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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-01-22Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Tsipras, Draghi agree on need to conclude programme review as soon as possiblePrime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday met with ECB president Mario Draghi at Davos.Both officials agreed that the first programme review must be concluded as soon as possible. They also discussed the course of the Greek programme and reforms. [02] Greece records 2.270 bln euros primary surplus in 2015Greece recorded a primary budget surplus of 2.270 billion euros in 2015, up from a surplus of 1.872 billion euros in 2014 but down from a revised budget target for a surplus of 3.257 billion, the Finance ministry said on Friday.The state budget, in a revised cash basis, reported a deficit of 3.530 billion euros in 2015, from a shortfall of 3.697 billion in 2014 and a revised budget target for a deficit of 2.573 billion. Net revenue amounted to 51.421 billion euros, down 3.1 pct from targets, reflecting non-collected revenue from the Eurosystem (ANFAs and SMPs worth 3.591 billion euros). Regular budget revenue totaled 46.589 billion euros, down 4.2 pct from targets in 2015. [03] Greek police, EU and Frontex meeting focuses on readmission and repatriation of migrantsThe readmission and repatriation of undocumented migrants dominated a meeting between representatives of the Greek Police, the European Commission and Frontex which was held on Friday at the Citizen Protection Ministry in Athens.The legislation and the issue of decisions for the return of undocumented migrants were also discussed in the meeting as well as the forced repatriation to third countries, financing issues and cooperation with Frontex, Erin and Eurint and the Greek-Turkish readmission protocol. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |