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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 15-12-23
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[01] Thirteen migrants drown in a new tragedy off Farmakonissi
[02] PM Tsipras: No more pension cuts
[01] Thirteen migrants drown in a new tragedy off Farmakonissi
Thirteen people lost their lives, victims of a new accident at the
sea region east of the island of Farmakonissi, when a 7- meter boat
with 29 refugees aboard sank under unidentified circumstances early on
Wednesday morning.
Among the drowned victims are seven children.
The Greek Coast Guard has managed to rescue from the waters 15 persons
(13 men and two women), and in the meantime in full scale is the research
to locate one more missing individual.
According to informations, three of the rescued (two women and a man)
were in coma and were urgently transported by helicopter to the hospital
of Leros.
[02] PM Tsipras: No more pension cuts
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in his last address to the cabinet for
2015 noted that "our red line in social security is clear and inviolable;
we will not proceed to the 12th consecutive cut in pensions".
Tsipras stressed that until mid-January the government will have fulfilled
its commitment and will table in parliament its proposal on the reforms
of the social security system. He also said that it will be the last step
before the 'source' of the first evaluation and the following decisions
process for the necessary debt reduction.
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