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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-02-17Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Farmers' rolling blockades of Athens-Thessaloniki motorway to disrupt transportFarmers at the roadblock of Mikrothives, near the city of Volos in central Greece, announced on Tuesday they will close the main Athens-Thessaloniki motorway for several hours each day as of Wednesday, as they continue to escalate their protests against the government's proposed social security and pension reforms.They said the blockade will include the side roads.The decision to close the road at noon and until 18.00 implies a complete disruption in transports between the north and south of the country, as it follows a second roadblock further north at Tempi Valley. [02] The refugee issue and the negotiations on the agenda of ND-leader in BrusselsThe refugee issue and the negotiations between the government and the institutions dominate the agenda of New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis' meetings in Brussels on February 17-18.On Wednesday Mitsotakis will meet the president of the European Parliament Martin Schulz and the president of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker. He will also meet EU Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs Dimitris Avramopoulos, the president of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Guy Verhofstadt, EU Commissioner for Economic Affairs Pierre Moscovici, the Vice President of the European Commission Valdis Dombrovskis, the Vice President of the European Commission Jyrki Katainen, and European Commissioner for Regional Policy Corina Cretu. Mitsotakis calls on the government to meet its commitments and is against the closing of the country's northern borders as well as Greece's exit from the Schengen. On Thursday he will meet the German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the sidelines of the EPP summit. [03] 798 migrants and refugees from Mytilene and Chios arrive at Piraeus port"Ariadni" ferry with 798 migrants and refugees from Mytilene and Chios docked at Piraeus port on Wednesday.In addition, "blue star 2" also transferred four refugees from Kos to Piraeus. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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