Greece calls for more cooperation against smugglers

STORY: Greece calls for more cooperation against smugglers DATELINE: Oct. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:26 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: POLITICS/OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rescue operation in Lesvos Island 2. SOUNDBITE (English): KYRIAKOS MITSOTAKIS, Greek Prime Minister 3. various of the rescue operation in Kythira Island 4. various of Greek government spokesperson Giannis Oikonomou 5. various of the rescue operation in Kythira Island STORYLINE: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday called for better cooperation to eradicate smuggling networks, after 18 people lost their lives in the latest tragedy involving a migrant boat in the Aegean Sea. SOUNDBITE (English): KYRIAKOS MITSOTAKIS, Greek Prime Minister "I think this is a time to really cooperate much more substantially in order to avoid these types of incidents occurring in the future, and to completely eradicate the smugglers who prey upon innocent people, desperate people who try to reach the European continent in vessels which are clearly

Greek gov't announces 1.1-bln-euro support package to tackle energy price spike

STORY: Greek gov't announces 1.1-bln-euro support package to tackle energy price spike DATELINE: March 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Greece 2. SOUNDBITE (Greek): GIANNIS OIKONOMOU, Greek government spokesperson STORYLINE: Greece's government presented on Thursday a three-month package of support measures worth 1.1 billion euros (1.2 billion U.S. dollars) to help households and businesses cope with the energy crisis. SOUNDBITE (Greek): GIANNIS OIKONOMOU, Greek government spokesperson "The measures we are announcing today exceed 1 billion euros and are addressed to 3.2 million of citizens, while the total amount of interventions to support Greek society reaches 4 billion euros to date." The new package of support measures will include power bill subsidies and a fuel rebate of 22 eurocents per liter for consumption up to 60 liters per month for those with an annual income of up to 30,000 euros. Taxi drivers, low-income pensioners

Greek gov't to further support households, businesses as energy costs skyrocket

STORY: Greek gov't to further support households, businesses as energy costs skyrocket DATELINE: Feb. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:38 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Athens 2. various of the Greek Parliament 3. various of Giannis Oikonomou, Greek government spokesperson 4. various of the Greek Electric Company, Power Station 5. various of Christos Pantazonas, fashion designer in his clothing store 6. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): CHRISTOS PANTAZONAS, Fashion designer 7. various of people in Athens downtown 8. various of Christos Pantazonas, fashion designer in his clothing store 9. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): CHRISTOS PANTAZONAS, Fashion designer 10. various of Christos Pantazonas, fashion designer in his clothing store 11. SOUNDBITE 3 (Greek): CHRISTOS PANTAZONAS, Fashion designer 12. various of Dimitris Poulantzaklis, restaurant owner in his restaurant 13. SOUNDBITE 4 (Greek): DIMITRIS POULANTZAKLIS, Restaurant owner 14. various of Dimitris Poulantzaklis, restaurant owner in his restaurant 15.