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Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-04-25Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] PM: ND led country to over-borrowing(ANA-MPA) -- Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Saturday promised that his government will "make every effort so that people not responsible for the economic (ANA-MPA) crisis won't pay", speaking to supporters on the Dodecanese island of Rhodes, a day after announcing Athens' request for activation of a euro-area-IMF economic support mechanism.[02] Samaras: PASOK drove Greece to IMF(ANA-MPA) -- With accusations against ruling PASOK for lying and deliberately driving the country into the arms of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), main opposition New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras on Sunday said the ruling party was "fully responsible for what happened and what will happen from now on". He was speaking in Kalamata, southern Greece during an ND conference on health. (ANA-MPA)"We handed over to PASOK a deficit crisis and PASOK is now handing Greece over to the IMF with a borrowing crisis," he said, noting that PASOK had not been forced into this course of action as it claimed but had chosen it and made it unavoidable through its actions. (ANA-MPA) [03] FinMin: Rescue package in MayWASHINGTON (ANA-MPA / A. Ellis) -- Negotiations on the framework of a rescue package for Greece are likely to be concluded by early May, Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou said here on Sunday. He was speaking during a press conference held at the headquarters of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after his meeting with IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn.Papaconstantinou stressed that the framework will be a three-year programme for the stabilisation of the Greek economy based on the strictest terms, which will be implemented. (ANA-MPA) Caption: Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou speaks during a press conference at the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, on 25 April 2010. ANA-MPA/EPA/CHARLIE ARCHAMBAULT [04] 15k in 'Athens Fun Run'(ANA-MPA) -- Roughly 15,000 Athenians of all ages took part in the 27th Athens Fun Run that was held in the city on Sunday, as part of the Athens City Games 2010. (ANA-MPA)A classic sporting event organised by the City of Athens and the City of Athens Youth and Sport Organisation (ONA), the race has two routes: (ANA-MPA) the 8-kilometre route for the general public starting at the Panathenian Stadium and a shorter 3.5-kilometre route for the disabled beginning at Syntagma Square. (ANA-MPA) Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |