Athens News Agency: News in English, 06-11-16
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[01] PASOK criticises gov't on Barroso's letter on 3rd CSF
[01] PASOK criticises gov't on Barroso's letter on 3rd CSF
Main opposition Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) spokesman Nikos
Athanassakis said on Thursday that "the government is attempting to
soften the negative impressions over the cutback of the 3rd Community
Support Framework (CSF) by 1.7 billion euros, as a solution of
desparation to reduce the danger of loss of Community funds."
Athanassakis was responding to a letter of reply on Tuesday by European
Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso to Prime Minister Costas
Karamanlis regarding Greece's request for an additional year in which
to absorb funds from the 3rd CSF.
Barroso's letter counter-proposed a series of measures to be recorded
in a "memorandum of understanding", which call for a revision of Greek
programmes, joint funding by the Commission of uncompleted programmes
until the year 2008 and others.
According to Barroso, the measures listed would bring a total benefit
of some 2.7 billion euros to Greece with respect to its Community
contribution, which in general lines would be equivalent to an
additional year of implementation of the 3rd CSF, while they will also
assist in the speedier absorption during the remaining years until the
end of 2008.
"1.7 billion euros less in the 3rd CSF mean thousands of jobs less or
the equivalent for the building of 17 hospitals," Athanassakis said.
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