Athens News Agency: Daily News Bulletin in English, 12-06-28

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CONTENTS

[01] New parliament to be sworn in on Thursday

[02] PM continues phone contacts with foreign leaders

[03] Venizelos leaves for Brussels on Wednesday

[04] Kouvelis: Development must be incorporated in EU's economic governance

[05] Gov't not participating in new EU developments, SYRIZA says

[06] Government spokesman says Tsipras exercising 'opposition to country'

[07] SYRIZA leader meets PPC chief, asks that he suspends cutting power to households

[08] Venizelos addresses first meeting of new PASOK parliamentary group

[09] KKE on objections to privatising civil aviation service; questions over FIR

[10] Costs of pharmaceuticals should be covered by state, KKE leader says

[11] FM spokesman comments on latest quips by fYRoM PM

[12] Administrative Reform minister briefed Task Force for Greece in Brussels

[13] Ministry denies media reports of high public-sector hiring in 2009-2011

[14] Academics object to transfer of research secretariat to development ministry, seek meeting with PM

[15] Circle of 'Friends of Greece' by Eurodeputies founded in Brussels

[16] Patriarch of Alexandria received by newly elected Egyptian president Morsi

[17] Employment down 8.7 pct in Q1

[18] Rapanos to resign from NBG, bank sources say

[19] National Bank CFO resigns

[20] National Bank managing director to resign according to reports

[21] Shipping & Aegean minister briefs personnel

[22] Fines on food companies for violating existing legislation

[23] Business Briefs

[24] Stocks end moderately higher

[25] Greek bond market closing report

[26] ADEX closing report

[27] Foreign Exchange rates - Thursday

[28] Attack against Microsoft with booby-trapped van

[29] Twenty three accused of bank robberies in northern Greece

[30] Nine arrested in 'abductions for ransom' gang

[31] Armed robbery case solved

[32] Two men attempt to steal 15-ton bridge

[33] Arrests on Crete in fake driver's license scam

[34] Drug arrests in Patras region

[35] Ecumenical Patriarch arrives in Kozani

[36] Harbour police report peak in accidental drownings in 2012

[37] Major Greco-Italian archaeological con'f on Lesvos

[38] Mid-period Byzantine temple brought to light at Tempi

[39] Brush fire reported near houses in Ano Glyfada, Athens

[40] The Wednesday edition of Athens' dailies at a glance Politics

[01] New parliament to be sworn in on Thursday

The parliament president will be elected in a Parliamentary vote on Friday, June 29. Evangelos Meimarakis is the candidate proposed by New Democracy (ND) for the post. A technicality concerning the 7th vice-president, who based on Parliament's rules comes from the fifth largest party (or fourth opposition party), remains to be resolved. According to reports, there is opposition by both the coalition partners and main opposition to the 7th VP being filled by a candidate from the ultra-nationalist Golden Dawn (Chryssi Avgi) party.

The date for the presentation of the government's policy platforms has not been set yet.

The three-party government (ND-PASOK-DIM.AR) will ask for a vote of confidence on July 6.

[02] PM continues phone contacts with foreign leaders

Later on Wednesday afternoon he also spoke with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and on Wednesday night he is scheduled to speak with French President Francois Hollande.

[03] Venizelos leaves for Brussels on Wednesday

[04] Kouvelis: Development must be incorporated in EU's economic governance

Kouvelis said that the situation in Europe is exceptionally critical, as recession has hit not only the countries of the European south but also the wider EU, and thus development is an important demand on the part of Greece.

He also said an extension of Greece's fiscal adjustment would be a relief for the Greek society from the "merciless and ineffective" austerity measures that have been imposed in the country.

[05] Gov't not participating in new EU developments, SYRIZA says

In an announcement, SYRIZA noted that statements made by German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday and insistence on defending policies of harsh austerity and fiscal discipline, highlighted the dead-end nature of neoliberalism that was leading to the disintegration of the EU and the poverty and unemployment of its people.

[06] Government spokesman says Tsipras exercising 'opposition to country'

"Mr. Tsipras a day before the summit, instead of contributing to the national effort, is choosing once again to exercise opposition to the country itself," Kedikoglou said in a reply to what the SYRIZA leader said the same day regarding the June 28-29 EU summit.

"Evidently, this is what SYRIZA means when it speaks to the Greek people of responsible opposition," Kedikoglou added.

[07] SYRIZA leader meets PPC chief, asks that he suspends cutting power to households

On the issue of electricity rates, Zervos repeated that the PPC would not call for an increase in rates but would present the current situation in the energy market to the Environment, Energy and Climate Change ministry so decisions could be taken. He also assured Tsipras that there would be no shortage of electricity supply over the summer when demand was higher.

After the meeting, Tsipras noted that a large part of the population was unfortunately living on the border of utter poverty and unable to make ends meet, including the unemployed, low paid and those on low pensions that were living below the poverty line.

"For those sections of the population there must be provision so that they are able to have access to a social good that is absolutely necessary for survival, such as electricity," he said.

Tsipras said he asked for the PPC to suspend procedures for cutting power until the issue goes before the new Parliament and a final decision on the issue is taken.

"We consider that there is a level of understanding with the PPC management and we believe that in the next period we must at least all help so as to create the conditions for taking political decisions so that the PPC can live up to its social role," Tsipras said.

According to Tsipras, the issue was purely political and did not fall strictly within the powers and duties of the PPC's management.

"What we asked is that, until there is a final political decision that must be taken by the Greek Parliament, that the PPC's management understand this explosive problem so that there is at least a suspension of the processes, precisely because the problem that exists for the management also is that they cannot choose, they do not have the right information so that they can objectively decide which households are really living below the poverty line and which have the ability to pay, if you will," he added.

Tsipras said that SYRIZA wanted to help in this direction, so that it was possible to objectively discriminate between those households that were at the limits of survival or below the poverty line, with the state supplying the PPC with the necessary information concerning the status of each household.

[08] Venizelos addresses first meeting of new PASOK parliamentary group

Venizelos said that PASOK was fully aware of its ideological identity and although it acknowledged to ND the first responsibility for the formation of a government as it was the top vote-getter in the June 17 elections, it nevertheless does not forget ND's "immense blame for where we are today", and accused ND of a 'blind anti-Memorandum rationale" at a first stage and of leading the country to elections and feeding the extreme manufactured polarisation with SYRIZA, whereas now ND and Samaras "will realise what they pretended they did not understand, in other words what PASOK had been shouldering by itself".

Venizelos also announced that Michalis Chryssohoidis and Evi Christofilopoulou will be PASOK's parliamentary spokespersons.

[09] KKE on objections to privatising civil aviation service; questions over FIR

"The issue of not going ahead with the privatisation of the Civil Aviation Service will be among the first that we will raise," she promised in statements afterward, adding that the party also opposed the privatisation of airports, considering that these must belong to the state and be subject to nationwide planning that took into account their role in tourism but also the country's sovereign rights.

"We are well aware that the Civil Aviation Service is related to the flight information region and this concerns us greatly, because we know that there is a plan to pass responsibility for the FIR to other countries and other territories, either in Italy or in Romania," Papariga said.

She said that the issue will be raised in Parliament separately and not as part of a general reference opposing privatisations.

According to the head of the civil aviation staff union OSYPA Vassilis Alevizopoulos, the union was against the selling of airports, while he claimed that an "ugly game" was being played between Greece and Germany over the Athens FIR, which was an issues of national security and Greek air space.

[10] Costs of pharmaceuticals should be covered by state, KKE leader says

"We ask that the issue of the drugs be financed and, in fact, that the money owed to pharmacists is paid. Nevertheless, the greater part of the subsidy given was from the workers' own contributions. It is not possible to transfer money from the pockets of one to put them in the pockets of another because in this way the social insurance funds will be demolished entirely. The subsidy must be given exclusively from state funds," she stated, adding that the state could have held back interest payments instead.

[11] FM spokesman comments on latest quips by fYRoM PM

Spokesman Grigoris Delavekouras referred to recent high-profile statements by the prime minister of the neighbouring country, Nikola Gruevski, who claimed that Athens is exercising a policy of "political genocide".

"Achieving a mutually acceptable solution will release the potential in our bilateral relations and provide an impetus for the European and Euro-Atlantic prospects of the neighbouring country," Delavekouras said, while cautioning that a self-evident condition for the above is the cultivation of good-neighbourly relations.

