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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 15-07-07
CONTENTS
[01] Obama calls for 'successful outcome' in Greece's negotiations
[02] Tusk and ECB President Mario Draghi meeting ahead of Eurozone summit
[03] Italy's Renzi calls for 'political not just economic Europe'
[04] Search-and-rescue op for shipwrecked migrants continuing
[05] Eurogroup's Dijsselbloem announces teleconference for Wednesday
[01] Obama calls for 'successful outcome' in Greece's negotiations
ANA-MPA -- U.S. President Barack Obama held talks on the telephone with
Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras late on Tuesday, it was reported.
During the conversation, Tsipras outlined the proposals of the Greek
government and Obama expressed Washington's "strong desire for a
successful outcome" in the negotiations.
[02] Tusk and ECB President Mario Draghi meeting ahead of Eurozone summit
ANA-MPA -- European Central Bank President Mario Draghi and European
Council President Donald Tusk are to meet ahead of Tuesday's eurozone
leaders' summit on Greece, according to tweet posted on Tusk's Twitter
account.
[03] Italy's Renzi calls for 'political not just economic Europe'
ROME (ANA-MPA/ T. Andreadis) Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi once
again referred to the need to resolve the Greek economic crisis on
Tuesday, while noting that the problem was bigger than the emergency
situation in Greece.
"I am preparing to go to Brussels for yet another discussion regarding
Europe. There is, however, a problem that is even greater than the state
of emergency in Greece. The problem is related to what kind of Europe
we want for the future," Renzi said while speaking at CERN in Geneva.
The Italian prime minister said that all sides needed to employ the utmost
ingenuity in order to build a "political and not just economic Europe".
[04] Search-and-rescue op for shipwrecked migrants continuing
ANA-MPA -- A body was recovered by Greek rescue teams on Tuesday
after a sailboat carrying 37 to 40 undocumented migrants sank in the
sea between the Aegean islands of Agathonissi and Farmakonissi earlier
today, the coast guard said.
Greek authorities have rescued 6 people, while Turkish rescue teams,
which are also participating in the operation, have picked up 13 migrants.
Both countries are continuing their efforts to find survivors.
[05] Eurogroup's Dijsselbloem announces teleconference for Wednesday
BRUSSSELS (ANA-MPA/M. Aroni) - Eurogroup will convene on Wednesday
through a teleconference, during which Greek proposals will be examined,
Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem said on Tuesday after the completion
of the meeting of Eurozone finance ministers.
He said Greek proposals submitted today were not specific and they
are expected to be tabled tomorrow, while the country is expected to
submit a formal request for aid from the European Stability Mechanism
(ESM). The EU official added that Greece needs credible reforms and that
time is limited.
He said that as soon as the request is submitted to the ESM, he would
ask the institutions to examine Greece's funding needs and its debt
sustainability. The restart of the negotiations will depend on the report
which will be issued by the institutions.
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