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The Hellenic Radio (ERA): News in English, 99-07-09
From: The Hellenic Radio (ERA) <ert.ntua.gr/>
CONTENTS
[01] PUBLIC ORDER MINISTRY DRAFT BILL ON SPECIAL POLICE HQS
[02] CABINET SESSION TO ASSESS GOVERNMENT WORK
[03] PASOK party will convene today and tomorrow, in order to assess the
[04] GOVERNMENT WORRIED OVER FUEL PRICE INCREASES
[05] OLYMPIC AIRWAYS EMPLOYEES PROMISE LABOUR TRUCE FOR SUMMER
[06] GREEK STATE SERVICES ON ALERT DUE TO HEAT WAVE
[07] CYPRUS SATISFIED WITH EUROPEAN HUMAN RIGHTS COURT RULING
[08] GENERAL EXAMS END
[01] PUBLIC ORDER MINISTRY DRAFT BILL ON SPECIAL POLICE HQS
A public order ministry draft bill, which will be tabled in parliament
on Monday, provides for the establishment of special police
headquarters. Public order minister Mihalis Chrysohoidis has also
announced the setting up of a communications office, where citizens
will be able to dial 1890 and lodge complaints about the operation of
the police, or give the police information. Furthermore, Mr
Chrysohoidis has stated that the police will continue checks on the
identity of foreigners. For his part, the Albanian foreign minister,
who is expected to visit Athens today, has stated that he intends to
ask the Greek police for a more humane attitude towards Albanian
immigrants. New Democracy party deputy Prokopis Pavlopoulos has stated
that his party will back the public order ministry draft bill, while
the secretary general of the Greek communist party, Aleka Papariga,
expressed her opposition to police operations aimed at checking on
foreigners, saying that they encouraged racism.
[02] CABINET SESSION TO ASSESS GOVERNMENT WORK
During yesterday's cabinet session under the chairmanship of prime
minister Kostas Simitis, an assessment of the government's work was
made in the sectors of health, labour, education and agriculture.
Government spokesman Dimitris Reppas stated that results will be
tangible by the end of the year. The central committee of the ruling
[03] PASOK party will convene today and tomorrow, in order to assess the
recent Euro-election results and examine the issue of the rallying of
the movement's forces.
[04] GOVERNMENT WORRIED OVER FUEL PRICE INCREASES
Although inflation dropped to 2.1 percent in June, compared with 2.4 in
May, the government is concerned about the de-escalation of the
inflation rate, after the latest increases in fuel prices
internationally. Development minister Evangelos Venizelos left open the
possibility of enforcing a top limit on fuel prices, warning that any
cases of unjustified increases will be referred to the unfair
competition committee.
[05] OLYMPIC AIRWAYS EMPLOYEES PROMISE LABOUR TRUCE FOR SUMMER
Olympic Airways employees have promised an end to industrial action for
the rest of the summer season. Transport minister Anastasios Mantelis
has described as groundless the rumours about an alleged agreement
between the government and the Athens international airport regarding
the operation of the new airport in Spata without the participation of
Olympic Airways.
[06] GREEK STATE SERVICES ON ALERT DUE TO HEAT WAVE
Greek state services are ready to deal with emergency cases due to the
heat wave that has been prevailing since yesterday. The so-called
Xenokratis plan has been put into effect. The meteorological service
predicted that high temperatures, up to 39 degrees centigrade, will
also prevail today.
[07] CYPRUS SATISFIED WITH EUROPEAN HUMAN RIGHTS COURT RULING
Cyprus is satisfied at the fact that the European Court of Human Rights
accepted to hear a recourse by the family of Greek Cypriot Solomos
Solomou, who was killed by Turkish Cypriots in cold blood, during a
demonstration in the buffer zone in August 1996. The father of the
assassinated young man told Greek state radio yesterday that justice
would be done only when Greek Cypriot refugees were allowed to return
to their homes in the Turkish occupied part of northern Cyprus. In
another development, the European Court of Human Rights found Turkey
guilty of charges of violating freedom of speech. The case relates to
the imprisonment of 13 intellectuals for pro-Kurdish propaganda.
Journalists, lawyers, writers and educators had been jailed or fined on
charges of separatist propaganda included in books or articles or for
pro-Kurdish statements. According to the ruling, Ankara is obliged to
pay compensation amounting to thousands of French francs to each one of
the imprisoned people.
[08] GENERAL EXAMS END
General exams for entry into Greek higher educational institutions are
ending. The exams in specialized subjects will begin on Saturday.
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