The foreign ministry spokesman referred directly to what he called "offensive and wild extremes" by officials of the Skopje government, which, he pointed out, come in the wake of a new Greek government assuming power. He warned that such comments are not conducive for the creation of a suitable climate towards achieving a mutually acceptable solution to the 'name issue'.

"On the contrary, they undermine bilateral relations and fuel the systematic negative government propaganda that aims to turn the public opinion of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia against Greece," he said.

[12] Administrative Reform minister briefed Task Force for Greece in Brussels

The meeting was held on Tuesday, with Manitakis stressing to the EU and international organisation experts tasked with providing technical assistance to Greece that the rapid reorganisation of its civil service and public administration was his ministry's top priority.

He presented a detailed overview of the actions carried out to reform administrative systems, agreed jointly with the task force, the French government and the ministry. These concerned the overall reorganisation of civil service structures and functions, establishing a new and effective system for coordinating the government and improving services to the public and businesses.

He agreed to accelerate implementation of the measures already decided and on deeper cooperation in areas concerning the simplification of procedures and electronic governance.

[13] Ministry denies media reports of high public-sector hiring in 2009-2011

Replying to claims that 70,000 additional staff had been taken on in the past two years, when Greece was already in the grip of the debt crisis and had agreed to reduce its public sector, the ministry presented its own figures and dismissed the reports as wildly exaggerated.

Specifically, the ministry noted that an agreement had been reached with the EU-IMF troika for an upper limit of 8,000 new permanent staff in that year. It noted that 5,633 permanent staff was hired in that year, , mainly at the defence, health, education and citizen protection ministries. In addition, 3,424 individuals were transferred from the broader public sector bringing total staff hired in the civil service in 2011 to 9,057 individuals.

Explaining the excess 1,057 hirings, the ministry said that this occurred because the ratio of hiring to departures was changed from 1:5 to 1:10 in the middle of the year. As a result, an agreement was reached with the troika to reduce the quota of new staff by that amount in 2012.

In terms of temporary or seasonal staff, it was agreed that the number hired should be 30 percent lower in 2010 than in 2009. For the year 2011, hiring was reduced by 15 percent relative to that of 2010, while for the second half of 2011 it was reduced by 50 percent relative to 2010. In the following years, it was agreed that there would be further reductions of 10 percent until the year 2015.

The hiring approved for 2009, 2010 and 2011 were for 133,852 people, 63,874 people and 34,959 people respectively, in line with the agreement for a gradual reduction.

The ministry suggested that the information had been reproduced and propagated in the media before it had been cross-checked and confirmed by public services, creating a distorted and unfavourable image of the country abroad.

[14] Academics object to transfer of research secretariat to development ministry, seek meeting with PM

The academics note that the sudden decision was announcement without any prior discussion with the academic and research community and had not been included in New Democracy's policy platform before the elections. They underlined that the decision would "strike at the foundations of the single Higher Education and Research area laid in previous years and which had been supported by Samaras until now.

Similar letters were also sent to the leaders of the two junior parties in the coalition government, PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos and Democratic Left leader Fotis Kouvelis.

[15] Circle of 'Friends of Greece' by Eurodeputies founded in Brussels

Ten Eurodeputies signed the founding proclamation of the circle of Eurodeputies "Friends of Greece" in an event held in Brussels.

The creation of the circle is an initiative by German Eurodeputy of Greek origin G. Hatzimarkakis (ALDE) and constitutes an effort to increase sensitisation for Greece and Greek culture.

The aim of the circle of Eurodeputies "Friends of Greece" is to participate in initiatives that will develop a positive view for both the country and its culture, as well as to help Greece in the reforms process that has begun so as to have the strong message sent that the country is not facing the crisis alone but also has Europe at its side.

[16] Patriarch of Alexandria received by newly elected Egyptian president Morsi

The meeting that was held at the initiative of the Egyptian leader and also attended by representatives of the Anglican, Protestant and Maronite Churches of Egypt.

The new Egyptian president stressed that Orthodox Christians have lived peacefully in Egypt for the past 2,000 years and accepted the patriarch's invitation to visit the Patriarchate in Alexandria. He stressed that all Egyptian people, regardless of their religion, have the same rights.

