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Athens News Agency: News in English, 06-08-16
CONTENTS
[01] Foreign ministry on possible Greek contribution to UNIFIL
[02] Papariga meets Portuguese delegation
[03] EU clears buyout of Emporiki Bank
[01] Foreign ministry on possible Greek contribution to UNIFIL
The foreign ministry on Wednesday announced that the Greek government
is examining prospects for contributing to a UN peacekeeping force in
Lebanon (UNIFIL) within the framework of relevant discussions at the
United Nations and within the European Union. In the announcement, the
ministry reiterates that Athens immediately mobilised to evacuate Greek
and third country citizens from Lebanon as well as to dispatch
humanitarian aid to the Lebanese people.
(ANA-MPA file photo of Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis)
[02] Papariga meets Portuguese delegation
The situation prevailing in the Middle East dominated talks held on
Wednesday between a Greek Communist Party (KKE) delegation, headed by
party leader Aleka Papariga, and a Portuguese Communist Party
delegation, headed by its Secretary General Jeronimo de Sousa.
According to an announcement by KKE, the two delegations exchanged
views on the situation prevailing in the two countries and the problems
faced by working people "due to the assault they are sustaining from
the forces of capital" and the response of the popular labour
movement.
Also discussed, according to the announcement, was the situation
prevailing internationally, and in the Middle East in particular, while
they also expressed solidarity for the struggling peoples of Lebanon
and Palestine and for the "pacifist forces of resistance that are
active in Israel."
[03] EU clears buyout of Emporiki Bank
Paris-based Cr?dit Agricole S.A. announced on Wednesday that it had
received clearance from the European Union's executive Commission for
the acquisition of control of Emporiki Bank of Greece S.A. A public
offer to shareholders of Emporiki was reported on July 13 to the
Commission, which issued its decision on 11 August, the French bank
said in a statement.
The Bank of Greece has already approved the buyout.
Completion of the off-the-exchange transfer and the settlement of
Emporiki shares tendered by 7 August took place on 16 August, the
statement added.
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