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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 17-02-09Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Greece respects Ukraine's sovereignty, says PM Tsipras after meeting with President PoroshenkoGreek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who is paying a visit to Ukraine, met on Thursday with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Kiev.In a joint statement after the meeting Tsipras said that they discussed the recent developments in the crisis in Ukraine and the efforts to find a solution to a crisis recently rekindled. "The Greek people has close historic and cultural relations with the wider region," said Tsipras adding that a large Greek community resides in the area of the conflict. "We discussed the possibilites of a cooperation in the infrastructure, energy and tourism and the strengthening of the political bonds," said the Greek premier adding that there must be a clear roadmap to overcome the crisis. "Greece respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine and with President Poroshenko we talked bout the safety of the Ukrainian citizens of Greek descent. [02] PM to announce committee for examining financials of education on FridayPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras is to announce the formation of a committee to look in the financial aspects of the education system on Friday, Education Minister Costantinos Gavroglou informed Parliament on Thursday. The minister pointed out that such a committee, which will look into the financials of education from preschool to PhDs, is unprecented in the history of the Greek State.He said the government had invited the opposition parties to propose experts of their choosing and welcomed the fact that they had all responded "generously", with the exception of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) and Golden Dawn. Gavroglou said the government was making a commitment that in three years it will have "closed the gaps" in education, at least in terms of inelastic costs, "in order to stop the problems that exist up until today." He said the committee will hold its first meeting on Friday and predicted that it will have generated the first results by June. [03] e-kyklades.gr views rose to 500,000 in 2016The total corporate views in e-kyklades.gr, the largest online information portal for businesses in the Cyclades and promotion of the region's tourist product, rose 92 percent, according to the Chamber of Cyclades.The islands of Paros, Milos, Syros, Naxos, Santorini, Andros, Mykonos, Tinos, Koufonisia, Sifnos, Amorgos, Serifos, Kythnos, Kea, Antiparos, Folegandros, Ios, Kimolos, Sikinos, Anafi, Iraklia, Schinoussa, Donoussa and Thirassia had the majority of "search clicks." The website attracted 500,000 visitors in 2016 from 184 countries while 4,100 businesses are viewed on the 24 islands of the Cyclades. Views per sector Accomodation - 2.6 million Restaurants - 982,000 Entertainment - 401,000 Local products - 378,000 Tourist agencies - 410,000 Activities - 250,000 Commercial businesses - 65.000 Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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