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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 15-04-27Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] FRONTEX Dep. Executive Director Arias' interview to ANA-MPAANA/MPA---The executive board of Frontex, the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at External Borders, is currently elaborating a plan for the extension the agency's operations throughout the Mediterranean and the Western Balkans, with the more effective confrontation of irregular migration, Frontex deputy executive director Gil Arias revealed in an interview with ANA-MPA on Monday.A few hours after the conclusion of the extraordinary summit on immigration and the first announcements by European political leaders, Arias spoke to ANA-MPA and explained the role Frontex will have in the new European policy, as well as commenting on the results of the Summit. Arias explained that Frontex will not participate in the planned operations to locate and destroy the human-traffickers' vessels, operations that will have a military character and will be coordinated by the European Agency of External Action. Moreover, Arias stated that Frontex's top priority is to save the lives of the people in danger. The full interview with Gil Arias in Greek is available for subscribers on the ANA-MPA WebTV service via the website, and the original audio interview in English is available as an attachment. [02] State Minister Pappas: We need a public broadcaster free from the pathogenies of the pastPublic Broadcaster's (ERT) revival is a resounding response of dignity, a victory of the democracy" stated State Minister Nikos Pappas opening the debate on ERT draft law in parliament on Monday."The government decided to give a resounding answer of dignity to those who attempted to keep alive the conditions of impoverishment of the Greek people not only in the economic but also in the cultural field," he said and called on all the political parties to contribute to the regeneration of the public broadcaster. "We need a public broadcaster open and free from the pathogenies of the past. A counterbalance to the propaganda, independent from any state intervention but mostly independent from the private interests as the draft law specifies," he said adding that the aim is the relation between the citizen and the public broadcaster to be restored. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |