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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 12-12-18Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Coalition gov't leaders meet on TuesdayAMNA -- Prime Minister Antonis Samaras met on Tuesday evening with PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos and Democratic Left leader Fotis Kouvelis, who participate in his three-party coalition government.According to reports the meeting focused on latest developments, especially following the recent Eurogroup decision giving the green light to the disbursement of a massive tranche of Greece's bailout loan. "Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#0F1419; Addressing reporters after the meeting, Venizelos said that following the positive decision of the Eurogroup and the new start for the country, the question was now dealing with recession, tackling unemployment and creating new jobs. amna "Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#0F1419; "Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#0F1419; Venizelos named two immediate targets for the government, social cohesion and practical measures for growth, which as he said, are not covered only by privatisations. "Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#0F1419; "Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#0F1419; He added that the government should operate in the best possible administrative manner and with the absolute political coordination. The government, he added, must enjoy a uniform functioning with full understanding.amna "Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#0F1419; Democratic Left party leader Fotis Kouvelis assessed that developments in the country with the decision on the disbursement of the tranche at the recent Eurogroup meeting are in a "very positive direction". "Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#0F1419; Kouvelis added that growth remains to go ahead, new jobs to be created, while stressing that the effective functioning and cohesion of the government was also discussed in the meeting with the prime minister. amna Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |