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Athens News Agency: News in English, 08-02-08

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

CONTENTS

  • [01] Folias meets WB delegation
  • [02] Athens Newspaper Headlines

  • [01] Folias meets WB delegation

    A World Bank delegation, headed by the vice president responsible for preparing the annual "Doing Business" report, Michael Klein, is currently in Athens, at the invitation of Development Minister Christos Folias and met on Thursday night with the development ministry's leadership.

    A presentation was made during the meeting of the framework of measures taken by the development ministry, as well as those that are being scheduled in cooperation with all the jointly responsible ministries, to support entrepreneurship and promote the competitiveness of the country's products and services.

    The purpose of the visit is an exchange of views between the delegation and government officials, production agency representatives and young businessmen who are playing an important role in promoting the competitiveness of the Greek economy.

    Also being pursued is the promotion of Greece as an attractive country for investments, businesses and visitors, having a dynamic economy and securing direct access to the market of southeastern Europe.

    Caption: ANA-MPA file photo of Development Minister Christos Folias

    [02] Athens Newspaper Headlines

    The Friday edition of Athens' dailies at a glance

    Metropolitan of Thebes Ieronymos' election as Archbishop of Athens and All Greece and the developments in the Zachopoulos affair dominated the headlines on Friday

    ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "Arrangements for Municipalities' debts - Special amendment for professionals".

    APOGEVMATINI: "The new Archbishop is worthy of being the Church's leader - Ieronymos is a man with a low profile - He will be enthroned on 16 Feb."

    AVGHI: "Synaspismos' leader Alekos Alavanos called for struggle for a new majority, alternative programme and a government with a leftist nucleus, during his address on the opening day of party's 5th Congress".

    AVRIANI: "Zachopoulos serial has gone flat - Themos Anastasiadis will be charged for misdemeanor".

    CHORA: "In the limelight the full text of the case file - All the testimonies on the Zachopoulos affair"

    ETHNOS: "In the limelight the case file of the Zachopoulos DVD which 'nobody has seen' ".

    ELEFTHERI ORA: "Ieronymos is the Archbishop - We (the newspaper) dared to make prediction according to people's will, but the hierarchy decided differently".

    ELEFTHEROS: "Do something, we are sinking - New Democracy members' cry of agony to Karamanlis".

    ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "Straight mandate for change - Metropolitan of Thebes Ieronymos was elected Archbishop with 45 votes - Unity message after the election".

    ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "At this point we laugh - 'Pontius Pilate' testimonies full of contradictions and gaps over Zachopoulos DVD"

    ESTIA: "Political upheavals - the country entering a new period"

    KATHIMERINI: "New critical data on Zachopoulos affair - Which was the role of the protagonists according to the case file"

    LOGOS: "Contradictions and ...dark points - Zachopoulos case file released"

    NIKI: "The DVD has Maximos mansion (government headquarters) seal - Charges are awaited".

    TA NEA: " Circle of lies over the DVD and Zachopoulos affair - The testimonies are full of contradictions".

    TO VIMA: "Church on the path of change - Ieronymos was elected Archbishop"

    RIZOSPASTIS: "Major increase in urban transport tickets - New attack on working class incomes"

    VRADYNI: "Testimonies on Zachopoulos affair 'point' to a sex scandal - First data of the huge case file affirm first estimations".


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