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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-01-21
CONTENTS
[01] Alt. Agriculture Min: Gov't welcomes mobilisations when are within
the legitimate democratic functioning
[02] Greek shipowners rebuff EU decision on taxation
[03] S&P says successful implementation of Greek programme could lead
to credit rating upgrade
[01] Alt. Agriculture Min: Gov't welcomes mobilisations when are within
the legitimate democratic functioning
"The government has welcomed the farmers' mobilisations and has noted
that they are their constitutional right," stated Alternate Agriculture
Minister Markos Bolaris adding "however, when the mobilisations are
outside the legitimate democratic functioning then those that incite
the farmers are being exposed."
Bolaris was answering to Communist Party MP Manolis Syntihakis who called
the farmers' mobilisations just and right.
"We are all being judged as a political system by the targets we set,
the political volition and the means we use" added Bolaris and asked for
"proposals and dialogue,"
[02] Greek shipowners rebuff EU decision on taxation
Greek shipowners on Thursday rebuffed a European Commission request to
Greek authorities last month to review -in the next two months- which
ships would be opted for inclusion under a Greek favorable tax system
and exclude fishing vessels, tow vessels and yachts from this system.
"There is no fundamental distortion of competition in the sea transport
sector in the European Union and any changes in the institutional and
fiscal framework could have unforeseen consequences, damaging not only
Greece but the rest of the European Union," the Greek Shipowners Union
said in an announcement.
[03] S&P says successful implementation of Greek programme could lead
to credit rating upgrade
Greece's credit rating could be upgraded to B, from CCC+ after
completion of a first review of the Greek economic adjustment programme,
disbursement of loans according to a ESM schedule and probably combined
with an ECB decision to begin accepting Greek state bonds as collateral
again, Standard & Poor's said on Thursday.
In a report on Eurozone Rating Trends 2016, S&P said that a stable
outlook for Greece's credit rating in the next 12 months showed that
review risks were balanced. "A successful implementation by Greece of
programme elements would probably contribute to enhancing its compressed
dynamic for investments and growth and could help the government to
create a good will among its official creditors for a further debt
restructuring," S&P said, adding that "on the other hand, we could
downwgrade Greece's credit ratings if the new government failed to
implement reforms agreed in a memorandum signed with the European
Commission".
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