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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-05-23
CONTENTS
[01] PM Tsipras stresses the need for a new vision of humanitarian action
[02] Thessaloniki Port employees protest against privatisation
[03] SYRIZA MP Katrivanou resigns
[01] PM Tsipras stresses the need for a new vision of humanitarian action
"A new vision of humanitarian action is necessary," Prime Minister
Alexis Tsipras posted on his personal Twitter account on Monday during
the UN World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul.
In another Tweet, he said "Greece is facing two crises at the same time,
safeguarding the principles of humanism and solidarity."
[02] Thessaloniki Port employees protest against privatisation
The employees of the Thessaloniki Port Authority (OLTH) protested on
Monday against the arrival of executives from APM Terminals, owned by
Maersk group.
APM Terminals operates a Global Terminal Network of 72 operating port and
terminal facilities and has expressed its interest in the sale of OLTH.
Meanwhile, the employees have announced 48-hour repeated strikes as of
Thursday, May 26.
[03] SYRIZA MP Katrivanou resigns
SYRIZA MP Vasiliki Katrivanou announced in a letter posted on her
personal Facebook account that she would resign. She called the decision
very difficult but necessary because 'from September until today the
existence of a continuous supervision is being confirmed something
that leaves very little room for exercising policy" however, she said,
"I can't think of another credible alternative and for this reason
I resign."
Katrivanou voted in favour of the government's omnibus bill in principle
in parliament on Sunday but against the articles on the contingency
mechanism and the new privatisation fund, causing frustration to the
government and to SYRIZA party.
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