The head of the Orthodox Church in Africa presented the new Egyptian leader with a silver platter decorated with the emblem of the Patriarchate.

Financial News

[17] Employment down 8.7 pct in Q1

Employment fell by 8.7 pct in Greece in the first quarter of 2012, compared with the corresponding period last year, the European Commission said on Wednesday.

In a report, published here, the EU's executive said that a total of 400,000 job positions were lost in the first three months of the year in Greece, while in Spain employment fell by 660,000, in Portugal by 210,000 and in Italy by 180,000 over the same period.

The Commission noted that Greece was among a group of countries where employment was expected to deteriorate in the second half of 2012 in the services and construction sectors. The report said that unemployment in the 55-64 age group doubled in Greece, Denmark, Ireland, Spain, Latvia and Lithuania in the 2008-2011 period, while a 64 pct of Greeks aged 15-35 said there were ready to work to another European country.

The Commission report said homeless people grew by 25 pct in 2011 compared with 2009, to 20,000, of which 50 pct were located in Athens and Piraeus. The Commission expects that social spending in Greece would be cut by 18 pct in the second half of the year.

[18] Rapanos to resign from NBG, bank sources say

Rapanos, who first accepted and then turned down the job of Greek finance minister due to an unexpected health problem, is again expected to cite health problems as the reason for his resignation from the bank.

[19] National Bank CFO resigns

The board of the NBG Group has issued a statement recognizing his "effectiveness in exercising his duties in extremely critical circumstances" and praises his sense of professionalism.

According to earlier reports, the managing director of the National Bank of Greece Apostolos Tamvakakis will be resigning on Thursday after the conclusion of the National Bank's general assembly.

[20] National Bank managing director to resign according to reports

[21] Shipping & Aegean minister briefs personnel

In a meeting with personnel representatives, he stressed that ministry departments and jurisdiction will be reviewed in order to improve its services and ensure administrative continuity.

[22] Fines on food companies for violating existing legislation

The violations include possession and distribution of food products that were unsafe for consumption, impure or adulterated. Also, adoption of practices aimed at misleading consumers, lack of operation license, inadequate sanitation and lack of self-control systems.

[23] Business Briefs

[24] Stocks end moderately higher

The Big Cap index rose 0.82 pct and the Mid Cap index ended 0.41 pct higher. The Telecoms (4.32 pct), Construction (2.98 pct) and Commerce (1.94 pct) sectors scored the biggest percentage gains of the day, while Industrial Products (0.72 pct), Personal Products (0.63 pct0 and Banks (0.43 pct) suffered losses.

Cyprus Popular Bank (8.0 pct), Eurobank (4.51 pct), OTE (4.32 pct) and Titan (4.14 pct) were top gainers among blue chip stocks, while Cyprus Bank (7.59 pct), Ellaktor (3.77 pct), Viohalco (3.21 pct) and Piraeus Bank (2.51 pct) were top losers.

Broadly, advancers led decliners by 69 with 44 with another 18 issues unchanged. Sato (18.75 pct), Paperpack (15.49 pct) and Vioter (15.38 pct) were top gainers, while PC Systems (20 pct), 3A (19.89 pct) and Eurobrokers (16.13 pct) were top losers.

Sector indices ended as follows:

Industrials: -0.72%

Commercial: +1.94%

Construction: +2.98%

Oil & Gas: +1.57%

Personal & Household: -0.63%

Raw Materials: +1.56%

Travel & Leisure: +1.00%

Technology: +0.31%

Telecoms: +0.31%

Banks: -0.43%

Food & Beverages: +0.40%

Health: -0.15%

Utilities: -0.20%

Financial Services: +0.24%

The stocks with the highest turnover were National Bank, OPAP, Alpha Bank and Bank of Cyprus.

Selected shares from the FTSE/ASE-20 index closed in euros as follows:

Alpha Bank: 1.12

Public Power Corp (PPC): 1.73

HBC Coca Cola: 13.55

Hellenic Petroleum: 4.53

National Bank of Greece: 1.26

EFG Eurobank Ergasias: 0.65

OPAP: 4.55

OTE: 1.93

Bank of Piraeus: 0.23

Titan: 13.33

[25] Greek bond market closing report

In interbank markets, interest rates remained mainly unchanged. The 12-month rate stood at 1.21 pct, the six-month rate was 0.92 pct, the three-month rate 0.65 pct and the one-month rate 0.37 pct.

[26] ADEX closing report

[27] Foreign Exchange rates - Thursday

U.S. dollar 1.266

Pound sterling 0.811

Danish kroner 7.545

Swedish kroner 8.956

Japanese yen 100.98

Swiss franc 1.219

Norwegian kroner 7.635

Canadian dollar 1.298

Australian dollar 1.257

General News

[28] Attack against Microsoft with booby-trapped van

Unidentified individuals used a stolen van to threaten security guards of the company at the entrance of the building and stormed into the lobby and before setting off a large number of gas canisters, which were in the van, before fleeing.

Serious damage to the building's lobby and minor damage on the first storey were reported. Police found in the stolen van, which was totally destroyed from the explosion, remnants of the gas canisters as well as plastic bottles.

[29] Twenty three accused of bank robberies in northern Greece

The Kavala-based ring was active across northern Greece and had stolen roughly 450,000 euros. The ring members were heavily armed and did not hesitate to open fire on police officers. Police found in their possession and seized four Kalashnikovs, 6 pistols, 6 hunting rifles, an automatic sub-machine gun, explosives, detonators and a hand grenade.

Among those arrested are locals, as well as repatriated Greeks from former Soviet Union countries and a Serb. Three of the ring leaders, two aged 24 and a 37-year-old were also arrested. Two of the so-called "masterminds" were school buddies and had served in the Greek army's special forces.

A Kavala lawyer was also arrested accused of providing legal assistance to the gang members and a Greek Police special guard serving in Athens who supplied the ring with bullet-proof vests and provided useful information. The Serb national supplied them with guns from his country while some of the weapons were imported from Bulgaria.

According to the case file, the gang became active in April 2011 and its members are accused of committing five armed robberies targeting banks in the regions of Kavala, Serres, Komotini and Thessaloniki. They are also accused of breaking open 10 ATMs using explosives in the regions of Kavala, Komotini, Xanthi, Drama, Sindos and Evros.

[30] Nine arrested in 'abductions for ransom' gang

More specifically, five Greeks, to Albanians and two Greeks from the former Soviet Union have been arrested so far in an ongoing investigation, accused of involvement in five abductions in December 2011, for which they received money and gold of high value as ransom.

The perpetrators abducted mainly relatives of jewelry store owners, and held them captive in a former factory facility they had turned into a prison for a few days until the ransoms were paid. In one case they abducted from Nea Peramo the wife of a businessman, holding her for 25 days for 346,000 euros ransom.

According to sources, the perpetrators received more than 400,000 euros in cash, some 350,000 euros in jewelry and 16 kilograms of gold in ransom.

The investigation was continuing, and the Attica security police were due to announce details.

[31] Armed robbery case solved

According to the case file the nine suspects are charged with grand theft, attempted murder against police officers and participation in a criminal group.

Members of the group wearing masks on March 30, 2012, broke into a jewelry shop in Argos and took 30,000 euros in jewelry. While leaving they shot at police officers that pursued them.

Afterwards they fled with two cars. The cars were stolen from the wider Athens region and were found later abandoned.

Police are continuing the investigation.

Financial crimes squad finds 'unjustified' 3 million euros in deputy mayor's bank account

The finance ministry's economic crimes squad (SDOE) has found 3 million euros in "unjustified" deposits in the bank account of a deputy mayor in Sterea (mainland) Greece, it was made known on Wednesday.

The SDOE is conducting 'source of wealth' checks on 500 political persons, among them former MPs, mayors, etc.

[32] Two men attempt to steal 15-ton bridge

The two suspects, aged 44 and 48, went to the spot with a crane but they were spotted and were arrested red-handed. The 17x5 metres and 15 tons bridge was used by OSE for the construction of a train track.

A large number of similar incidents have taken place in Northern Greece where the so-called 'copper and cast iron gangs' are active. These gangs steal whatever derives from steel and copper in order to sell them. Their preferences include grills from water supply networks and sewers, PPC transformers and cables, etc.

Only a few days ago, thieves made off with an entire iron bridge near the Greek-Bulgarian border on the Strymonas River.

