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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-01-13Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Relevant minister, mining multinational's CEO meet to discuss contentious Skouries projectEnvironment and Energy Minister Panos Skourletis on Wednesday called on Canadian mining multinational Eldorado Gold to recall its decision to suspend work at some of its Halkidiki prefecture sites, before any dialogue between the the latter and the government can begin."From now on, a precondition for any dialogue is for the company to repeal the decision [for the suspension of works]. We cannot discuss under conditions of blackmail," he said after a meeting with Eldorado Gold Chief Executive Officer Paul Wright. On his part, Wright described the meeting as very constructive and said: "We had a very cordial and constructive discussion, which provided the company with the to opportunity to explain the background of its decision, which was communicated yesterday... We're here as an investor, not to participate in politics." The head of Eldorado's subsidiary in Greece (Hellas Gold), Mihalis Theodorakopoulos, said the dialogue has started and will continue. [02] PM Tsipras says he's certain govt majority safe ahead of pension reform billPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Wednesday expressed his certainty that a government majority in Parliament is sufficient to pass a new draft bill on the tough social security reforms, as required by the country's institutional creditors in the coming days."It is a reform that the governments of the last 20 years didn't dare touch, although they saw that social security was being led to an impasse, with funds draining and the explosion of the black labour," Tsipras was quoted as saying to French channel Canal+. "The government majority is sufficient because there's a clear and fresh popular mandate," he added. Asked about the progress of the country's bailout program, the prime minister said the government is one step before the first program review which will conclude with the implementation of the social security reforms. [03] Draghi says Greek waiver depends on program complianceFollowing a successful recapitalisation exercise, the demonstration of strong commitment to and compliance with a new macro-economic adjustment programme and ownership of the programme were keys to enhancing the confidence of depositors and market investors in the Greek banking system, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said in a letter replying to Greek Eurodeputies Dimitris Papadimoulis and Stelios Kouloglou on Wednesday.In his letter, Draghi presented three specific criteria which must be met in order for government bonds to be eligible for purchases under the ongoing public sector purchase programme (PSPP). Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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