Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis said on Saturday the government is responding to the real needs of the financially weaker citizens with social sensitivity, seriousness and responsibility.
Karamanlis presented the measures taken by the government to tackle the international economic crisis in Kozani in central Greece, according to Athens News Agency.
He said the aim is to decrease inter-bank interest rates and, consequently, to decrease interest rates for the loans and subsidies of businessmen.
"We have exercised, we are exercising and we shall exercise every necessary intervention to achieve low interest rates and for the exclusion of abusive terms by banks," the prime minister said.
As regards measures being taken by the government, Karamanlis said they will not burden Greek citizens but will secure 500 million euros (about 638.5 million U.S. dollars) for the Social Cohesion Fund and public investments.
Karamanlis acknowledged that problems do exist that are being intensified by the economic crisis and said that the greatest one is unemployment. He pointed out that through Manpower Employment Organization (OAED) programs 50,000 new jobs will be created by the end of the year and another 140,000 new jobs in 2009.
Source: Xinhua
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