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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-09-19Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] FM Kotzias to meet UN's special adviser on Cyprus in New YorkForeign Minister Nikos Kotzias will meet with the United Nations Special Adviser on Cyprus Espen Barth Eide in New York on Tuesday, on the sidelines of the 71st Session and the high-level Week of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).Kotzias is also scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Bolivia and Iraq and will attend a reception held by the EU as part of the high-level Week. [02] New clashes break out in Moria hotspotNew clashes between groups of refugees and migrants of different nationalities broke out on Monday evening inside the Moria hot spot in Lesvos, police said.Migrants set fire to several parts of the camp which then spread causing hundreds of people to flee. Authorities evacuated the area where unaccompanied minors were living and transferred them to a new facility. Earlier today, rumours that mass returns to Turkey were imminent prompted renewed incidents and a break-out from the hotspot who attempted to set off on a protest march to Mytilene, the island's main town, but were stopped and forced to turn back by police. [03] Theodoros Pantalakis appointed Attica Bank's new CEOBanker Theodoros Pantalakis was selected by the board of Attica Bank to be its new CEO, the bank said in a press release on Monday."During today's meeting, the bank's board of directors, upon a proposal of the Corporate Governance and Nomination Committee, elected unanimously Mr. Theodoros Pantalakis as a member of the BoD," the bank said. "Then the BoD selected unanimously Mr. Panralakis as the bank's new CEO." The election closes a key outstanding issue in relation to the bank's management which fully complies with the recommendations of the regulators to continue its smooth operation, the bank added. Trading in Attica Bank was suspended last Friday as the issue of its BoD remained unresolved. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |