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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-02-23Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Gov't spokeswoman: Government's and institutions positions converge"The contacts with technical staff of the European institutions continue and our estimate is that the government and the Europeans' positions are converging however, the IMF's stance must become clear," government spokeswoman Olga Gerovassili on Tuesday said referring to the course of the negotiations adding that the government does all the necessary contacts towards this direction.On the so-called Borjans list, the government spokeswoman referred to the Finance Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia Norbert Walter-Borjans' statement to ANA-MPA on Tuesday and noted that after the recent revelations it is crystal clear that in 2012 the then government rejected Rhine-Westphalia Finance Ministry's proposal for cooperation and offering of know-how in matters related to tax evasion and money laundering. [02] Farmers close and alternative route at Tempi ValleyFarmers of the Tempi Valley blockade escalated their mobilisation and closed on Tuesday Stomio interchange implementing the decision they took late Monday at their meeting during which they evaluated the result of their meeting with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday.Twenty five tractors from Tempi Valley blockade on the Athens-Thessaloniki motorway moved to Stomio bridge and blocked the alternative route indefinitely. Farmers said that they will not block the regional roads in the area adding that Larissa-Kozani road at Argyropouli will also close from 16:00-24:00. The proposal for the blocking of the railway tracks is also on the table. The member of the coordination committee of Tempi Valley blockade, who also participated at the meeting with Tsipras, Panagiotis Kaloyiannis stated to ANA-MPA "we are waiting for the government's proposals on the requests we tabled and not on the proposals the government made us yesterday that do not allow us to cultivate". On their part, the farmers of Nikea blockade are still waiting the government to respond to their request for a separate meeting with the prime minister. Farmers of Macedonia decided on Tuesday to close Promachonas customs point at the Greek-Bulgarian borders indefinitely. The decision was taken at a meeting held at 14:30 where they decided to initially close the crossing point only to trucks and lorries. At the customs point of Exochi, the farmers will hold a meeting at 19:00 and according to information the Greek-Bulgarian border will close at 22:00 on Tuesday. [03] Deaths from flu rise to 129Five more people died in Greece in the last 24 hours from complications caused by the influenza A (H1N1) virus increasing the number of deaths to 129.Moreover, 101 patients are hospitalized in intensive care units, the country's center for disease control and prevention (KEELPNO) said. According to KEELPNO, a total of 363 persons have been hospitalized in intensive care units since the outbreak of the influenza. [04] EU Commissioner Avramopoulos inaugurates new European Migrant Smuggling CentreEU Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship inaugurated the new European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC) during the 2nd Business Forum of Europol and Interpol on migrant smuggling.Avramopoulos said that "the Commission has pledged to support the European Migrant Smuggling Centre in order to become the information exchange hub in the fight against migrant smuggling". As he said, the EU has declared war against smugglers and expressed the view that the fight would be victorious. According to the Greek Commissioner, more than 1 million people sought refuge in the EU in 2015 and as he noted "the smuggling of migrants is a phenomenon that transcends national borders and for this reason can only be eliminated effectively by a collective effort." Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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