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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-02-22
CONTENTS
[01] PM Tsipras says he's 'pleased' with his meeting with farmers
[02] Surge in arrival of Mideast migrants, refugees recorded over
recent days
[01] PM Tsipras says he's 'pleased' with his meeting with farmers
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday he's pleased with the talks
held earlier on Monday with the representatives of farmers from dozens
of roadblocks around the country, adding that he hoped protesters will
appreciate the government's efforts to find a solution.
In three Twitter posts on his Greek account, Tsipras said discussions
"touched upon all the issues facing the farmers," and added that "the 25
measures we presented, reflect both the understanding and the desire to
continue the dialog through the National Network of Agricultural Policy."
He then added: "I'm sure the farmers' assemblies will stand positively
towards our government's sincere efforts to find solutions."
[02] Surge in arrival of Mideast migrants, refugees recorded over
recent days
A passenger ferry carrying 1,280 Mideast refugees and irregular migrants
arrived at the port of Piraeus on Monday evening from the eastern
Aegean islands of Lesvos and Chios, after the numbers of landings of
third country nationals on Greek islands from the opposite Turkish
coast surged over the last few days.
Many of the people were expected to be transferred to temporary
accommodation centers. Earlier in the morning, another 1,600 third
country natoinals arrived at Greece's largest port.
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