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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-01-21Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] PM Tsipras: Europe must launch its growth agendaThe refugees issue is a European problem which needs to be dealt with collectively, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Thursday said in his intervention at a panel within the framework of the World Economic Forum in Davos.Tsipras referred to the humanitarian and political side of the problem, noting that is a disgrace that so many people die in the Aegean in their attempt to reach the Greek coasts. He underlined that the solution to the problem is all EU member states to cooperate. Europe must launch its growth agenda in order to proceed, said Tsipras and stressed the need to face the serious unemployment problems. French Prime Minister Manuel Vals, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and German Finance Minister Wofgang Schaeuble participated in the panel. [02] PM Tsipras: Greece needs to turn from part of the problem into part of the solution"When a businessman wants to get a loan in Greece, he pays 7 percent interest rate, in northern Europe it is just 1 percent. Therefore, we need common tax and fiscal rules, we need to address the issue of unemployment," Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Thursday said at the World Economic Forum in Davos, adding that we cannot have countries with 25 percent unemployment in the heart of the eurozone, in the heart of Europe."We need to take brave steps ahead, we need more Europe, more solidarity and social cohesion," he added. Tsipras underlined that "Greece needs to turn from part of the problem into part of the solution." The Greek prime minister noted that Europe is facing a triple crisis; the economic crisis from which Europe had not yet managed to escape, the refugee crisis and the instability crisis, and added that "it is time for Europe to return to its founding principles, which are democracy, solidarity and social cohesion." [03] Crossing point at Idomeni opened for refugees with final destination Germany or AustriaThe crossing point for refugees at Idomeni opened a few minutes ago. Fyrom's authorities allow the crossing to refugees with documents stating clearly that the country of their final destination is Austria or Germany.The authorities said that they closed the border at Idomeni following a notification from the Slovenian authorities of 'a serious technical problem' in the Slovenian railway network. Slovenia asked from Croatian, Serbia and Fyrom not to allow trains with refugees to enter its territory until the problem is solved. On Wednesday afternoon, Fyrom's authorities said that they will open the crossing point on condition that the Greek authorities will clearly mention in the documents provided to the refugees the country of their final destination. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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