Greek gov't announces 350-mln-euro aid package for needy

ATHENS, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Greece's government announced on Thursday a support package worth 350 million euros (380 million U.S. dollars) for poorer households and citizens in December.

"It is a kind of social solidarity benefit ... When the economy goes well, we can support our fellow citizens who are mostly in need," Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was quoted in a press release as saying.