A meeting took place today under the Prime Minister to discuss the issue. However, based on the latest research conducted by the Consumers' Institute (INKA) in Greece, there have been no big price increases with the exception of the problems created as a

result of the fuel prices.

The Governmental Committee that met yesterday under Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis decided to adopt measures against unemployment and help those working at the Olympic Games projects to return to the job market after the end of the Olympic Games.

Mr. Papaligouras adopted a proposal made by PASOK Parliament spokesman Haris Kastanidis and added to article 40 paragraph 8 that the crimes the draft law treats as terrorist acts do not constitute terrorist acts if they manifest themselves as acts in sup port of freedom based on article 5 of the Greek Constitution.

Also, the Justice Minister added a clarification to articles 1 and 13 according to which, in order for the European arrest warrant to be executed the wanted person has to be accused of a specific act punishable by law.

Based on the ruling, 10 individuals were found guilty, while 4 were acquitted. In total, the sentences imposed were 54 times life imprisonment, 10,912 years imprisonment and fines reaching 244,500 euros.

The woman is in the 32nd week of pregnancy without any problems and under the care of her doctors at Thessaloniki's Hippokration Hospital where she will give birth.

Pregnancy at the age of 57 is not a common phenomenon but it is feasible through in vitro fertilization with donor eggs, stated to Athens newspaper "Kathimerini" Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Obstetrics and Gynecology Professor Ioannis Bontis.

Women before the age of 50 are in a position to become pregnant relatively easy through assisted reproduction techniques. At an older age, however, there is increased risk of complications both during pregnancy and childbirth

Over the age of 50, a pregnancy can affect the cardiovascular and urinary systems, said Mr. Bontis explaining the risk involved in such cases.

He also referred to the social-ethical issue raised by saying that the dilemma still exists on whether a woman at her 60s should become a mother, stressing on the other hand, that every couple and mostly, every woman has the inalienable right to have chi ldren.

Afterwards, he will attend the presentation of the handbook "16 Days: the role of Olympic Truce in the modern environment of international relations" at London's Science Museum and being the Vice-President of the International Center for the Olympic Truc e he will be one of the speakers.

International personalities will attend the event, and Stavros Lambrinidis, the director of the international center, will call on those present to sign the Declaration in favor of the Olympic Truce.

The scientific handbook on the Olympic Truce was written with the collaboration of internationally renowned personalities and presents the historical, philosophical and political dimensions of Olympic Truce and its prospects in today's complex environmen t of world relations.

Of the stocks trading today, 62 had gains and 232 had losses, while the value of 97 stocks remained unchanged.

He stated characteristically, speaking in the Parliamentary Committee meeting that dealt with the problem of drugs, that no one will play the role of the "human soul catcher".

The issue was raised earlier by PASOK Parliament deputy Manolis Skoulakis, who stated referring to press reports on the so-called "Olympic warehouses" that locking up drug users in any kind of prison to hide them from the foreigners who will come to Gree ce for the Olympic Games, is not a solution.

The celebration will take place on the sidelines of the Apostles Peter and Paul feast on June 29.

According to the Thessaloniki newspaper "Macedonia", the Ecumenical Patriarch will inaugurate a Greek-Orthodox church in Rome dated back to the 6th century, which was offered by the Vatican.

The rationale, scheduled to be made public today, was not delivered to the representatives of the press when the court's president refused to do so under the pretext that such a move is against the law on the protection of personal data.

Legal circles mentioned that the only reason the court's president could invoke to avoid giving the court decision rationale to publicity was to say that journalists had no such legal right.

Responding to remarks by PASOK Parliament deputies Mr. Moliviatis denied that the government of New Democracy has dissociated the Cyprus issue from the Greek-Turkish relations. He also denied that it has decided to back in December the opening of Turkey' s EU accession negotiations.

He said that the government backs Turkey's European prospect but neither the Prime Minister nor himself had ever stated anything about dissociating certain issues. Responding to a question made by PASOK Parliament deputy Evangelos Venizelos on whether th e government has concluded that Turkey fully meets the criteria for EU accession, Mr. Moliviatis stated that the government waits for the European Commission report to come out first.

Referring to the Cyprus issue, he said that it is not to the interest of the Turkish Cypriots to be recognized as a separate entity and pointed out that the government position is in favor of the reunification of Cyprus on the basis of the Annan Plan wit h the addition that the EU framework and the European standards will be taken under consideration.

The Foreign Minister gave an emphasis on Greece's strategy regarding the European prospect of all the countries in the wider region and spoke of a one-way street that will make the Balkans stop being a powder-keg.

Responding to the issue concerning the government's stance toward Chris Patten's candidacy to the European Commission presidency, he denied that New Democracy backed the European People's Party choice pointing out that in the recent EU Summit no referenc es were made to specific names.

On the contrary, Thessaloniki's bid to host EXPO 2008 made good impression on reporters presenting a more complete picture.

Minister of Macedonia-Thrace Nikos Tsiartsionis and HELEXPO President Dimitris Bakatselos presented Thessaloniki's file under the theme "Terra Mater" at the Foreign Press Center in Paris and stressed that the Olympic Games in Athens have a huge infrastru cture network that will be used by EXPO 2008 as well.

Zaragoza, which has chosen "water" as its theme, had to answer to many aggressive questions from the Italian and Spanish journalists on issues concerning the environment, terrorism, political support and the absence of an airport close to the city.

The Spanish and the Italian journalists criticized Trieste regarding its exhibition grounds that will be at the city's port, on the basis that a dispute is still pending in the courts over the specific location. The theme selected by Trieste is "knowledg e".

Also, the two cities do not enjoy a broad government support and relay only on the local administration forces as opposed to Thessaloniki, which has the support of Greece's political, business and social forces.

The former US President admits that he laughed at the thought that regardless of whether he would have been able to bring peace to the Middle East, Bosnia or Northern Ireland at least he had saved a few sheep in the Aegean.

Mr. Clinton also mentions in his 1,000-page long autobiography that he tried to solve the problems between Greece and Turkey but left the White House disappointed because he failed.

According to press reports, Mr. Clinton writes that he had a scheduled meeting with Russian Prime Minister Chernomyrdin when he received a telephone call from Turkish President Demirel and Prime Minister Ciller who told him that Turkey and Greece were on

the verge of war and asked him to intervene.

Mr. Clinton points out that the crisis was created when Turkish journalists lowered the Greek flag in the islets and raised the Turkish one.

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