[02] INFLATION UNCHANGED IN JULY

Inflation in Greece is estimated to have remained at 3.8% in July, mainly due to the international increase in fuel prices. The sudden rise in the price of crude oil to $32 a barrel, is expected to cancel out the gains from the drops in vegetable prices,

hindering the drop of inflation for another month.

Specifically, the alleged leader of the "17 November" terrorist organization, Alexandros Giotopoulos, stated that Tselentis had obviously made a deal with the authorities, when he was asked to comment on his fellow defendant's statements. "Tselentis is a n intelligent man. He realized that for there to be a deal he would have to talk about Giotopoulos".

Dimitris Koufontinas also supported that Tselentis' claims are the product of a deal, however he underlined that some of his statements were false and others were true, while Christodoulos Xeros characterized it as a "sad situation".

During the second day of his testimony, Tselentis referred to Alexandros Giotopoulos, who he said acted for ideological reasons alone. He called Giotopolos "something like the elite", while he stressed that he accepted dialogue but would not accept the v iews and conclusions of others.

Regarding Dimitris Koufontinas, he said that he was a man of the people, stubborn, moral but also closed.

At the same time, Tselentis said that there were no women in 17N while he was a member and also supported that he did not know Theologos Psaradelis and Giannis Serifis (two other defendants).