Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-10-20

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

CONTENTS

[01] State Min Pappas: National Council for Radio and Television on consensus terms

[02] Socialists and Democrats leader Pitella makes plea negotiations on Greek debt to start

[03] Pamela Anderson and Vivienne Westwood for shooting on the island of Hydra

[04] Fraport Greece unveils plans for Macedonia airport

[01] State Min Pappas: National Council for Radio and Television on consensus terms

Pappas also stressed the importance of its establishment for the licensing of regional channels and described the new law on TV licences "an important reform that sets the public interest as a priority."

Asked on the jobs to be lost after the shutting down of TV stations, he said that jobs are now more secured as the government puts an end to the previous, illegal situation of overdebted and unviable enterprises. "Before that law, there were no regulations and jobs were in danger," he stated.

[02] Socialists and Democrats leader Pitella makes plea negotiations on Greek debt to start

"We will not allow a punishing approach against the Greek people. The vulptures in Europe must understand that the Greeks have already contributed a lot. It is time for Europe to support the Greek people's efforts and to begin the discussion on the relief of the Greek debt. All member states should understand that Greece can't be left alone in dealing with the refugees crisis," said Pitella and Gennimata in joint statements after their meeting.

[03] Pamela Anderson and Vivienne Westwood for shooting on the island of Hydra

Photographer Juergen Teller is the photographer of Westwood's collection SS17.

[04] Fraport Greece unveils plans for Macedonia airport

The plans envisage that by 2020 Thessaloniki will have one of the best airports in the world, with passenger traffic expected to increase by 48 pct by 2026, signalling a new era for tourism in the city and the wider region.

The airport will be double in size, with the space of the terminal station rising from 25,000 sq.m. to 57,000 sq.m.. Check-in stations will rise by 47 pct, baggage zones rising by 75 pct, the number of gates rising 50 pct and security zones in the airport to double in numbers. The project will also include a reorganization of parking slots, with the creation of power-in/push-back positions, new tarmac, a new fire station, all based on international standards. The number of passengers in the airport was 5.3 million in 2015 and it is projected to rise to 6.5 pct in 2020 and 7.9 million in 2026. Fraport Greece's CEO Alexander Zinell, said that cost per passenger will not surpass 1.5 euros for the next four years.

Fraport Greece expressed its intention to cooperate with professionals and enterprises in Thessaloniki and the wider region, while Dimitris Bakatselos, president of the Thessaloniki Chamber of Commerce and Industry underlined the importance of this investment.

Fraport Greece has made 70 hirings so far, while it is expected to create 530 job positions in Thessaloniki, Zinell said.

Fraport Greece will take over the operation, maintenance and development of 14 regional airports for a period of 40 years and will invest around 330 million euros by 2020, with the prospect of investing more than 1.0 billion euros in total.

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