Athens News Agency: News in English, 02-03-20

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

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[01] Athens promises new 'road map' for Bulgaria's EU accession

[02] Weather Forecast: Mostly sunny on Wednesday

[03] Foreign Exchange Rates - Wednesday

[01] Athens promises new 'road map' for Bulgaria's EU accession

SOFIA (ANA) Greek Alternate Foreign Minister Tassos Yiannitsis on Tuesday praised Bulgarias efforts at effectively absorbing European Union funds and assistance, while promising that Athens' EU presidency in the first half of 2003 will implement a new ?road map? for Bulgarias EU accession prospects.

The relative timetable covering Bulgarias EU ?road map" should be finalised in December during a Union summit in Copenhagen.

Yiannitsis, along with Development Minister Akis Tsohatzopoulos, arrived in the Bulgarian capital for talks with the neighbouring countrys leadership.

He also touched on the issue of Athens aid to Sofia to the tune of 54 millions euros, part of the Greek governments recently approved Balkan Reconstruction Plan.

Finally, the issue of the long-delayed Burgas-Alexandroupoli pipeline, a project first envisioned in 1994, also dominated talks between the two Greek ministers and Bulgarian leadership.

[02] Weather Forecast: Mostly sunny on Wednesday

Mostly sunny weather is forecast in Greece on Wednesday with scattered cloud in northern parts of the country, with a possibility of light showers later in the day. The morning will be misty. Winds north-northwesterly, light, turning strong in the Aegean from the evening. In the north, temperatures will range from 5C to 16C; on the rest of the mainland from 9C to 19C; and in the islands from 10C to 18C. Sunshine in Athens with temperatures between 7C and 18C. Same in Thessaloniki with temperatures from 7C to 15C.

[03] Foreign Exchange Rates - Wednesday

Indicative tourist buying rates per euro

U.S. dollar 0.882

Pound sterling 0.618

Danish kroner 7.434

Swedish kroner 9.068

Japanese yen 115.9

Swiss franc 1.466

Norwegian kroner 7.739

Cyprus pound 0.576

Canadian dollar 1.396

Australian dollar 1.683

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