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Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-12-16Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] �U Summit opens Thursday in LisbonANA-MPA/A crucial EU summit opens in Lisbon on Thursday afternoon to discuss changes to the EU Treaty and the creation of a permament European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and the EU Budget, with Greece represented by prime inister George Papandreou.Briefing the cabinet meeting on Tuesday afternoon, Papandreou ascertained a general consensus during his discussions with opposition party leaders earlier in the day, mainly on European issues.ana-mpa Papandreou said that his initiative to meet the party leaders was undertaken by him in order to brief them and to discuss important developments "first of all" at European level, due to the impending EU summit, as well as "crucial domestic issues."ana-mpa The prime minister mentioned to the party leaders the three main elements which in his view must be handled at European level and which are: A. Stabilisation, fiscal order and stabilisation. B. The serious supervision and the regulation of the monetary system. C. Growth as a basic ingredient of economic policy in the European Union. More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form [02] Deputy Evangelos Papachristos expelled from PASOK's Parliamentary GroupANA-MPA/Ruling PASOK Preveza deputy Evangelos Papachristos was expelled from the party's Parliamentary Group, following his decision to vote against in principle the omnibus bill on the urgent measures for the implementation of the Greek economy's support programme. ana-mpaShortly after the conclusion of the rollcall vote, Parliament President Filippos Petsalnikos read a letter by Prime Minister and PASOK president George Papandreou which said that: "Deputy Evangelos Papachristos is expelled from PASOK's Parliamentary Group." More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form [03] 'Belle Epoque' exhibition in Athens National Gallery"Art Nouveau and Modernism: Treasures from the Petite Palais-Paris Museum of Fine Arts" is the title of an exhibition at the National Gallery in Athens, reminiscent of the Paris of the Belle Epoque.More than 150 paintings, furniture pieces, posters, jewelry designs and other objects will be on display, a reminder of the flourishing era of artistic and cultural refinement in Europe, and especially in France, that began during the late 19th century and lasted until World War I, that has come to be known as The Belle Epoque. The exhibition will run until 28th February More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |