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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-02-26

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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

CONTENTS

  • [01] PM Tsipras to meet PES leader Pitella on Friday
  • [02] Decision to recall Greece's ambassador of Greece to Vienna is a defence tactics, Alternate For. Min Xydakis says
  • [03] Greece to cap refugee flow from islands, Shipping Min Dritsas says
  • [04] Two ferries with more than 1,750 refugees arrive at Piraeus

  • [01] PM Tsipras to meet PES leader Pitella on Friday

    Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday will meet the President of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) in the European Parliament, Gianni Pitella, on the refugee issue.

    Pitella has welcomed Greece's efforts on the refugee issue. On the sidelines of the European Parliament plenary in Strasburg on February 2, he told ANA-MPA that "we are not blaming or criminalizing Greece on the refugee issue, since it is making a great effort, like Italy, to save lives. Instead, Greece should be helped, and voices regarding Greece's exit from the Schengen zone are unacceptable."

    [02] Decision to recall Greece's ambassador of Greece to Vienna is a defence tactics, Alternate For. Min Xydakis says

    The decision to recall the ambassador of Greece from Vienna was a defence tactics against a hostile and aggressive action such as closing the borders, Alternate Foreign Minister Nikos Xydakis on Friday said in statements to SKAI TV.

    It is a reasonable, mild and serious reaction on behalf of Athens, he underlined.

    He also noted he agrees with the view that Europe is driven by the decisions taken by seven countries to a de facto abolition of the Schengen agreement. Meanwhile, the Austrian Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner threatened Greece with expulsion from the Schengen area on Thursday over its perceived inability to curb refugee flows into Europe, saying that if the country cannot protect the EU's external border, it cannot continue to be its border.

    [03] Greece to cap refugee flow from islands, Shipping Min Dritsas says

    The Shipping ministry will proceed with a temporary plan to limit the refugee flow from the islands,in order to develop new temporary hosting facilities for refugees and migrants in Attica and other regions of the country, Shipping Minister Thodoris Dritsas on Friday said in statements to MEGA TV.

    The plan will be in effect as of Friday and will continue all weekend.

    Dritsas cleared out that this does not necessarily mean that ships will not depart from all the islands.

    [04] Two ferries with more than 1,750 refugees arrive at Piraeus

    "Ariadni" ferry with 1,473 refugees aboard arrived at Piraeus port on Friday morning.

    "Blue Star 2" carrying 279 refugees and migrants from Rhodes, Kos and from Leros, also docked at Piraeus. Refugees are temporarily hosted to the port's passenger stations.


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