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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 17-03-21

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

CONTENTS

  • [01] Collective bargaining must be restored in Greece, Dijsselbloem tells Papadimoulis
  • [02] Energy minister to join Greek negotiating team in Brussels
  • [03] Pavlopoulos: Lausanne Treaty must be fully respected
  • [04] Refugees in Hellinikon camp celebrate Nowruz

  • [01] Collective bargaining must be restored in Greece, Dijsselbloem tells Papadimoulis

    BRUSSELS (ANA/ M. Aroni) Collective bargaining is a European best practice and should be restored in Greece, Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem said on Tuesday, replying to SYRIZA MEP Dimitris Papadimoulis.

    Speaking during a discussion with MEPs on the European Parliament's Economic and Financial Affairs Committee, Dijsselbloem referred back to the agreement in the summer of 2015, which said that labour market reforms in Greece must not be reversed. He said that the advice of a group of experts was sought on the "best practices" that Greece's labour market must follow in the future.

    This group of experts had reached the conclusion that collective bargaining was a European best practice and must be restored in Greece, he said.

    At the same time, Dijsselbloem noted, in some countries there were criteria of representativeness in collective bargaining and these criteria were now under discussion between Greek authorities and the institutions.

    "The opinion of the experts' group was absolutely clear. Let us see how the process unfolds," he added.

    In response to a question about Greece's debt, Dijsselbloem pointed out that the medium-term debt relief measures will be implemented after the Greek programme is successfully concluded, in the second half of 2018, but promised to discuss the issue with the IMF over the coming weeks.

    The Eurogroup president noted that the implementation of reform programmes in Greece had been slow at the start of the crisis but its public finances were now in a much better state, though the economy had taken a pounding. He stressed that the Greek programme was far from completed and that "it will take many years" to strengthen structures and bring about a full recovery. This was possible, he added, and an effort was being made by the Greek government.

    Regarding differences of opinion between the IMF and European Commission about economic growth in Greece, Dijsselbloem said the IMF was more pessimistic but the last quarter downturn in 2016 "had shown it was right."

    He said Greece was now in a phase of "unstable growth" and that, in order to create stability, Greece's economy must start to open and become stronger. "What is needed is a lot of confidence on the part of investors, which is not yet so strong," he said.

    [02] Energy minister to join Greek negotiating team in Brussels

    Energy and Environment Minister George Stathakis will join the Greek negotiating team in Brussels, ministry sources told the Athens-Macedonian news Agency on Tuesday, without specifying the date.

    Stathakis is currently in Berlin where he participated in the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue 2017, presenting the Greek government's strategy for the transition to a new energy mix, by enhancing renewable energy while ensuring energy security and improved competition for the benefit of the final consumer.

    Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos, Labour Minister Efi Achtsioglou and Alternate Finance Minister George Chouliarakis stayed in Brussels after the Eurogroup meeting on Monday to continue negotiations.

    The event, organized by the German government, includes close to 1,000 participants from 70 countries.

    [03] Pavlopoulos: Lausanne Treaty must be fully respected

    President Prokopis Pavlopoulos reiterated his message towards Turkey to fully respect the Treaty of Lausanne noting it is not logical to doubt it in any way, during an event on Tuesday declaring him an honorary citizen of Sofades, a town near Karditsa.

    "We send a message towards every direction that we, Greeks, are determined and ready, based on international and European law, to defend fully and effectively our sovereignty, our territorial integrity and our borders, therefore the sovereignty, territorial integrity and borders of the EU," he said.

    [04] Refugees in Hellinikon camp celebrate Nowruz

    Iranians, Afghans and Kurdish refugees living in the makeshift camp of Hellinikon, southern Athens, celebrated Nowruz (the Iranian New Year) 1396 (2017).

    The day, celebrated across cultures and national borders in western and central Asia, the Middle East and the Balkans, marks the first day of spring and the renewal of nature.

    Refugees gathered in the afternoon at the former hockey field and celebrated with live traditional music and dancing, with the support of the Community of United Afghanis in Greece.


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