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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 15-07-30
CONTENTS
[01] Society should be spared SYRIZA 'theatre of the absurd', Potami
leader Theodorakis says
[02] ASE to reopen early next week, Botopoulos says
[01] Society should be spared SYRIZA 'theatre of the absurd', Potami
leader Theodorakis says
ANA-MPA -- The prime minister must act boldly to resolve the country's
major problems and not have everyone preoccupied with SYRIZA's internal
affairs, opposition Potami party leader Stavros Theodorakis said on
Thursday, when asked to comment on the prospect of a referendum within
the ruling coalition's leading party.
In statements after meeting the General Confederation of Employees of
Greece (GSEE) trade union leadership, Theodorakis noted that Tsipras
was elected to be prime minister in January and not SYRIZA or a part
of SYRIZA. "Society has made up its mind, Parliament has made up
its mind and all the rest are games for [internal] party balances,"
he added. Theodorakis called on SYRIZA's members to show seriousness
and stressed that a society facing so many problems "cannot be asked
to watch this theatre of the absurd happening in SYRIZA's interior".
Regarding his talks with the GSEE trade unionists, Theodorakis said that
they wanted to return to the labour conditions that existed in the past
but accepted the need to discuss the problems again in the light of the
new agreement with the creditors.
[02] ASE to reopen early next week, Botopoulos says
The Athens Stock Exchange is expected to reopen early next week,
Capital Market Commission president Konstantinos Botopoulos told a
television interview.
In comments made to ERT TV, Botopoulos said the aim was for the market
to reopen on Monday and noted that a ministerial decision must be signed
first after resolving a technical problem with banks' IT systems that
must be adjusted to a new environment envisaging limitations in share
trading for Greek investors. Botopoulos said that banks needed a few
more days to resolve the problem and noted that pilot testing will be
made during the weekend ahead of a final decision to reopen the market.
He stressed that the European Central Bank was concerned that a reopening
of the market without any limitations in trading for Greek investors could
lead to a significant capital outflow from the banking system. Greek
investors could use "fresh" money, using bank transfers from abroad or
capital from selling stocks, or using money remaining as credit reserves
with securities firms.
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