Cyprus Mail: Press Review in English, 99-03-30

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From: The Cyprus Mail at <http://www.cynews.com/>

Tuesday, March 30, 1999

Continued outrage over Nato bombings

YESTERDAY'S front pages continued to be dominated by the Nato air strikes on Yugoslavia, although some local weekend events did creep on to the covers, including the first assembly of former Interior Minister Dinos Michaelides' new political party. Attention was also given to a new government subsidy for families with three or more underage children.

Haravghi ran the story under the banner headline "Adolph Clinton". The paper said that US president Bill Clinton was "determined to continue the murderous raids against Yugoslavia, reminiscent of the Nazi mould." The communist party paper then reported on Clinton's letter to Greek prime minister Costas Simitis, calling on Greece to "remain united with her Nato allies."

The paper also reported on a rise in the cost of calls made from public telephone boxes. According to Akel deputy Takis Hadjidemetriou, costs for local and overseas calls have gone up by 130 per cent in a move which, according to the paper, had not been approved by the House.

Simerini reported that Greece would not allow Nato troops to pass through its land or air-space in order to carry out attacks against Yugoslavia. The paper said that Greek government spokesman Demetris Reppas had made the announcement after a three-hour government defence advisory body meeting on Sunday. The Greek port of Salonica was a major staging post for Nato troops currently in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

To Tharros reported that Michaelides' Movement of Democratic Struggle would hold its first conference in June. The paper said that Michaelides had been elected party president at Sunday's founding meeting. The paper added that temporary members of the executive board would be elected on April 14.

Alithia said that more than 1,200 people had attended the Movement's founding meeting, a number "higher than the organiser's expectations."

Phileleftheros said that Cyprus was currently suffering from an under- population problem, "which especially concerns the government." The paper continued that, in order to combat this problem, the government was preparing a complete demographic policy programme and a special subsidy for families with three or more children under the age of 18.

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