Athens News Agency: News in English, 01-11-24

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CONTENTS

[01] ND leader criticised gov't, warns against changing electoral law, on

[02] Greece, Turkey table joint resolution at UN on coordinated disaster

[03] Inclement weather throughout Greece brings sailings ban, blackout on

[04] Weather Forecast: Cloud and rain in most parts of the country Sunday

[05] Foreign Exchange Rates - Monday

[06] KEP Founding Congress-Avramopoulos elected party leader

[01] ND leader criticised gov't, warns against changing electoral law, on Achaia tour

Main opposition New Democracy leader Costas Karamanlis on Saturday

launched a scathing attack on the government's policies, particularly in the economy and public works, and warned the PASOK government not to make changes to the electoral law, during a two-day tour of Achaia prefecture.

[02] Greece, Turkey table joint resolution at UN on coordinated disaster response

NEW YORK (ANA - M. Georgiadou) --

The UN plenary is slated Monday to discuss a draft resolution tabled jointly by Greece and Turkey on coordinated emergency response to natural disasters, it was made known on Saturday.

The Greek and Turkish permanent representatives to the UN, Ambassadors Elias Gounaris and Umit Pamir respectively, will introduce the draft resolution on "Strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations" on Monday during the UN's 56th General Assembly.

[03] Inclement weather throughout Greece brings sailings ban, blackout on Crete

Inclement weather throughout Greece on Saturday obliged drivers in Northern Greece to use snow tires and caused a power blackout in Crete, while all ferry sailings were banned from the ports of Piraeus and Rafina to Chios and Mytilini islands in the Aegean, the Cyclades and Dodecanese island groupings, and Crete.

[04] Weather Forecast: Cloud and rain in most parts of the country Sunday

Cloud and rain is forecast for most parts of the country on Sunday, with storms in the eastern Aegean and the Dodecanese islands, although the weather will improve later in the day. Local cloud and rain is forecast in western and northern Greece, with snow in the north, and temperatures of -4 to 6 C in the north, -1 to 11 C in the rest of the mainland, and 6-14 C in the Aegean. Athens will be mostly sunny, with temperatures of 5-11 C. Thessaloniki will be overcast, with temperatures of 1-6 C.

[05] Foreign Exchange Rates - Monday

Indicative tourist buying rates until Monday

U.S. dollar 384.333

German mark 172.829

French franc 051.531

Pound sterling 543.530

Irish punt 429.202

Belgian franc 008.379

Luxembourg franc 008.379

Dutch guilder 153.389

Italian lira (100) 017.457

Austrian schilling 024.565

Danish kroner 045.427

Swedish kroner 036.109

Finnish mark 056.852

Spanish peseta 002.032

Portuguese escudo 001.686

Japanese yen (100) 309.829

Swiss franc 231.252

Norwegian kroner 042.631

Cyprus pound 589.176

Canadian dollar 240.506

Australian dollar 198.722

[06] KEP Founding Congress-Avramopoulos elected party leader

Athens mayor Dimitris Avramopoulos, founder of the new Movement of Free Citizens (KEP) party, was on Saturday elected party leader at the KEP Founding Congress in Thessaloniki.

Avramopoulos was formally elected party leader in a show of hands by the 3,500 party members taking part in the Founding Congress.

The Founding Congress was slated to end late Saturday with the signing of the Founding Declaration.

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