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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-05-24
CONTENTS
[01] Schaeuble sees 'agreement in principle' at Tuesday Eurogroup
[02] 1,528 refugees and migrants evacuated from Idomeni so far
[03] Athens buses, metro announce work stoppages on Thursday
[01] Schaeuble sees 'agreement in principle' at Tuesday Eurogroup
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble expressed hope for an
agreement in principle on Greece, in a doorstep statement as he arrived
for a Eurogroup meeting in Brussels on Tuesday.
"The review is almost concluded," Schaeuble said, while he again insisted
that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) must participate in the Greek
programme, including by contributing financing.
[02] 1,528 refugees and migrants evacuated from Idomeni so far
Authorities have evacuated 1,528 people from the makeshift camp of
Idomeni since Tuesday morning and transferred them to seven different
accommodation centers, as part of a police operation to empty the camp,
police said.
The refugees and migrants have been resettled in rented venues in the
region, such as a former tannery in Sindos, a warehouse that previously
housed a logistics company and the Alexiadis estate in Derveni. Other
refugees have been taken to accommodation centers in Vagiohori,
Oreokastro, Petra in Olympos and Nea Kavala.
[03] Athens buses, metro announce work stoppages on Thursday
The Athens public transport system will once again grind to a halt
for several hours after 11:00 in the morning on Thursday, when the
capital's bus, metro and tram workers will strike in order to attend
union meetings. Athens' trams and lines 1, 2 and 3 on the Athens metro
system will not be running from 11:00 until 16:00 in the afternoon,
while buses and trolleys will not be running between 11:00 and 17:00.
Public transport workers object to the inclusion of the public
transport companies in the new privatisation fund, oppose the prospect of
privatisation and have called the meetings to decide their response. The
metro workers' union has not ruled out repeated rolling strikes, combined
with actions to inform the public about the consequences of privatisation.
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