Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-09-30

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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

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[01] Completion of prior actions before Eurogroup is possible, says Eurozone official

[02] Businessman Ivan Savvidis says he's paid first installment for TV license

[01] Completion of prior actions before Eurogroup is possible, says Eurozone official

Commenting on outstanding issues, the official said they concern the field of energy and the civil aviation authority, noting it is necessary to conclude these two actions by Wednesday when the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank will hold their annual meeting in Washington DC.

He said the representatives of the institutions need time to complete the progress report and if all this is done, the EuroWorking Group will be called on Monday morning before the Eurogroup to propose the approval of the disbursement of the 2.8-billion-euro loan sub-tranche.

"Considering the assurances from the Greek side for the completion of the prior actions, I'm optimistic that the EWG will meet on Monday and the Eurogroup will decide the disbursement of the sub-tranche," the official said, adding that finance ministers will be briefed at the next Eurogroup about the course of repayment of government arrears which, he said, "data so far suggest it is going well and according to plan."

Asked about debt relief for Greece, the official said institutions and member-states are in talks on the short-term measures and discussion is focusing on the technical difficulties.

Concerning talks about the participation of the IMF in the Greek program, he said that it will not be discussed in the upcoming Eurogroup as it is directly connected to the completion of the second program review, which hasn't even started. If finance ministers confirm the completion of the first evaluation next Monday, representatives of institutions will go to Athens next week after the Eurogroup to begin discussions for the second review.

[02] Businessman Ivan Savvidis says he's paid first installment for TV license

The installment totals 20.5 million euros.

Earlier, the General Secretariat of Information and Communication announced officially in a press release that Savvidis was declared the final winner of a fourth broadcasting license as the runner-up in the recent tender.

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