Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-11-21

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

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[01] The second programme review will advance without concessions on labour issues, gov't spokesman says

[02] Trade visitors up 72 pct in Philoxenia and Hotelia

[01] The second programme review will advance without concessions on labour issues, gov't spokesman says

"We will proceed with the second programme review without making concessions on labour issues," he underlined in statements to SKAI TV.

Tzanakopoulos noted that the government seeks to restore the collective bargaining regime. It also seeks to clarify whether the IMF wants to participate in the programme and in what way adding that the IMF should not impose strict conditions in order to participate.

He also said that the government aims to have the review concluded by the Eurogroup on December 5 and have the timetable for debt settlement fixed.

Asked on German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble's statements, he explained that his positions have been known since 2010 but estimated that the climate has changed as he has opposed to everyone, including US President Barack Obama.

[02] Trade visitors up 72 pct in Philoxenia and Hotelia

More specifically, trade visitors increased by 72 percent and visitors in general by 17 percent.

A total of 621 exhibitors and 383 hosted buyers participated in the exhibitions that are considered among the biggest ones of the last five years.

Philoxenia and Hotelia are held under the auspices of the Tourism Ministry, the Interior Ministry (Macedonia and Thrace), Greek National Tourism Organisation (GNTO), and all the major tourist agencies of the country, such as SETE and HATTA. Qatar Airways is the official carrier of Philoxenia.

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