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Athens News Agency: News in English (PM), 98-06-16

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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr>

NEWS IN ENGLISH

Athens, Greece, 16/06/1998 (ANA)


MAIN HEADLINES

  • Greek jets in Cyprus
  • Government condemns attack on unionist
  • Germant tourist drowns
  • Road safety council to draft policy
  • Concern over rash of robberies
  • Weather
  • Foreign Exchange

NEWS IN DETAIL

Greek jets in Cyprus

Four Hellenic Air Force F-16 jet fighters flew to Paphos air base on Cyprus this morning as part of plans to evaluate the operational capacity of the base within the framework of the joint Greece-Cyprus defence doctrine, according to an ANA despatch from Nicosia. The jets joined a Greek C-130 aircraft which arrived in Paphos yesterday evening. According to informed sources, the transport plane was carrying senior Greek military officials who later met with the chief of the Cyprus National Guard at Paphos air base. Two of the F-16s have since left Cyprus and returned to Greece, while the others are expected to depart this afternoon.

Government condemns attack on unionist

The government today strongly condemned the attack on the president of the teacher's union OLME during a protest rally in central Athens last night. "These are unacceptable incidents that hooligans are introducing into social struggles," acting government spokesman Nikos Athanassakis said. Nikos Tsoulias, the head of the teachers' union, was hospitalised after being attacked by sticks, stones and bars by a crowd of protestors during the rally in Kaningos Square. The rally had been called to protest police treatment of unappointed teachers objecting to the holding of a four-day national recruitment exam for the state school system.

Germant tourist drowns

Police said today that a German national had drowned while swimming in the sea in the area of Faros Prasonisiou on the island of Rhodes. The man, identified as Max Rol Kaufman, 69, drowned while swimming yesterday. An investigation is being conducted by the Rhodes Harbour Office.

Road safety council to draft policy

The transport ministry will soon submit a bill to Parliament which will establish a Road Safety Council to draft and supervise a national road safety policy, Transport Minister Tassos Mantelis announced today. Mantelis said accidents on Greek roads claimed 2000 lives each year and left more than 30,000 people with injuries. The cost to the national economy, he said, was in the region of 150 billion drachmas annually. Mantelis said improving roads and defining a national policy on road safety would be the overriding concerns of the Council, which will have an initial budget of two billion drachmas and a staff of 45.

Concern over rash of robberies

Public Order Ministry officials, senior police officers and the administration of the Federation of Bank Employee Unions (OTOE) met today to discuss a recent spate of bank robberies. The main objective of the meeting was to decide on measures to prevent armed robberies and protect both bank employees and customers. It was decided to immediately convene the competent committee, made up of representatives of the public order ministry, OTOE and the Hellenic Bank Association to review security measures at banks and, where deemed necessary, take additional measures.

WEATHER

Fair weather is forecast for all parts of Greece today, with local clouds in the afternoon in the central regions. Winds will be northely, moderate, turning strong in the Aegean Sea. Athens will be sunny with temperatures ranging between 19-32C. Same for Thessaloniki, changing to overcast in the afternoon, with temperatures of 17-31 C.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE

Monday's rates (buying) U.S. dollar 307.093 British pound 502.012 Japanese yen(100) 210.393 French franc 50.467 German mark 169.225 Italian lira (100) 17.181 Irish Punt 426.342 Belgian franc 8.204 Finnish mark 55.715 Dutch guilder 150.139 Danish kr. 44.457 Austrian sch. 24.046 Spanish peseta 1.995 Swedish kr. 38.109 Norwegian kr. 39.795 Swiss franc 203.757 Port. Escudo 1.654 Aus. dollar 180.246 Can. dollar 209.034 Cyprus pound 577.840

(M.P.)


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