Subscribe to our Personal NewsPaper-Online (Free Custom News Service) Read the Convention Relating to the Regime of the Straits (24 July 1923) Read the Convention Relating to the Regime of the Straits (24 July 1923)
HR-Net - Hellenic Resources Network Compact version
Today's Suggestion
Read The "Macedonian Question" (by Maria Nystazopoulou-Pelekidou)
HomeAbout HR-NetNewsWeb SitesDocumentsOnline HelpUsage InformationContact us
Thursday, 28 March 2024
 
News
  Latest News (All)
     From Greece
     From Cyprus
     From Europe
     From Balkans
     From Turkey
     From USA
  Announcements
  World Press
  News Archives
Web Sites
  Hosted
  Mirrored
  Interesting Nodes
Documents
  Special Topics
  Treaties, Conventions
  Constitutions
  U.S. Agencies
  Cyprus Problem
  Other
Services
  Personal NewsPaper
  Greek Fonts
  Tools
  F.A.Q.
 

Athens News Agency: News in English, 07-07-18

Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article

From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

CONTENTS

  • [01] Papandreou addresses rally on Syros island

  • [01] Papandreou addresses rally on Syros island

    Main opposition PASOK leader George Papandreou said on Wednesday that the government "has betrayed the people's confidence and came to power only to accomodate (its supporters) and itself."

    Addressing a rally in Ermoupolis on the Cycladic island of Syros, the main opposition leader sharply criticised the New Democracy government saying that it "drives from one impasse to another, searching for alibis somewhere else."

    The government "does not govern anymore, while we have a prime minister who simply watches and comments on the successive crises, weak and unable to handle them," Papandreou said.

    "For this reason, the Greek people will stop giving its confidence to the New Democracy (ND) party government and will bring PASOK back in power for us to make Greece a valuable country, a country of quality, security and peace," he noted.

    Papandreou told his audience that when PASOK was in power, until March 2004, "it created all preconditions to achieve more things."

    "In 2004," he added, "we were an optimistic and proud country, we possessed certainty and negotiating power to resolve issues like the continental shelf, thus opening a new era in our relations with our neighbours. But the ND government annuled all these achievements, made a mess of things everywhere and now claims that it is PASOK to blame for all problems."

    Referring to island policy, Papandreou said that the Greek islands "lack medical staff" while on transports he accused the government of "abolishing the regulatory principle, introduced by PASOK, thus leaving the (shipownersâ) cartels completely uncontrolled.?

    The main opposition leader also promised ?a ship every day for all islands?.

    Referring to the environment, he said that his first corcern was to ?protect and promote the environment on the islands? and promised the creation of a ?modern and effective network of combined transports.?


    Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article
    Back to Top
    Copyright © 1995-2023 HR-Net (Hellenic Resources Network). An HRI Project.
    All Rights Reserved.

    HTML by the HR-Net Group / Hellenic Resources Institute, Inc.
    ana2html v2.01 run on Wednesday, 18 July 2007 - 20:30:24 UTC