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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-04-15

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

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  • [01] State minister urges all parties to help for a 'clear television landscape'
  • [02] Schedule of prime minister and Church leaders during Lesvos visit

  • [01] State minister urges all parties to help for a 'clear television landscape'

    State Minister Nikos Pappas called on all political parties on Friday to contribute in achieving transparency in the TV licensing sector, during a debate in parliament on a proposal tabled by SYRIZA and ANEL to start a probe into the legality and conditions under which banks gave loans to parties and various media.

    "Let's look at the past, let's put our finger on the wound with the Inquiry Commission and let us all contribute so that the tender for the television licenses can be held, so that we can take stable steps towards a clear television landscape, a better television future," he told MPs.

    He said the draft bill marks a very important moment and invited all sides to submit proposals on how to conduct the tender.

    [02] Schedule of prime minister and Church leaders during Lesvos visit

    Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will hold a brief meeting with the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Pope Francis in Lesvos on Saturday, as part of their joint visit to the island with Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, Ieronymos, it was announced on Friday.

    The three Church leaders will sign a joint declaration during their visit to Moria's registration centre, after meeting, talking and eating lunch with refugees. They will then hold a prayer service at the island's port for those who perished trying to cross into Europe. The full schedule is as follows:

    - 09.30 Arrival of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras at Lesvos where he will have a meeting the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

    - 10.20 Arrival of Pope Francis at the international airport in Mytilene on the island of Lesvos. Welcoming ceremony.

    - 10.35 Private meeting with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in the airport

    - 10.55 Travel by minibus with Patriarch Bartholomew and Archbishop Ieronymos to the Moria refugee camp

    - 11.15 Visit with the refugees

    - 12.25 Brief speeches by Archbishop Ieronymos, Patriarch Bartholomew and Pope Francis

    - 12.40 Signing of a joint declaration

    - 12.45 The archbishop, patriarch and pope have lunch with some of the refugees

    - 13.45 Meeting with citizens of Lesvos, the Catholic community of Greece, followed by a prayer service for migrants who have died trying to reach Europe. Speech by pope. Prayers by archbishop, patriarch and pope. Minute of silence.

    - 14.30 Private meetings at the Mytilene airport with Archbishop Ieronymos, Patriarch Bartholomew and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras

    - 15.00 Farewell ceremony

    - 15.15 Pope Francis's departure from Mytilene airport


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