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Athens News Agency: News in English, 07-03-28Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] PASOK reiterates criticism over bonds issueMain opposition PASOK party spokesman Petros Efthymiou again criticised the government over the bonds issue on Wednesday, saying that "every effort by the government to cover up the constantly escalating scandal of the concerted and organised operation for looting the reserves of social insurance funds will fall through.""The operation to cover up and retransfer political responsibilities between ministers has no hope of success. The government's responsibility is unified and is borne in full by the prime minister himself," he said. Efthymiou added that "it is absolutely evident that this looting was set up with the complicity of two pylons:the Finance and Economy Ministry, with Mr. Alogoskoufis being politically responsible, and the Employment Ministry, with Mr. Tsitouridis being politically responsible." Replying to the criticism, government spokesman Theodoros Roussopoulos said that "the responsibility of a government is proved in practice," adding that "the responsibility of the Karamanlis Government is proved by the fact that the government itself revealed this issue as well, it was the government itself that referred it to justice as well and the government itself is taking measures to safeguard public interest, the property of social insurance funds and the toil of working people." [02] Greek president continues Hungary visitPresident of the Republic Karolos Papoulias, continuing his official visit to Hungary for the second day, visited the village of Beloiannisz (Beloyiannis in Greek), near Budapest, on Wednesday, where scores of political refugees were settled after the end of the Greek civil war (1946-1949)."The village Beloyiannis is a splendid stone bridge of friendship, cooperation and love between our peoples," the Greek president said during a speech at the village's cultural centre, adding that "today, we are experiencing a splendid page of diaspora Hellenism; Hellenism that honours Greece as well as Hungary." Papoulias, who was accompanied by Defence Minister Evangelos Meimarakis and Deputy Foreign Minister Evripidis Stylianidis, was welcomed by the local residents, whom he told "we are pleased because you have also overcome one of the most tragic pages in modern Greek history." Papoulias also visited the National Gallery in Budapest and met with representatives of Hungarian opposition parties, while on the third and last day of his visit he is due to tour the Lake Balaton region. Meanwhile, Stylianidis inaugurated a Greek-Hungarian business forum on Wednesday. Caption: Greek President Karolos Papoulias, left, is greeted with flowers by pupils in the village of Beloiannisz, near Budapest, Hungary, on Wednesday, March 28, 2007. ANA-MPA / V. Vardoulakis. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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