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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-08-31
CONTENTS
[01] Tsakalotos to discuss banks, NPLs in meeting with ECB supervisory
chief on Thursday
[02] Missing boat with irregular migrants found west of Paxos
[01] Tsakalotos to discuss banks, NPLs in meeting with ECB supervisory
chief on Thursday
The status of the Greek banking system and its non-performing loans
(NPLs) will be the main issues discussed in a meeting between Finance
Minister Euclid Tsakalotos and the Chair of the Supervisory Board at
the European Central Bank (SSM), Daniele Nouy, in Frankfurt on Thursday,
the ministry said on Wednesday.
The meeting will be held at the ECB at 13:00 (local).
[02] Missing boat with irregular migrants found west of Paxos
Greek authorities have finally located a speedboat carrying irregular
migrants, which had sent a distress signal via the European emergency
number early on Wednesday morning. After a search lasting several
hours by the Igoumenitsa and Ionian Island coast guard forces, the
missing craft was found sailing adrift about 30 nautical miles west of
Paxos. There were 29 people on board, including the operator.
According to early reports to the ANA, all on board are safe and well
and will be transported to Igoumenitsa, in the custody of the coast
guard. Based on their statements, the irregular migrants set off from
the coast of Preveza at dawn headed for Italy but the speedboat engines
broke down en route so they were unable to reach their destination.
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