Subject: Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 17-03-17 From: "HR-Net News Distribution Manager" CONTENTS [01] PM Tsipras to reply to question about the health sector in Parliament [02] Pitella to be declared honourary citizen of Athens --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [01] PM Tsipras to reply to question about the health sector in Parliament Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday, at 9.30, will reply in Parliament to a timely question about the health sector tabled by Centrists Union leader Vassilis Leventis. Leventis asked the prime minister to give further details regarding changes in the health sector. Tsipras will speak at the Hour of Prime Minister in Parliament. [02] Pitella to be declared honourary citizen of Athens The president of the S&D Group in the European Parliament, Gianni Pittella, will be declared honourary citizen of Athens on Friday. He will also hold meetings with political leaders. "We believe Greece has done a lot and now it is the creditors' turn to take the step in order to close the [program] review without additional measures, while we consider necessary that any deal on collective labour agreements will meet the best European practices," he told the Athens Macedonian News Agency (ANA). Pittella reiterated his view that there can be no Europe without Greece, noting that his political group supported the country in its efforts to exit from the social and economic crisis.