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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-12-03
CONTENTS
[01] Dragasakis: Positive decision at Eurogroup will send strong signal
of stability
[02] Greek seamen announce new 48-hour strike as of Sunday
[01] Dragasakis: Positive decision at Eurogroup will send strong signal
of stability
A positive decision for Greece at the Eurogroup meeting on Monday
(Dec. 5) will send a strong signal of stability and hope in a climate
of insecurity, government Vice-President Yiannis Dragasakis said in an
article published in Efimeritha ton Syntakton on Saturday.
Dragasakis said any decision taken at the meeting will serve as a
precedent for how Europe will deal in the future with the debt of any
other member-state. He said the "obsession" of some parties to include the
International Monetary Fund in the Greek program is causing uncertainty.
[02] Greek seamen announce new 48-hour strike as of Sunday
Greek seamen's federation announced a new 48-hour nationwide strike as of
Sunday morning, following a meeting of their union earlier on Saturday.
The strike will affect all ship and ferry services and will expire on
Tuesday morning. Seamen will also hold a protest rally and march outside
the ministry of island policy where union members will seek a meeting
with the minister to brief him on the issues affecting the sector.
"After taking into consideration the government's intransigent and
uncompromising position, the management decided to escalate its struggle
with a new 48-hour nationwide strike for all categories of ships which
will begin on 06:01 of December 4, and end on December 6, at 06:00,
with a view to escalating [our actions] further," the union said.
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