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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 12-04-11Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] PM to call on President Wed. at 5pm, expected to declare electionsAMNA--Prime minister Lucas Papademos will call on President of the Republic Karolos Papoulias at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.Papademos is expected to ask the President to dissolve parliament and declare general elections. Earlier, the prime minister will chair a meeting of his Cabinet. [02] Samaras meets with Ecumenical Patriarch in IstanbulISTANBUL (AMNA / A. Kourkoulas) -- Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew received New Democracy (ND) leader Antonis Samaras here on Tuesday, as the two exchanged wishes on the occasion of the Orthodox Easter this Sunday.Responding to press questions on the upcoming elections, and after meeting with the Ecumenical Patriarch at the Phanar, Samaras stressed that "the people have the right to channel the pressure they are under toward a positive direction producing a constructive result for Greece." "There is anger and justified indignation but, on the other hand, there is also what's good for the country". Bartholomew wished for better days for the Greek people, saying that Resurrection may come in every sense of the word. [03] Greece raises 1.3 bln euros from six-month T-billsAMNA--Greece on Tuesday successfully auctioned a six-month Treasury bills issue raising 1.3 billion euros from the market at a lower cost. The Public Debt Management Organization in an announcement said that the interest rate of the issue was set at 4.55 pct, down from 4.8 pct in the previous auction of same bills in March 6. Bids submitted totaled 2.620 billion euros, 2.62 times more than the asked sum.Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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