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Macedonian Press Agency: Brief News in English, 97-11-20Macedonian 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, November 20, 1997TITLES
NEWS IN DETAIL[01] EU SUMMIT MEETING IN LUXEMBOURGLuxembourg 20 November (MPA)The European Union Summit meeting opens in Luxembourg today. The 15 EU leaders will try to adopt a package of measures to deal with the increased unemployment in Europe and create 12 million new job positions over the next five years.It is the first time in the European institution’s history that the EU leaders seek a common course in dealing with unemployment. Prime Minister Kostas Simitis will give an emphasis to the funding of programs for the creation of new job positions, while EU Commission president Jacques Santer has expressed guarded optimism regarding the Summit’s results. Before the opening of the Summit, Mr.Simitis will meet with European Socialist party leaders to discuss the issue of labor relations. Meanwhile, the European Confederation of Labor Unions is scheduled to hold a protest rally at the center of the city of Luxembourg with the participation of 20.000 workers from Greece, France, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Austria and Portugal. [02] THE DAMAGES CAUSED BY THE RECENT EARTHQUAKE ARE BEING RECORDEDAthens 20 November (MPA)The recording of damages in the regions that were hit by the recent strong earthquake in south-western Greece will be completed next week, while specialists from the Earthquake Protection Organization offer valuable information to local residents and examine the damaged houses.The scientists state that the seismic activity proceeds as expected and warn that the tremors will continue. [03] A COUNCIL OF EUROPE DELEGATION IS IN TIRANATirana 20 November (MPA)A Council of Europe delegation will meet in Tirana with the president of Albania, the prime minister and government ministers.The delegation is visiting the country to attend a seminar on the “Albanian Parliament rules of order” which is organized by the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly and is aimed at the adoption of a new regulation by the Albanian Parliament. [04] PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS WILL BE HELD IN BOSNIA THIS WEEKENDSarajevo 20 November (MPA)Parliamentary elections will be held in the Serb Republic of Bosnia this weekend.The head of the OSCE mission to Bosnia has made an appeal for democratic elections and expressed the certainty that everything is under control. He also stressed that he is scheduled to meet with Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic today. Meanwhile, NATO secretary-general Javier Solana will make a short visit to Bosnia today, according to the French news agency. Mr.Solana is scheduled to meet with the three-member collective presidency of Bosnia to be briefed on the preparations that are being made in view of the parliamentary elections in the Serb Republic of Bosnia. [05] NEW CLERIDES-CORDOVEZ MEETINGNicosia 20 November (MPA)UN secretary-general special adviser Diego Cordovez will have a second meeting in Nicosia today with Cypriot president Glafkos Clerides.Mr.Cordovez is also scheduled to meet with UN representative in Cyprus Gustav Feisel, while he will be briefed on UNFICYP’s mission and later, he will visit the buffer zone. [06] THE US COORDINATOR IN CYPRUS ASKED TURKEY TO SHOW COMPLIANCEAnkara 20 November (MPA)US State Department coordinator Thomas Miller in an interview to the Turkish newspaper “Sabah” calls on Turkey to show compliance regarding Cyprus.Mr.Miller stated that the United States want Turkey to become an EU member and stressed that for this reason Washington makes every effort to win a good place for Ankara in the EU enlargement process. He also underlined that if the EU is significant for Turkey it must make progress in three sectors namely, human rights, the Aegean and the Cyprus issue. [07] KASOULIDES: THE DENKTASH STATEMENTS ARE UNACCEPTABLENicosia 20 November (MPA)Cypriot foreign minister Yiannakis Kasoulides characterized as “unacceptable” the statements made by Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash, who sets terms for the participation of the Turkish Cypriots in the talks for Cyprus’ accession into the European Union.Mr.Kasoulides stated that the Turkish Cypriot regime in northern Cyprus will not be recognized, regardless of the justification or method that will be used. [08] TURKISH, BALKAN AND ORIENTAL MUSIC FROM THE ASIA MINOR GROUP IN THESSALONIKIThessaloniki 20 November (MPA)A unique blend of Turkish, Balkan and oriental sounds combined with modern jazz will be presented by the Turkish music group Asia Minor that will perform in Thessaloniki this weekend within the framework of the Cultural Capital of Europe events.The Asia Minor group was formed in 1990 by music composer and bass guitar player Kamil Erdem and four other musicians Tahir Aidogdu, Yahya Dal, Turai Dinlegen and Safer Gerdanli. The group is very popular in Turkey and abroad. [09] THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION POLIS ’97 OPENED IN THESSALONIKI TODAYThessaloniki 20 November (MPA)The 1st International exhibition of local administration agencies and public sector suppliers “POLIS ‘97” that will last until November 23 was inaugurated in Thessaloniki today by minister of Macedonia-Thrace Philippos Petsalnikos, in the presence of Athens mayor Dimitris Avramopoulos, president of the Central Association of Municipalities and Communities in Greece.Over 200 Greek exhibitors and 67 representatives from 24 countries have gathered in Thessaloniki on the occasion of the exhibition which is organized by HELEXPO and the Greek Society for Development and Local Administration and is held under the auspices of the ministries of Interior, Development and Macedonia-Thrace. In his opening message, Mr.Petsalnikos stated that POLIS ’97 will be an opportunity for the promotion of the giant steps made by the Greek local administration in the past decade. 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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