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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-02-17Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Golden Dawn MPs expelled from ParliamentGolden Dawn deputies Christos Pappas and Ilias Kasidiaris on Wednesday were expelled from the Parliament after verbally attacking Defence Minister Panos Kammenos during his speech on the refugee issue and the involvement of NATO.According to sources, the two deputies called the minister and the military staff participating in the meeting "traitors" while video recording the incident. All party deputies asked for their expulsion. However, they refused to leave the Parliament. Therefore, the president of the Parliament Nikos Voutsis implemented article 81 of the regulation of the Parliament. [02] Mitsotakis, Schulz agree Greece's borders should not closeThe refugee issue dominated a meeting between main opposition New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the president of the European Parliament Martin Schulz on Wednesday in Brussels.Mitsotakis underlined that Greece's northern borders should not close and Schulz shared the same view saying that this is not the solution to the problem. The leader of the main opposition stated that everyone in Europe must undestand that Greece alone cannot solve the refugee problem as it also bears the burden of the economic crisis. On his part, Schulz stressed the importance of supporting Greece, but as he said, Greece should show signs that it does its best to meet its commitments. Both officials agreed on the key role that Turkey plays in the migration issue. However, they said that the cooperation with the European Union falls short of the expectations and its commitments. [03] FM Kotzias to hold talks with his Italian counterpart Gentiloni on Thursday in AthensForeign Minister Nikos Kotzias will meet the Foreign Minister of Italy Paolo Gentiloni on Thursday, at 12:45, at the Foreign Ministry.After their one-on-one meeting, the two Ministers will make joint statements to the press. A working luncheon will follow. The two officials will discuss Greece-Italy's bilateral relation in all sectors but mostly they will focus on the refugees issue and the Dublin Treaty that affects both countries. Before his meeting with Kotzias, Gentiloni will have a meeting with President of Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos at the presidential mansion and afterwards will address the Greek-Italian Business forum on the issue "The cooperation prospects between Greek and Italian enterprises in teh agriculture and industrial sector" which will take place on Thursday in Athens. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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