Vassilis Tzortzatos' defense attorneys filed a request that the suit by the widow of DA Andrioulidakis be suspended, because his family received compensation from the "Evaggelismis" hospital for his death.

However, DAs Christos Lambrou and Vassilis Markis, suggested the objections be overruled, because, as they said, everything was done according to the proper legal procedure.

Other defense attorneys requested that evidence such as the findings of the graphologist and the fingerprints found in the hideouts, be barred from use in trial because it was either subjective or circumstantial.

Meanwhile, the trial will move into its main body today, with testimonies from murder and attempted murder witnesses, in cases that 17N took the responsibility for. These include the attempted murder of US Seargeant Robert Chad, the robbery of the Nation al Bank, during which police officer Christos Matis was murdered, and the double homicide of publisher Nikos Momferatos and his driver Panagiotis Roussetis.

Top sportswriters from all over the world will participate in the Conference, while it is the first time that the Panhellenic Association of Sports Press will participate in its organization.

On the first day of the Conference there will be a presentation of the "ATHENS 2004" press services, while the role of the media and sports journalism as regards to the Olympic spirit will also be discussed. On the second day issues concerning violence i n sports, doping, controlled journalism, etc. will also be discussed.

The Forum covers a large number of smaller forums, parallel meetings, and 5 meetings on the 5 major geographical regions (Africa, North and South America, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and the Middle East and the Mediterranean), as well as a Ministerial C onvention.

The Forum's basic goal is the exchange views and experiences among a large number of governments or governmental organizations, institutes and international organizations, as well as to present successful examples as far as the protection and management of water resources are concerned.

Greece holds the rotating Presidency of the EU and is expected to play an important role in the promotion of European positions on a global level.

Mrs. Zisi will preside over a series of Communal Coordinations on a ministerial level, aiming at forming common European positions, she will speak on behalf of the European Union at the Ministerial Plenary Session, while at the same time she will partici pate in a number of events, which of great interest to Greece, such as the Day of the Mediterranean and the Middle East and the Day of Europe.

The agenda will also include the effectiveness of the Union's exterior activities, the European Defense and Security Policy and human rights in the framework of the 59th meeting of the UN Committee on human rights.

The Council will explore the proposal for a regulation on the submission of a final anti-dubbing tax concerning the import of metal - iron, steel, etc. - sheeting, from various countries of the Balkans and Africa.

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