Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-02-11
CONTENTS
[01] The bodies of two helicopter crew members located on Kineros
[02] Farmers to open Tempi Valley on Thursday evening
[03] ND spokesman sternly attacks government on TV licences
[01] The bodies of two helicopter crew members located on Kineros
The bodies of two out of the three crew members of the Greek Navy
helicopter that crashed early Thursday on Kineros islet were located,
according to information.
The bodies were found on a mountainside at a remote area of Kineros
island, 40-50 metres away from the top of the mountain where the first
remains of the helicopter were found.
[02] Farmers to open Tempi Valley on Thursday evening
The Athens-Thessaloniki motorway at Tempi Valley will open from 21:00
on Thursday until noon Friday following a decision of the members of
the Thessaly farmers.
The farmers said that they will withdraw their tractors from the road in
order to facilitate their colleagues from northern Greece to participate
in the two-day protest rally that will be held at Syndagma square in
Athens despite the fact that they will not take part in the rally.
However, the farmers are planning to block again the Tempi Valley at the
hours the protest will peak. In any case, Tempi Valley will be open for
many hours from Thursday night to Monday.
The farmers of the block at Tempi have sent their proposals to the prime
minister as well as to all the party leaders and are waiting for their
response in order for a dialogue to open. They have also clarified that
the start of the dialogue based on their proposals can start after Monday
when their colleagues' protest in Athens is completed.
[03] ND spokesman sternly attacks government on TV licences
Main opposition New Democracy spokesman Giorgos Koumoutsakos during
his press briefing referred to the TV licences issue and accused Prime
Minister Alexis Tsipras of depriving the Greek National Council for
Radio and Television (NCRTV) the responsibility to give licences and
transferring it to his government.
"Without explanation he arbitrarily decides to give four licences. He
moves beyond the Constitution and under the table," stated Koumoutsakos
and referred to an attempt of political polarisation and division.
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