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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 17-01-23
CONTENTS
[01] Parliament's investigation into media, party loans to conclude with
final vote on Monday
[02] FinMin's letter does not outline positions Greece will present at
Eurogroup, sources say
[03] Protesting farmers block Ionian Highway near Arta
[01] Parliament's investigation into media, party loans to conclude with
final vote on Monday
The work of a Parliamentary investigating committee looking into the
legality of bank loans given to political parties and media companies
will conclude on Monday evening with a vote on the final proposals put
forward by the political parties. After the vote, the committee will
immediately deliver its report to Parliament President Nikos Voutsis.
As Voutsis earlier announced, a debate on the report before the plenum
will take place on Wednesday week, on February 1, while the relevant
request signed by 60 MPs - as required by Parliament rules - is expected
to be submitted on Tuesday.
[02] FinMin's letter does not outline positions Greece will present at
Eurogroup, sources say
Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos will attend the Eurogoup on January
26 and present specific positions on the remaining outstanding issues
for completing the second review of Greece's adjustment programme,
finance ministry sources said on Monday.
They said the Greek government had informed the institutions about this
in a letter from Tsakalotos, while clarifying that the letter did not
include the positions of the Greek side.
[03] Protesting farmers block Ionian Highway near Arta
Protesting farmers and livestock breeders blocked the Ionian Highway at
Agios Dimitrios near Arta on Monday, after a rally and motorised tractor
protest in the city. Traffic has been diverted ontot side roads while the
farmers declared their determination to close the road "indefinitely"
and said their road block was part of a nationwide farmers' committee
with which they were coordinating their actions.
Meanwhile, at a roadblock set up by farmers at the town of Louros,
farmers were "organising to stay" according to the head of the Preveza
farmers's federation Spyros Klinakis.
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