Subject: Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 17-03-16 From: "HR-Net News Distribution Manager" CONTENTS [01] Central banker calls for compromise to close second program review [02] ND leader Mitsotakis congratulates Rutte --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [01] Central banker calls for compromise to close second program review Bank of Greece Governor Yiannis Stournaras called on Wednesday for a compromise between the Greek government and the institutions to close the second program review as soon as possible. Speaking at the Association of Pharmaceutical Companies, the central banker said confidence indexes started declining in the first months of 2017 adding that the swift completion of the review is a necessary precondition for economy recovery within the year. "Uncertainty continues and explains the drop in confidence indexes in the first months of 2017. The swift completion of the second review through a compromise to mitigate the differences between the Greek government and the institutions and the restoration of a climate of confidence, are now the only way to restart the Greek economy," he said. [02] ND leader Mitsotakis congratulates Rutte Main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday congratulated Mark Rutte for his victory in the Dutch elections. "2017 will be the year that populism will be defeated in Europe, including Greece," Mitsotakis posted on Twitter.