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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 12-06-21Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Composition of new Samaras gov't announcedAMNA / The composition of the new Greek government was announced in the Parliament on Thursday afternoon. The government will be led by New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras as prime minister, while the other two parties in the coalition will not have members on the Cabinet, but will support the government with a vote of confidence in Parliament.The new government is comprised of 17 ministries in total, with mergers of significant ministries, such as those of education and culture, and of development and infrastructure, as well as the re-instatement of separate ministries devoted to shipping and tourism. 1. Economy and Finance Ministry Minister: Vassilis Rapanos Alternate Minister: Christos Staikouras Deputy Minister: Georgios Mavraganis 2. Administrative Reform and e-Government Ministry Minister: Antonis Manitakis Deputy Minister: Manoussos Voloudakis 3. Interior Ministry Minister: Evripides Stylianidis Alternate Minister: Haralambos Athanassiou 4. Foreign Ministry Minister: Dimitris Avramopoulos Deputy Minister: Dimitris Kourkoulas 5. National Defence Ministry Minister: Panos Panagiotopoulos Deputy Minister: Panagiotis Karabelas Deputy Minister: Dimitris Elefsiniotis 6. Development and Infrastructure, Transport and Networks Ministry Minister: Kostis Hatzidakis Alternate Minister: Stavros Kalogiannis Deputy Minister: Thanassis Skordas Deputy Minister: Panagiotis (Notis) Mitarakis 7. Environment, Energy & Climate Change Ministry Minister: Evangelos Livieratos Alternate Minister: Stavros Kalafatis Deputy Minister: Assimakis Papageorgiou 8. Education, Religions, Culture & Sport Ministry Minister: Constantine Arvanitopoulos Alternate Minister: Costas Tzavaras Deputy Minister: Ioannis Ioannidis Deputy Minister: Theodoros Papatheodorou 9. Labour, Social Insurance & Welfare Ministry Ministry: Yiannis Vroutsis Deputy Minister: Nikos Nikolopoulos 10. Health Minister Minister: Andreas Lykourentzos Deputy Minister: Marios Salmas Deputy Minister: Fotini Skopouli 11. Agricultural Development & Foods Ministry Minister: Athanassios Tsaftaris Alternate Minister: Maximos Harakopoulos 12. Justice, Transparency & Human Rights Ministry Minister: Antonis Roupakiotis Deputy Minister: Constantine Karagounis 13. Public Order & Citizens Protection Ministry Minister: Nikos Dendias 14. Tourism Ministry Minister: Olga Kefaloyianni 15. Shipping & Aegean Ministry Minister: Costas Mousouroulis Deputy Minister: George Vernikos 16. Macedonia-Thrace Ministry Minister: Theodoros Karaoglou 17. Minister of State: Dimitrios Stamatis The new Greek government will be sworn in at 7 p.m. (17.00GMT) on Thursday in the presence of President of the Republic Karolos Papoulias and Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, with the exception of the finance ministry's leadership, according to an official announcement issued late on Thursday afternoon. The first Cabinet meeting will be held an hour later. A meeting between the prime minister and the leaders of the other two parties in his coalition government, PASOK president Evangelos Venizelos and Democratic Left president Fotis Kouvelis, underway since 1 p.m. in order to finalise the composition of the new government and its policy framework, ended shortly after 3:30 p.m. Evangelos Meimarakis was by proposed ND for Parliament president. [02] SYRIZA says new gov't will continue memorandum policyAMNA--Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) spokesman Panos Skourletis said in a statement on Wednesday the new government is being created on the ground of the continuation of memorandum policies, adding that it is a government with similar conservative political characteristics with the main body being the forces responsible for the serving of the most extreme antisocial neoliberal policies that the country has experienced over the past decades.amnaSYRIZA believes that the political correlations in the government "do not convince that it is capable and prepared to struggle for a substantive renegotiatig of the terms of the loan contract," as well as that "it intends to question the sovereign neoliberal policies in Europe claiming a new architecture for it." [03] Football diplomacy arises ahead of Greece-Germany matchBERLIN (AMNA) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel, replying to a press question on whether she would like new Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras to also be in Gdansk on Friday to watch the football match between Germany and Greece (for the Euro 2012 quarter-finals), replied that "I would be pleased if he came, but he himself must see if he can.""On my part, I would be pleased if he came. Of course, he must see if he can. He himself must say this. I cannot speak on his behalf." amna Referring to the match, the German Chancellor said, "... it will be a good sports event. I hope a very fair sports event." [04] Shipowners to new gov't: Cut red tape to attract investmentsAMNA--The London-based Greek shipowners lobby, better known as the Committee, on Thursday publicised its proposal towards the new Samaras government for an immediate re-establishment of an independent merchant marine ministry, while also returning the coast guard under the jurisdiction of the ministry.Moreover, the influential group said a reduction in red tape and increasing transparency are basic conditions for the east Mediterranean country to attract more and urgently needed shipping investments.amna The announcement came on a day when the Committee is holding its annual general assembly for the election of a new board.amna According to a yearly report on the occasion of the general assembly, the proposals towards the Greek government were issued before the June 17 election. Committee President Haralambos Fafalios, who presented the report on the Greek-owned shipping - which still comprises the biggest portion of the international maritime transport sector - called on the new Greek government to better exploit the country's strong position as a major maritime power, adding that the shipping sector will be a primary factor for the country's growth. amna He also cited what he called a trend by younger generations of Greeks to follow a career in the merchant marine and the success of the recent Poseidonia 2012 exhibition in Athens. www.amna.gr Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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