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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-03-21
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[01] Significant progress on income tax and pension reforms, IMF and
Eurogoup say
[02] Two ferries with more than 2,000 refugees docked at Piraeus and
Elefsina on Monday
[01] Significant progress on income tax and pension reforms, IMF and
Eurogoup say
"The mission has been productive. Significant progress has been made
on the income tax reform," according to the respective announcements
of IMF and Eurogroup.
"The mission made important progress on key aspects of the pension
reform. Work is ongoing and will continue over the Easter break. The
mission chiefs will return to Athens on April 2 to resume the discussions
with a view to conclude them as soon as possible," the IMF added.
[02] Two ferries with more than 2,000 refugees docked at Piraeus and
Elefsina on Monday
The ferry "Ariadni" carrying 582 refugees and migrants from two islands
of Eastern Aegean Sea docked at the port of Piraeus early in the morning
on Monday. More specifically, the ferry carried 260 persons from Chios
and another 322 refugees and migrants from Mytilene.
An hour later at the port of Elefsina docked the ferry "Eleftherios
Venizelos" carrying 1433 from Mytilene, who are going to be transported
to hosting centres in the region of Attica.
Within the port of Piraeus are temporarily installed 4,400 refugees,
according to the latest counting of the portuary authorities.
Later in the day, the secretary of the Communist Party of Greece Dimitris
Koutsoumbas will pay a visit to the installations of the hosting centre
at the port and afterwards is scheduled a meeting between the Communist
leader and the Minister of Maritime and Island Policy Thodoris Dritsas
and representatives of the Region of Attica.
Meanwhile, at the ex barracks of Katsikas in the city of Ioannina begun
the instalment of 1,167 refugees and migrants who were transported on
buses from Athens. However, 150 of them refused to remain at the camp
and left by their own will. About 80 refugees have chosen to return
by bus in Athens or Thessalonica, while the rest took the road towards
Ioannina on foot.
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