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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-12-12
CONTENTS
[01] Labour ministry submits amendment on PM's one-off benefit for
pensioners
[02] Athens city hall lit in the colours of the Turkish flag in memory
of Istanbul victims
[03] Bomb threat in POSPERT offices was a prank says police; road reopens
[01] Labour ministry submits amendment on PM's one-off benefit for
pensioners
The Labour ministry tabled on Monday an amendment on the economic relief
measures announced by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras last Thursday for
low-income pensioners.
In his televised message last week, the prime minister said the government
would distribute 617 million euros to low-income pensioners who receive
a pension lower than 850 euros per month.
[02] Athens city hall lit in the colours of the Turkish flag in memory
of Istanbul victims
Athens City Hall was lit in the colours of the Turkish flag on Monday
evening in memory of the victims of the terror attack in Istanbul on
Sunday and in support of the Turkish people, as the mayor of Athens
explained in a tweet earlier in the day.
Forty four people were killed and about 150 wounded in a twin bomb attack
outside an Istanbul soccer stadium.
[03] Bomb threat in POSPERT offices was a prank says police; road reopens
Mesogion Avenue reopened to traffic by police on Monday evening after
a call by an unknown man warning of a bomb in the offices of public
broadcaster ERT's staff union POSPERT turned out to be a prank.
Police had closed off both traffic lanes earlier in the day while bomb
disposal specialists searched POSPERT premises for the bomb which was
due to go off at 17:20.
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