Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-01-03

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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

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[01] Labour Min Katrougalos: Bill on social security reforms will pass

[02] 2007-2013 NSRF funds successfully absorbed

[01] Labour Min Katrougalos: Bill on social security reforms will pass

"I am in close and constant contact with the deputies of the government majority and I am certain that they will vote for a fair and necessary reform," he underlined.

The Greek minister, however, said that the negotiation will be difficult as some of the lenders are particularly obsessed with cuts and so the government looks for a foothold on the diplomatic level.

[02] 2007-2013 NSRF funds successfully absorbed

Moreover, the new programmes for the 2014-2020 NSRF funds will be issued in the immediate future, it added.

"We achieved the full implementation of the 2015 Public Investment Program, and in just three months (October to December 2015), 5 billion euro funds were allocated to the real economy, exceeding even the optimistic target of 4.5 billion euros until the end of 2015 we had set in the government policy statements. Overall, 6.4 billion euros were allocated in 2015," Deputy Economy Minister Alexis Charitsis stated.

These major developments for the Greek economy, despite the particularly difficult fiscal climate, are a result of hard work and concerted effort to enhance the absorption of structural funds as well as of the successful negotiation of the Economy Ministry with the European Commission.

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