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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-11-03Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] ECB lowers ELA ceiling for Greek banksThe Governing Council of the European Central Bank approved a request by the Bank of Greece to lower the ELA-ceiling for Greek banks to 51.1 billion euros, up to and including Wednesday, 16 November 2016.The reduction of 700 million euros in the ceiling reflects an improvement of the liquidity situation of Greek banks, amid a reduction of uncertainty and the stabilization of private sector deposits flows, the Greek central bank said in an announcement. [02] Greek-German Assembly opened a new way in Europe, says Hans-Joachim Fuchtel"The refugee crisis is a European crisis. It concerns Europe and not only Greece and on this specific issue there is huge understanding in Germany," deputy minister of Economic Cooperation and Development and German Chancellor Angela Merkel's personal envoy in the Greek-German assembly Hans-Joachim Fuchtel said to Athens-Macedonian News Agency."The Greek-German assembly opened a new way in Europe. The close cooperation between Greek and German municipalities, communities and regions were fruitful for both sides," noted Fuchtel and underlined that the Greek-German Assembly meeting that opens on Thursday in the city of Nafplio "is a network which is dynamically developing. This indicates that the approach is bearing fruit and is being established. Our collective work is convincing. During my last visit to Greece I met with government vice president Yiannis Dragasakis and with other ministers. They all showed interest in the cooperation with the Greek German Assembly. In local governance it refers to specific exchange of experiences, not very much on politics, and for this reason the interest in the assembly is increasing," said Fuchtel. The 6th annual meeting of the Greek-German Assembly "Nafplio 2016: Local administration united with the eye to Europe's future" is according to the German minister "a very important event for all those involved in the local administration. The title proves that our cooperations at local governance is closely linked with the European vision. We are moving within the European lab, we exchange practices and we commonly develop new solutions. Come to Nafplio to see by yourselves how we work, how we discuss and how friendly is the atmosphere", said Fuchtel. [03] Aegean Islands- Like No Other at the WTM tourist exhibition in LondonThe region of southern Aegean will have it own pavilion at the International Tourist Exhibition "World Travel Market" that will be held in London from 7 to 9 November.The islands of Ios, Paros, Santorini, Folegandros, Serifos, Amorgos, Milos, Tinos, Mykonos, Antiparos, Andros from the Cyclades as well as Rhodes, Kos, Kalymnos, Leros, Astypalea and Patmos from the Dodecanese complex will participate under the umbrella of southern Aegean region and will have the opportunity to promote their tourist product to professionals from all over the world that are involved in the tourism sector. World Travel Market exhibition is the top tourist event in Britain and attracts the interest of the global tourism industry. Southern Aegean region will be the first that will welcome the visitors of WTM. Pictures and photos from the Aegean islands and with motto "Aegean Islands – Like No Other"will be screened at a pyramid that is placed above the central entrance of the venue that is hosted at the ExCeL Center. Additionally, the region of southern Aegean will hold a special event with over 100 journalists from British media invited on the sidelines of WTM aiming at a comprehensive promotion of its tourist product and its establishment as a multidimensional destination in the tourist markets. [04] Piraeus Port announces new organization chartPiraeus Port Authority officially announced the organization chart of the new management, which envisages four deputy chief executives, three Chinese and one Greek, running all four directorates created, comprising of 22 departments.Head of the new management will be Captain Fu Chengqiu, CEO, while Aggelos Karakostas will take over as deputy CEO in charge of administration directorate heading the departments of: human resources, administration control and secretariat operation, legal department, port security/environment protection, public relations, shareholders support/corporate news, strategic planning and marketing, free zone and other customs status. Deng Xiaoli, Deputy CEO will take over as head of operations with six departments: cargo terminals, sea cruise and coastal shipping, quality control and supervision, labor operation, supply chain. JI Fengming, Deputy CEO will take over the financial departments, while LI Jianchun Deputy CEO will take over the technical department. Piraeus Port Authority used to have one CEO, one managing director and 17 directorates with 54 departments. Port officials said the new organization chart will make Piraeus Port Authority more flexible and solid to meet the demands of the market. Piraeus Port has a workforce of 1,094. [05] Tents in Schisto refugee camp to be replaced with houses, Alternate Migration Min Mouzalas saysAll the tents in Schisto refugees accomodation center will have been replaced with houses by December 15, Alternate Minister for Migration Yiannis Mouzalas on Thursday said in parliament.In reply to a question by communist party KKE deputy Diamanto Manolakou, who said that the conditions for the 760 Afghans refugees, including 270 children, are miserable and humanly degrading, Mouzalas acknowledged that the living conditions are difficult but he stressed that the government is doing its best to improve them. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |