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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-02-12Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Refugees problem concerns all EU states, say PM Tsipras and Italian parliament president BoldriniPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras and visiting Italian parliament president Laura Boldrini both on Friday sent the message that the refugee crisis is a problem that concerns all 28 EU states, a European problem that should be addressed with common European policy and not to only or mostly burden Greece, Italy, Germany and Sweden.In their talks in front of the cameras before their meeting at Maximos mansion in Athens, Tsipras noted that Europe is at a crucial point and that "we have to deal with three crises, the ongoing economic crisis, the refugee crisis and the security crisis." "The most difficult part is that a conservative attitude currently prevails in Europe as well as the increase of the extreme right forces that make things even more difficult, so we are talking about a political fight," he said. Tsipras expressed the concern that if we continue without any initiatives, we may face difficult conditions. He also added that Europe will not exist with fences between the countries and that we must understand that the problem is not only the refugees inflow but the fact that every day we have many people drown in the Aegean Sea and this is a humanitarian problem. On her part, Boldrini underlined that all European should be proud of the way the Greek people are encountering the refugees issue but, as she said, we are a family of 28 countries and we are supposed to share responsibilities. [02] PM Tsipras and ND leader Mitsotakis to meet with Jean Claude Juncker on WednesdayBRUSSELS(ANA-MPA/Ch. Vassilaki)--- Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will meet on Wednesday, one day before the EU Summit, with European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker in Brussels, according to European Commission spokesperson Natasha Bertaud.Main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis who will also be in Brussels for the European People's Party congress is also scheduled to meet with Juncker on Wednesday. Mitsotakis will also hold talks with a series of European Commissioners including Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis, Commissioner for Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici, Commissioner for Competition Marghethe Vestager and Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc. [03] Greek economy contracted by 0.7 pct in 2015The Greek economy contracted by 0.7 pct on average in 2015, Hellenic Statistical Authority said in its first estimate for the country's Gross Domestic Product in the fourth quarter last year.The Greek budget envisaged a zero change in GDP last year and a 0.7 pct contraction this year, while the Bank of Greece estimated a 0.5 pct contraction in 2015 The Greek GDP shrank 1.9 pct in the fourth quarter of 2015, compared with the same period in 2014, and was down 0.6 pct compared with the third quarter of 2015. More analytically, the Greek GDP grew 0.3 pct in the first quarter, it grew by 0.8 pct in the second quarter, it shrank by 1.9 pct in the third quarter and contracted by 1.9 pct in the fourth quarter. According to non-seasonally adjusted data, the GDP fell by 2.0 pct in the fourth quarter of 2015 compared with the same period in 2014. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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