Philippe Egalite'
Aristocracy
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it isn´t confused
IN THE FIRST OFFICIAL NOTICE, IT SAYS:
THE kING CONTRIBUTED WITH 2000000EUROS TO A BANKING ACCOUNT OPEN BY GOVERNMENT OF GREECE SO THAT THE PRIVATE PEOPLE COULD CONTRIBUTE WITH MONEY TO HELP VICTIMS
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First, I would most respectfully request that you avoid writing in caps.
There are four (4) communique's since August 26, 2007 and the exact inofrmation is as follows:
The first, dated Sunday, August 26, 2007, is in the form of an address by the former king (in the first person, in plural). At the end of the third paragraph, he says, "Επιπλέον, η οικογένειά μου και εγώ, θα καταβάλουμε το συμβολικό ποσό των €200,000, σε λογαριασμό που θα ανακοινωθεί από τους αρμόδιους κρατικούς φορείς." [Μoreover, my family and I shall contribure the symbolic amount of €200,000 to the account to be announced by the appropriate state agencies.] And he was referring to the account that the Government was planning to open in order for all, be it private citizens or organizations from all over Greece and the World to contribute.
IN THE SECOND OFFICIAL NOTICE , IT IS A MESSAGE OF THE KING.HE SPEAK IN FIRST PERSON
HE SAYS:
HE CONTRIBUTE 2000000....AND HE ADDS:
THE ANA MARIA FOUNDATION COLLABORATION WITH ORGANIZATIONS OF FIRE EXTINGUISHING AND RESCUE OF PEOPLE
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The second, communique', dated Tuesday, August 28, 2007 is in the third person. In there, it is quoted in the fifth and last paragraph, "Όπως ανακοίνωσε στις 26 Αυγούστου, ο βασιλεύς Κωνσταντίνος προσφέρει €200,000 στο ταμείο υπέρ των παθώντων [sic]." [As he announced on August 26, king Constantine is offering €200,000 to the account for the affected].
IN THE THIRD OFFICIAL NOTICE, IT IS OF FOUNDATION(IT IS NOT OF THE KING)
IT SPEAK ABOUT THE COLLABORATION OF FOUNDATION WITH ORGANIZATION OF FIRES EXTINGUISHING...
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I EXPLAIN IT
EVER FOUNDATIONS ARE LEGAL ORGANIZATIONS.THE LAWS SAY THAT FOUNDATIONS ONLY CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE GROUPS OF PERSONS
EXAMPLE:
I CAN CONTRIBUTE WITH 200000 EUROS TO HELP TO STEFANOS BUT THE FOUNDATION ONLY CONTRIBUTE TO GROUPS PERSONS, ORGANIZATIONS, VILLAGES .......IT CAN NOT CONTRIBUTE TO STEFENOS. IT CAN CONTRIBUTE TO A VILLAGE, A ORGANIZATION....POLICE
THE THIRD MESSAGER SPEAKS OF THE ANA MARY FOUNDATION WORK TO DISTRIBUTE THE HELP
THE FOUNDATIONS HELPS TO FIREMEN AND ORGANIZATIONS OF RESCUE
IN THE FIRST IT SPEAK ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTE OF CONSTANTINE TO VICTIMS, AND IN SECOND SPEAK ABOUT FOUNDATION.
cONSTATINO CAN CONTRIBUTE TO PERSONS BUT THE FOUNDATION CAN NOT CONTRIBUTE TO PERSONS IT CAN TO ORGANIZATIOS OR GROUPS OF PERSONS AS VILLAGES, FIREMEN...IT IS THE LAW.
IN THE FOUNDATIONS TO CONTRIBUTE IT MUST FOLLOW A PROCESS
THE GROUPS THAT ASK FOR IT HAVE TO PRESENT A PROJECT ........
IT IS THE FOUNDATIONS
In the third communique', dated Friday, August 31, 2007 it is announced that on that day, king Constantine and queen Anne-Marie visited the Zaharo area, the Makistos village and the Kaiafa lake.
The fourth communique', dated Tuesday, September 18, 2007 is a summary report on the three-year activity of the Queen Anne-Marie Foundation. In there, it is explicitly quoted that the Foundation focuses on four programs (and I quote):
1. "Ερευνα, σε πανελλαδικό επίπεδο" [Research at national level],
2. "Την ανάπτυξη συνεργασιών με εθελοντικές οργανώσεις" [Development
of collaboration with volunteer organizations],
3. "Την ενίσχυση εκπαιδευτικών προγραμμάτων" [Support for educational
programs],
4. "Την αρωγή των εθελοντικών αυτών σωματείων, με την δωρεά
εξοπλισμού. Η αγορά του εκάστοτε υλικού γίνεται από το Ίδρυμα Άννα-
Μαρία. Δεν δίνονται χρηματικά ποσά απ’ ευθείας στις οργανώσεις" [The
support of these volunteer organizations with donation of equipment.
The purchase of equipement is done by the Anne-Marie Foundation. No
funds shall be given directly to the organizations].
Therefore, as I quoted earlier, it appears that the king's pledge to donate funds is independent of the Foundation's activities, since the latter does not donate funds directly. And a final comment. Charitable organizations and foundations in Greece, are certainly allowed to also donate funds in the form of scholarships, grants etc.
What do you mean by "stefenos" or "stefanos"? There is no such word in English or Greek. Could you kindly explain?
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