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Athens News Agency: News in English, 09-09-23
CONTENTS
[01] 'Omnibus for Direct Democracy' in Greece
[02] Stocks reach 12-month high
[01] 'Omnibus for Direct Democracy' in Greece
The notions of democracy and direct dialogue will be the "passengers"
of the "Omnibus for Direct Democracy", a German initiative traveling
through the SE Europe, in cooperation with local Goethe Institutes. In
its 10-week journey the bus will visit 20 cities and cover a distance
of 8,000 km, initiating debates on social and cultural issues.
In Greece, the bus will visit Thessaloniki (Sept.24-26 and Oct. 15-18),
the archaeological site of Delphi (Sept. 27-28), Athens (Sept.
29-Oct.10), Leptokaria (Oct. 10-11) and Alexandroupolis Oct. 20).
The "Omnibus for Direct Democracy" is a citizens' initiative
established 22 years ago based on an idea by artist Joseph Beuys and is
dedicated to the introduction of popular referendums on all levels of
government focusing of the future collaboration of the people as
regards freedom and self-determination.
The double-decker bus visits roughly 100 German cities annually,
organising public debates on issues such as referendums, the education
system, ecology, Europe and the economic system.
[02] Stocks reach 12-month high
Stocks continued moving higher at the Athens Stock Exchange on
Wednesday, pushing the composite index of the market to new 12-month
highs. The index ended 1.81 pct up at 2,611.52 points with turnover an
improved 343.3 million euros of which 42.8 million were block trades.
Most sectors moved upwards, with the Banks (3.36 pct), Industrial
Products (2.07 pct) and Media (1.94 pct) scoring the biggest percentage
gains of the day, while Health (2.57 pct), Food/Beverage (1.47 pct) and
Financial Services (0.32 pct) suffered losses.
The FTSE 20 index rose 2.22 pct, the FTSE 40 index ended 1.25 pct
higher and the FTSE 80 index rose 0.97 pct. Broadly, advancers led
decliners by 119 to 81 with another 58 issues unchanged.
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