Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 16-10-28

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[01] Cyprus' Finance Minister defends budget targets and methodology

[02] EU Commissioner Stylianides condemns attack in Western Aleppo

[01] Cyprus' Finance Minister defends budget targets and methodology

Cyprus' Finance Minister Harris Georgiades has defended the structural size of the deficit targets contained in the 2017 state budget, as well as the methodology used in the text of the 2017 Cyprus Budgetary Plan, in his letter sent to the European Commission as part of the European semester consultation.

The letter, which is dated October 27, 2016, is publicly accessible on the website of Directorate General of Economic and Financial Affairs of the European Commission and is addressed to the Vice EC President Valdis Dombrovskis and Commissioner of Finance Pierre Moskovici. It is practically a response to an earlier letter of the two, which included a "skewed", according to the ministry, assessment on the structural deficit for 2017 for -2%.

(CNA)

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[02] EU Commissioner Stylianides condemns attack in Western Aleppo

European Commissioner responsible for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides has condemned the deadly attackson schoolsyesterday and today across Syria in Idlib, Western Aleppo andDouma which have left more than 25 children and several teachers dead "as totally unacceptable".

"At this sad time of mourning, my first thoughts and condolences are with those who lost their beloved sons and daughters, mothers and fathers", said Commissioner Stylianides.

Theattack on a schoolin Syria`s north-western province of Idlib yesterdaywas the deadliest since the beginning of this terrible conflict more than five year ago, while this week alone, attacks have hit already five different schools across the country.

(CNA)

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