ago. The event came to light when a soldier, standing guard at a unit near the "Peplo" area, saw a body floating in the Evros River.

The Prime Minister wished students and teachers a good year. "Today is a wonderful day, a special day of the year, as school is beginning tomorrow. On this day, many think of the holidays they had and see the days and months ahead with a bit of fear, bec ause they will not have the freedom they did. At the same time I think they see school happily as well, because it is an adventure. An adventure for one to adjust to the world, to make friends and be more productive".

The Prime Minister referred to the specific school, which is an all-day school, and the other 5,500 schools of that type throughout the country, which provides other activities apart from traditional lessons. "The all-day school started a few years ago a s an experiment in certain areas of the country, and we ascertained that it functioned very well. It is useful because it allows parents who work to leave their children at school so they can finish with their work, while providing more education.

After the news of Anna Lindh's death today, Mr. Papandreou, who had held discussions with her two days ago in Stockholm, said that his Swedish counterpart was "a very good friend who had struggled for the accession of Cyprus and for democracy in Greece, unfortunately is no longer with us".

Mr. Papandreou expressed his warm condolences to her family and the people of Sweden.

The three men are from Crete, municipal council members of the municipality of Anogia, who traveled to the area of Kyrinia for tourism related reasons, and were arrested by the authorities of the pseudostate on charges of espionage.

Mr. Karamanlis attended the ceremony and wished students, parents and teachers a good school year with as few problems as possible. He was informed by the teachers regarding the situation at their school and repeated ND's basic proposals on education.

An attack on the government and its educational policy followed. The Head of the Opposition said that with its policy the government scorns education and used the fact that only 3.5% of the GDP is spent on education, when the European average is 5.5%, as

an example. "ND's first choice is an investment in knowledge and the new generation", he supported.

The President of New Democracy then pointed out that the problem of school housing needs to be solved, while he characterized all-day schools as "student parking", mentioning that the way they are being run they offer no educational character.

"Planning, facilities, infrastructure, equipment and the proper personnel is required. We place the bar higher and do not compromise with the 'mediocre' and 'a little'", stressed Mr. Karamanlis.

A Greek naval cooperation aircraft, on a surveillance flight over the Aegean, was harassed by two Turkish F-16 fighter jets inside the Athens FIR.

The incident ended when the Turkish fighter jets left the area.

Kasparov will be in Crete for two weeks and will give demonstration matches on September 22-25 with European Champion Zurab Azmajparasvili, from the former Soviet republic of Georgia, who is an athlete of the sports club "Kydon" for the past two years.

The match will be broadcast live on the Internet and is expected to be watched by chess fans from all over the world.

The biggest increase in July was recorded in the electricity-natural gas-water index, while the mine production index was on the decline mainly due to the strike in the Chalkidiki mines.

The Supreme Judicial Council promoted Court of Appeals Judges President N. Yiannakakis to the post of the Supreme Court Judge yesterday.

For the record, the first woman Supreme Court Judge was A. Athanasiadis and retired about 15 years ago.

Of the stocks trading today, 276 recorded gains and 52 had losses, while the value of 55 stocks remained unchanged.

Mr. Protopapas added that anybody can come to Greece, which is a free country, if they respect its laws, rules and regulations, while during the Olympic Games, in particular, they should respect the special security measures that are going to be adopted.

The responsibility for the safety of the Olympic Games belongs exclusively to the Greek authorities and the "game" will be played under the terms set by the Greek laws, said Mr. Protopapas.

Mr. Magriotis referred to the big progress made by Greece in the past few years and made a special reference to the successful Greek EU Presidency in very difficult circumstances due to the war in Iraq. He also referred to the preparations for the Athens

2004 Olympic Games and Greece's participation in the Euro-zone.

On his part, the Metropolite thanked Mr. Magriotis and the Greek State for the help they offer to the Greek community in Canada and briefed him on the new activities and initiatives undertaken by the Metropolis of Canada, while he wished success in the A thens 2004 Olympic Games.

Mr. Magriotis also met with Australian ambassador to Athens Mr. Hume and discussed bilateral issues, like the progress made in the efforts to reach a bilateral agreement on social security, and the interest of Australian firms in making investments in Gr eece.

Greece is dedicated to the fight against terrorism and cooperates with the international community in every effort undertaken within the framework of the United Nations aimed at eliminating terrorism, added the Greek government spokesman.

Mr. Skandalidis stressed that the legalization procedure will be completed by the end of the year and added that the government will make efforts to limit bureaucracy in the renewal of the residence and work permits of immigrants.

The Interior Minister accepted an invitation to visit Albania and the visit is expected to take place between October 15 and 20.

The fights she gave for the rights of women and the united Europe placed her among the leading EU leaders. She was a strong supporter of the single EU currency and represented the most liberal movement in her country, stated Mrs. Karamanou.

The members of the European Parliament Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities, were informed of the death of Anna Lindh during their regular meeting in Brussels. They expressed grief for her loss and extended their condolences to her family and the Swedish people.

He also sent the message that the safety of the Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots is more guaranteed through the participation in the big European family than through occupation armies.

In a press conference on the completion of the contacts he had in Cyprus, Mr. Papandreou stressed that there is greater self-confidence when looking at the future of the wider region and Cyprus itself. He stressed that the Turkish Cypriots themselves hop e now that they can also live under one Cypriot, European roof.

Mr. Papandreou also referred to the partial lifting of the restrictions in the movement of the people, saying that it is the result of the new momentum created for the solution of the Cyprus problem.

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