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Athens News Agency: News in English, 08-04-15
CONTENTS
[01] Papandreou addresses OTE employees
[02] Australians prefer Greece
[01] Papandreou addresses OTE employees
Main opposition PASOK party leader George Papandreou described the way
the government was handling the public wealth as a "scandal" and a
"modern-day tragedy", addressing OTE (Hellenic Telecommunications
Organisation) employees at the telecom's administration building on
Tuesday morning. He said that "we are here to halt the development of
a modern-day tragedy", adding that the way the government was handling
the public wealth and OTE "is a tragdy". "Only a Third World country
would sell off the public wealth, thus benefiting a private businessman
rather than the State," he said, adding that his visit is a display of
support and joint struggle with the OTE employees. "We will wage this
fight together, and we will win," he said. Papandreou stated that OTE
should not be sold for three reasons. First, because it constitutes a
fundamental tool of national planning, and with its sale Greece would
lose the right of being able to plan for the economy and the people in
the telecoms sector. Second, because it is a telecoms company with a
strong presence in the wider Balkan region as well. Third, because OTE
has developed substantive knowhow, which Greece should not lose.
Caption:Main opposition PASOK party leader George Papandreou
addresses OTE's (Hellenic Telecommunications Organisation) employees
on Tuesday 15 April 2008.ANA-MPA/ORESTIS PANAGIOTOU
[02] Australians prefer Greece
The number of Australian tourists visiting Greece this year is expected
to rise by 7 to 10 percent, according to the director of the Greek
National Tourism Organization (GNTO) office in Sydney.
Greece is gradually becoming a popular destination for Australian
tourists and, based on all indications, the upward trend will continue,
according to the GNTO head, speaking on the occasion of the Travel Expo
tourist exhibition held in Melbourne.
Fewer than 100,000 Australian tourists visit Greece annually, and the
increased interest currently recorded is attributed to the countryâs
promotion abroad through the successfully held 2004 Olympic Games and
the tourism promotion campaigns launched in various parts of the
world.
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