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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-06-21Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Tsipras: We can create a better Europe for the future of its peopleI want to welcome a true friend of Greece and consistent supporter of the European idea, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Tuesday welcoming the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker at the Maximos Mansion.Tsipras said that Juncker is visiting Greece at a critical time, not so much for Greece but for Europe, but every critical moment for Europe is also critical time for Greece. He concluded that the difficult times will be dealt with the same wisdom as in the past in order to create a better Europe for the future of its people. [02] ESM chief Regling calls to respect 3.5 pct of GDP primary surplusEuropean Stability Mechanism (ESM) chief Klaus Regling in statements after a meeting with Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos on Tuesday made a call to respect the target for the primary surplus of 3.5 pct of GDP, as it is part of last summer's agreement.Asked whether the target can be reduced to 2 pct or 1.5 of GDP (as the IMF demands), the ESM head said that "I will have to respect the agreement." On his part, the Finance Minister said that two parallel processes, one for debt relief and one for the implementation of prior actions, will be ongoing until the end of the year. [03] PM Tsipras to meet China's Guo JinlongPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras will meet with Guo Jinlong, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and former Bejing mayor.The meeting will take place at Maximos Mansion, at 3.30 pm. [04] Greece aims at increasing tourist flows from Russia, Alternate Tourism Min Kountoura saysAlternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura underlined the Greek efforts to increase tourist flows from Russia in a joint press conference with Deputy Culture Minister of the Russian Federation Alla Manilova.The two ministers highlighted the excellent cooperation and the strong common will to further promote tourism relations between the two countries. Kountoura referred to the concerted action of the Greek government to strengthen tourism, emphasizing on the issuance of three-year and five-year multiple-entry visas for Russian visitors. She also spoke of a joint proposal for the establishment of the Year of Tourism Cooperation in Greece and Russia between June 2017 and June 2018, in order to maintain the momentum in tourism in the coming years. On her part, Manilova announced Russia's strong support and confidence in Greece calling it the number one partner of Russia in tourism as well as top destination for Russians in 2016. [05] 121 migrants and refugees arrived at northern Aegean islandsA total of 121 migrants and refugees arrived at the islands of the northern Aegean during the last three days.More specifically, 29 persons arrived on Lesvos, 51 persons on Chios and 41 on Samos. Furthermore, 2,904 refugees and migrants are stranded on the island of Lesvos as a result of te EU-Turkey agreement, 2,596 on Chios and 1,182 on Samos. [06] Train, suburban railway strike for Wednesday suspendedThe 24h strike announced by the employees in the trains and the suburban railway for Wednesday is suspended until July 6 following the decision of the Hellenic Asset Development Fund (TAIPED) to extend the deadline for the binding offers regarding the sale of 100 pct stake in TRAINOSE and EESSTY.Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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