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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 15-06-30
CONTENTS
[01] Potami's Theodorakis challenges prime minister to face him in
televised debate
[02] Dijsselbloem announces emergency Eurogroup teleconference at 19:00
[01] Potami's Theodorakis challenges prime minister to face him in
televised debate
ANA-MPA -- Opposition Potami party leader Stavros Theodorakis on Sunday
challenged Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to face off against him in a
televised debate, in statements made on the Greek channel ANT1.
"I call Alexis Tsipras to come and talk. Let him tell us what sort of
negotiation he carried out and reveal to the Greek people where there
are shadows. Let us see who is closer to German policy and who isn't. I
now call on Mr. Tsipras to do with me what Antonis Samaras did not agree
to do with him, in other words to talk," Theodorakis said. The head
of the Potami party also urged the Europhiles in SYRIZA to openly state
their position, saying it was time for people who believed in Europe and
were in SYRIZA to talk and exert pressure. "There cannot be pressure
only from the drachma lobby and those tha my have an interest from the
country's entrance into a dark tunnel," he said. Theodorakis was also
clear that the question really at stake in the upcoming referendum
was whether Greece's currency the following Monday will be the euro
or the drachma. "The first party to hail the referendum was Golden
Dawn. Golden Dawn, Independent Greeks and SYRIZA. These three will take
us out of Europe. Will we accept this," he said.
[02] Dijsselbloem announces emergency Eurogroup teleconference at 19:00
BRUSSELS (ANA-MPA/M. Aroni) - Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem
announced an extraordinary teleconference of eurozone's finance ministers
at 19:00 Brussels time (20.00 Athens time) on Twitter on Tuesday to
discuss the Greek government's official request received this afternoon.
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