[33] Arrests on Crete in fake driver's license scam

Eight of the suspects are motor vehicles department employees, four are driving instructors and one man allegedly took driver license written tests in the place of student drivers.

All of the suspects will be led before a prosecutor on Thursday accused of forming a criminal ring, forgery, criminal impersonation, active and passive bribery, and multiple counts of fraud.

[34] Drug arrests in Patras region

Three men and a woman were arrested in the towns of Akrata and Egio while other two individuals are still wanted.

Among the suspects were two 32-year-old brothers who were arrested on the Patras-Athens national motorway, near Akrata, after police found 60 grams of heroin in their car. A 36-year-old man and a woman, 37, were arrested in Egio.

A total of 175 drug transactions were made by the suspects in the past month alone.

[35] Ecumenical Patriarch arrives in Kozani

Addressing the crowd that gathered at the city's main square, the Patriarch praised the local people for being hardworking and creative and made a special reference to the noted, locally produced saffron under the brand name "Krokos Kozanis". He also stressed the environmentally friendly exploitation of the region's mineral resources.

Referring to the crises people are faced with, he underlined that "material progress should be accompanied by spiritual progress in order to have the strength to weather any storm," adding that "Christian traditions help the Greek nation face all difficulties successfully."

[36] Harbour police report peak in accidental drownings in 2012

Figures supplied by the harbour police showed that 145 people had died of drowning since the start of 2012, with the number of deaths per year increasingly steadily since 2008. Specificially, deaths in 2008 came to 283, rising to 327 in 2009, 371 in 2010 and again 371 in 2011.

As a result of the economic crisis, several municipalities have failed to hire life guards for public beaches in 2012, increasing the risk of drowning accidents as the tourism season peaks. There were 468 beaches with a life guard in 2011 but only 361 in 2012.

The harbour police advised swimmers to avoid swimming after a heavy meal or in rough seas with strong currents in order to avoid accidents. They also advised the elderly and people with health problems to consult their doctor before they begin swimming in the sea so as to have their medication adjusted and to receive basic advice.

For spear-gun fishing, the head of the harbour police stressed that they must follow certain safety rules, such as always having a buoy to indicate their presence, avoid fishing in areas frequented by ships or harbour entrances and taking care not to overestimate their stamina. He also recommended that those wishing to do underwater fishing also take scuba diving lessons.

He also noted that the coast guard will increase patrols along busy beaches during the summer months and offer workshops on swimming safety to children.

[37] Major Greco-Italian archaeological con'f on Lesvos

The conference, entitled "Two Countries - One History. Management and Promotion of Cultural & Environmental Heritage Monuments on NE Aegean Islands (Lesvos, Limnos, Hios, Psara) - Magna Graecia (Calabria, Sicily) - Veneto & Pompey" is hosted by Greek ephorates of antiquities, the Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, the Aegean University, the Italian School of Archaeology in Athens, the North Aegean Region and local authorities.

[38] Mid-period Byzantine temple brought to light at Tempi

On the western and northern environs the site is surrounded by an extensive cemetery, which is one of the few finds that dates to the Mid-Byzantine period.

Sdrolia explained to AMNA that the excavations at Tempi began in 2008, in the context of the construction of a new section of the national highway from Maliakos to Kleidi at Tempi.

[39] Brush fire reported near houses in Ano Glyfada, Athens

[40] The Wednesday edition of Athens' dailies at a glance

ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "The state loses 285,000 euros from the shut-down of every small shop...!".

AVGHI: "Minister of recession and sell-off".

AVRIANI: "Yannis Stournaras is prime minister Antonis Samaras' strong card".

ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "Discounts and installments in taxes for the weaker".

ESTIA: "What will happen with the taxes".

ETHNOS: "German Chancellor Angela Merkel raises a new Berlin Wall".

IMERISSIA: "Message to Europe for steady course".

KATHIMERINI: "Stournaras chosen with the eyes on Europe".

LOGOS: "One arrived...another left".

NAFTEMPORIKI: "New Finance Ministry crash test with the (EC, ECB, IMF) troika".

RIZOSPASTIS: "Communist Party (KKE): Popular rally for free medicine and Health services".

TA NEA: "Kifissia (Athens suburb, Samaras' residence) secrets".

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