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Macedonian Press Agency: Brief News in English, 97-04-04Macedonian Press Agency: Brief News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Macedonian Press Agency at http://www.mpa.gr and http://www.hri.org/MPA.BRIEF GREEK NEWS BULLETIN BY MACEDONIAN PRESS AGENCYThessaloniki, April 4, 1997TITLES
NEWS IN DETAIL[01] FIVE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES BEGIN IN THESSALONIKI TODAYThessaloniki, April 4 (MPA)Thessaloniki is living up to its name as the "Balkan Metropolis" with the five international conferences that are set to begin today in town.The European Socialists Party will embark on its two-day session today, which will be formally inaugurated by Greece's Premier Kostas Simitis. The deans of universities from the Balkan region will meet at the city's Aristotelean University and will examine cooperation opportunities. Taking place concurrently is the fifth conference of Inter-Balkan Women's Cooperation, the Conference of Balkan Choir Singers and the Meeting of Policemen from Greece, Bulgaria and Hungary who will tackle issues such as drug trafficking and car thefts. Specifically, the Socialists' conference will address Balkans- related issues such as regional security and internal stability, the necessary pre-conditions for economic and institutional development and the process of democratization. The deans of universities from the Balkan and the Black Sea region's countries are meeting in order to create a sub-group of the European Rectors Association, which will aim at developing relations of friendship and co-operation among the schools that belong to the same geographic area but are also linked by common historical and cultural elements. Within the same frame of thought, other sub-groups are to be formed for the universities from the Baltic area and other schools belonging to the same region. The conference organized by the Balkan Women's Cooperation, in coordination with UNESCO's center for women and peace in the Balkans, is to promote the agrarian women's rights, and to create a plan of action that will determine ways to address the various problems. [02] EUROPEAN SOCIALIST PARTY MEETS IN THESSALONIKI TODAYThessaloniki, April 4 (MPA)A two-day Conference of the European Socialist Party began in Thessaloniki today, formally inaugurated with a speech given by Greece's Prime Minister Kostas Simitis.Participating in the meeting are European Socialist leaders and leaders of Socialist parties from the Balkan region. The conference will tackle Balkans-related issues such as regional security and internal stability, the necessary pre- conditions for economic and institutional development and the process of democratization. Mr. Simitis' speech was preceded by a press conference given by the vice-president of the European Socialist Party, Akis Tsochatzopoulos and Hains Fisher. Representing Greece are the Foreign Minister Theodoros Pangalos, Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Yiannos Kranidiotis, EU Commissioner Christos Papoutsis and PASOK euro-deputies. Among those present at the conference are the President of the European Socialist Party Rudolf Scharping, the party's Secretary-General Mr. Valen, the President of the European Parliament's Socialist Group Pauline Green, the President of Cyprus' Socialist Party Vassos Lyssarides, the leader of Albania's Socialist Party Fatos Nano, Bulgaria's former Foreign Minister Geroki Pirinski, and other officials of Socialist parties from Turkey, FYROM, Serbia, Bosnia, Hungary and Ireland. A.F. [03] DEANS OF BALKAN, BLACK SEA REGION UNIVERSITIES TO MEET IN THESSALONIKIThessaloniki, April 4 (MPA)The deans of universities from the Balkan and the Black Sea region's countries have convened in Thessaloniki's Aristotelean University (AUT) in order to create a sub-group of the European Rectors Association, which will aim at developing relations of friendship and co-operation among the schools that belong to the same geographic area but are also linked by common historical and cultural elements.The Dean of AUT Antonis Mantis addressed his peers to whom he relayed his confidence that the common historical course among the countries represented at the Conference creates vast hopes for the fruitful cooperation among the academic institutions. Within the same frame of thought, other sub-groups are to be formed for the universities from the Baltic area and other schools belonging to the same region. The Dean of the University of Ioannina, who is the founder of the sub-group idea, referred to the common problems faced by the European countries, such as environmental pollution, overpopulation, etc, and stated that the universities have a duty to protect the future of the next generations and to cooperate for the establishment of a peaceful climate and friendship in the region. A.F. [04] POLICEMEN FROM GREECE, BULGARIA AND HUNGARY MEET IN THESSALONIKIThessaloniki, April 4 (MPA)A one-day, trilateral meeting is held in Thessaloniki today among experienced police officers from Greece, Bulgaria and Hungary, who are to tackle the issues "Smuggling and Car Thefts."Bulgaria and Hungary are represented by two officers each, while Greece is represented by one officer from the Office of Public Security of the Public Order Ministry and three oficers from the Property Crime Bureau of Thessaloniki's Police Headquarters. According to Thessaloniki's Police Chief George Plakas, among the topics to be discussed will be the methods used by car thieves, such how the cars are stolen, which models are most popular, and what is the destination followed. Also, the police officers are to exchange points of view in regards to each country's legislation concerning customs clearance of incoming vehicles. A.F. [05] INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL STUDIES IN UKRAINE TEACHES GREEK TO STUDENTSThessaloniki, April 4 (MPA)A one-of-a-kind university is in operation at the Ukraine where all the students are being taught the Greek language for the past five years.The only one at the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Institute of Social Studies at the city of Marioupolis teaches Greek to all students, concurrently with their field of study. The school's dean Konstantin Balabanov, he is also of Greek descent, stated that 40% of the school's students are of Greek origin. "Our Institute is open to all those who reside near the Azophic Sea, as well as to those who wish to learn the Greek language," Mr. Balabanov stated, adding that the students have an interest in the language since they consider Greek as being the language of culture and also because it is a European one. A.F. [06] ALBANIAN PREMIER BASHKIM FINO SEES VISIT TO GREECE AS A SUCCESSTirana, April 4 (MPA)Albania's Prime Minister Bashkim Fino has stated that his visit to Greece and the contacts he had with Greek government officials have been a success. Mr. Fino extensively referred to the economic and technical aid Greece is to provide his country with.Meanwhile, the Greek consulate in Gjirocaster was attacked for the third time yesterday, when armed Albanians entered the building demanding a visa to enter Greece. A.F. [07] MEDITERRANEAN, BALKANS, BLACK SEA, COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENTRethymno, April 4 (MPA)A seminar titled "Inter-regional - Cross-Border Cooperation: Mediterranean, Balkans, Black Sea" is organized by the Prefectures of Central Macedonia and Crete, to be held tomorrow in Crete's city of Rethymno.The seminar will examine opportunities for achieving closer cooperation between the two regions, which represent the two basic axis of cooperation with the countries of the Balkan region, the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. A.F. [08] GREECE'S ARIS WINS KORAC CUP, BEATS TURKEY'S TOFAS 88-70Thessaloniki, April 4 (MPA)Revenge is a dish best eaten cold and Thessaloniki's Aris basketball team seems to know it well, beating Turkey's Tofas 88- 70, in last night's playoff game in Brusa, snatching victory back from the Turkish team since it beat Aris with an 11-point lead last week in Thessaloniki's home game.Shouts of intoxicated jubilation were heard throughout the night in Thessaloniki as fans literally ran out in the streets, triumphantly hailing the Corac Cup winner, Aris. This is the second time the Korac Cup is won by a Thessaloniki team, the first being PAOK in 1993. A.F. Complete archives of the Macedonian Press Agency bulletins are available on the MPA Home Page at http://www.mpa.gr/ and on the U.S. mirror at http://www.hri.org/MPA/Macedonian Press Agency: Brief News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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