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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 17-01-27
CONTENTS
[01] President notes need to remember atrocities at Holocaust exhibition
[02] ND leader predicts elections in the near future
[01] President notes need to remember atrocities at Holocaust exhibition
Greece and Europe must not become complacent at the rise of extreme-right
movements in Europe and must never forget the atrocities of the Second
World War, President Prokipis Pavlopoulos said on Friday, during a
speech at the exhibition "I don't forget: One picture is a thousand
words", housed at Zappion, central Athens.
"We must never forget […] because we should never ever allow again the
nightmare of the Second World War, the nightmares of Nazism, to threaten
again the future and progress of mankind. It is our duty to do this,
mainly the generation which – in the broadest sense - still has vivid
memories of that era," he said.
"We must not assume that the fossils of Nazism, which we see springing up
around Europe, are insignificant. They are not insignificant," he added.
[02] ND leader predicts elections in the near future
New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis predicted elections for Greece
in the near future saying they will not destabilize the country because
his party will win and swiftly promote reforms. He was speaking at an
event in Athens organized by the "Economist", titled "The World in 2017
Gala Dinner".
"We believe elections are necessary, but will take place if [PM Alexis
Tsipras] loses parliamentary majority or if Mr. Tsipras decides to hold
them. In Greece's case, elections must not be considered as an example
of instability because, not only will we win them, but we will also
promote our reform agenda," he said.
Commenting about the economy, he said that if things continue as
they are now, Greece in 2017 will return where it was two and a half
years ago. "There has been a lot of damage concerning the country's
credibility. It is true the demands of our creditors are excessive but
we as a country have lost credibility. There's a very specific program
that ends in the middle of 2018. By then, Greece has three options:
It may borrow from the markets; it may need a fourth program or, the
most disastrous, it may have neither," he said.
Mitsotakis then criticized the government for continuing cronyism. "In
Greece and Europe, we hope the central parties in power will manage
the satiation with renewal and approaching new social categories. The
populist parties take advantage of new voter enclaves. In Greece,
a left-wing party shares power with a right-wing party, which shows
ideology has disappeared," he said.
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