OPPOSITION LEADERS TO OFFER PROPOSALS ON GREECE'S COURSE AT TRADE FAIR Thessaloniki, September 3 (M.P.A.) The cream of the crop of Greece's political world is set to salute Thessaloniki's 61st International Trade Fair, that opens offcially next Saturday, and opposition parties leaders are seizing the opportunity to strut their ideas on what course Greece should follow in order to reach further development levels. Main opposition party New Democracy leader Miltiades Evert will emphasize that the key to development is competitiveness, since the era is marked by intense progress in technology and market globalization. His proposal will be to expedite the country's biggest infrastructure projects and to harmonize all of the public sector's activities into a strategy of development. Antonis Samaras, the leader of minor opposition party Political Spring, appears to agree that recognizing competition is the golden rule for achieving progress in the country's development. "Rescuing Greek economy from the vicious cycle of static inflation and adopting a new regulatory and organization framework for the promotion of exports would allow Greek businesses to carry out a decisive role in the development of our country," Mr. Samaras will emhasize. Communist Party of Greece (KKE) Secretary-General Aleka Paparega will underline the positive impact brought about by Thessaloniki's Trade Fair given the opportunity the event provides for communication among the participating countries. Coalition of the Left and Progress (Synaspismos) President Nikos Konstantopoulos will adopt a more negative approach to convey his proposals for expediting the country's development progress. Mr. Konstantopoulos will note that Thessaloniki's International Trade Fair proves the various levels of development and, simultaneously, illustrates the shortcomings that result from the absence of a political plan for development and modernization.

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