Subject: Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 17-02-20 From: "HR-Net News Distribution Manager" CONTENTS [01] Eurogroup to seek political agreement so that institutions return to Athens [02] Greece most popular destination for Romanians next summer --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [01] Eurogroup to seek political agreement so that institutions return to Athens BRUSSELS (ANA/ M. Aroni) - The eurozone Finance Ministers will discuss the progress in the implementation of the Greek programme on Monday's Eurogroup as well as ways to continue the review of the second programme, according to the Eurogroup agenda. The Greek issue is third on the agenda. Following the latest negotiations between the Greek authorities and the institutions, the Eurogroup will seek a political agreement on the conditions that would allow the institutions' return to Athens to continue the negotiations for the programme's review. Provided that the agreement is achieved and the institutions return to Athens soon, the technical issues of the second review will close quickly, eurozone sources said. The same sources said that only one third of the prior actions for the conclusion of the second programme review have been met. Moreover, reports said that the institutions insist on their common view for precautionary measures after 2018 in order to safeguard the primary surpluses targets for many years after. [02] Greece most popular destination for Romanians next summer Greek National Tourism Organisation (GNTO) participated in the international tourism fair TTR-Roxempo held in Romania. It was proved that Greece is one of the most popular destinations for the Romanians this summer, Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura posted on Facebook citing the GNTO. Romanians expressed interest in the islands of the Northern Aegean such as Samos, Lesvos and Chios as well as in the development of other types of tourism such as itinerant tourism, special actiities and city breaks.