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Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-03-16Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Former Irish PM in FitzGerald to address business event in Athens(ANA-MPA) -- Former Irish prime minister (Taoiseach) and veteran political analyst Garret FitzGerald will be the keynote speaker at a business lunch on Friday, where he will address the ongoing economic crisis affecting both Greece and Ireland.Dr. FitzGerald's is expected to share his perspective on how as Taoiseach in the 1980s he dealt with Irelandâs economic difficulties at that time, just before the Irish economy was propelled into an unprecedented period of growth over the following decades. FitzGerald will arrive in Athens this week as a guest of the Hellenic Irish Business Association (HIBA). The event co-hosted by the Federation of Hellenic Enterprises, (SEV), the largest employers' organisation in Greece. During his stay in Athens, the veteran Irish statesman will also address economic students at the Economics University of Athens and participate in a foreign policy discussion on the topic of "The European Union After the Economic Crisis". HIBA was established in 2004 by Irish business people working in Greece as a vehicle to promote business contacts between Ireland and Greece. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |