeus port on Thursday
"Blue Star 1" ferry carried 1,036 refugees from Mytilene and 135 refugees
from Chios to the Piraeus port on Thursday.
Another two ships with around 1,000 refugees on board are expected to
arrive within the day.
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