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Macedonian Press Agency: Brief News in English, 98-07-13Macedonian 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 THE MACEDONIAN PRESS AGENCYThessaloniki, July 13, 1998TITLES
NEWS IN DETAIL[01] FRANCE WORLD CHAMPION, BEATS BRAZIL 3-0Paris, July 13 (MPA)Frenchmen, and women, celebrated their national football team’s victory all through the night by spilling into the light-filled streets of Champs Elysees, chanting and dancing in a sea of red, blue and white flags.The host country beat (a formidable opponent) Brazil 3-0 in last night’s final game of the France ’98 World football Cup. Brazilian coach Mario Zagalo stated that his team was unlucky and added that the night belonged to France, since it was a better team. [02] NATIONAL ECONOMY MINISTRY OFFICIALS TO CONVENE TODAYAthens, July 13 (MPA)A meeting is to be held today at the Ministry of National Economy, headed by the Minister of National Economy and Finance Yiannos Papantoniou, where the participants are to discuss the adoption of measures to curb inflation. Among those present will be the governor of the Bank of Greece. Meanwhile, the government is to take the final measures this week for the sale of Ionian Bank.[03] CYPRIOT PRESIDENT TO MEET WITH RUSSIAN COUNTERPART TODAYNicosia, July 13 (MPA)The President of Cyprus Glafkos Clerides is currently in Moscow, where he will meet his Russian counterpart Boris Yeltsin today. He is accompanied by Cypriot Foreign Minister Yiannakis Kasoulides and Under- Secretary to the President Pantelis Kouros. President Clerides will have a meeting with President Yeltsin, followed by a working lunch given by Russian Foreign Minister Yevgeny Primakov. According to the CNA, the Cyprus issue, an agreement between Russia and Cyprus to avoid double taxation and other issues of mutual interest, will be at the focus of President Clerides' meetings.[04] ALTERNATE FM GEORGE PAPANDREOU IN BRUSSELS TO ATTEND EU MEETINGAthens, July 13 (MPA)Alternate Foreign Minister George Papandreou is currently in Brussels where he will attend the European Union General Affairs Council. Among the issues to be discussed by the Council, which will convene today and tomorrow, are the priorities of the Austrian EU presidency, Agenda 2000 and the time schedule for its implementation. Ministers will also be discussing the situation in the western Balkans, with emphasis on the crisis in the Serbian province of Kosovo.[05] OLYMPIC AIRWAYS PILOTS TO MEET WITH AIRLINE’S ADMINISTRATORS TODAYAthens, July 13 (MPA)In an effort to defuse the fermenting crisis, see flight delays, cancellations and mergers, the pilots of the state-owned Olympic Airways are to meet with the airline’s administrators today and they might proceed to schedule changes aimed at better serving the public. Meanwhile, only a limited number of trains are to run tomorrow, after the 24-hour strike declared by the railway workers throughout the country.For more information on the schedule changes, travelers can contact the local railway stations or their travel agencies. [06] ROYAUMONT MEETING CONCLUDES IN THESSALONIKI WITH ACTION PLANThessaloniki, July 13 (MPA)A meeting held within the Royaumont initiative for SE Europe, comprising non-governmental bodies' (NGOs) representatives from Europe, the US, and the Balkans concluded in Thessaloniki yesterday, where the participants approved a declaration of principles and an action plan concerning southeastern Europe's security and cooperation. According to the initiative's coordinator, Panayiotis Roumeliotis, 55 programs concerning countries in SE Europe have been submitted and put into operation in the three years that Royaumont has been launched.[07] “VIRGIN” PROMOTES HOLIDAY-IN-GREECE PACKAGES IN BRITISH MARKETAthens, July 13 (MPA)While he may not have been successful in building a hotel at the island of Hydra, “Virgin”’s Richard Branson is touting Greece as an ideal vacationing spot to the British by promoting a series of attractive holiday packages.The program, titled Virgin Sun Holidays, is to be activated as of May 1, 1999 and will apply to the islands of Crete, Corfu and Rhodes. [08] ONLY 3% OF GREEK VENTURES PREPARE FOR EMU, ONLY 6% ARE INFORMEDAthens, July 13 (MPA)Only three percent of Greek businesses appear to be ready to accept the challenge of the Economic and Monetary Union, while only a mere six percent are actually informed on the changes that are to take place at a pan-European level when the EMU becomes a reality. According to data provided by the European Federation of Accountants, ventures in the remaining member-states of the European Union are quite ahead in the game, as one-third of them report prepared for the EMU.[09] GREEK PRODUCTS TO BE EXHIBITED IN MOSCOW AND BUDAPESTThessaloniki, July 13 (MPA)Greek products are to be exhibited in two separate international trade events that will take place in Moscow and Budapest, titled "CONSUMEXPO1999" and "FOODAPEST '98" respectively.Moscow’s exhibition will be held between 18-23 of January 1999 and will feature various consumer goods, such as yarn materials, clothing, furniture and electronic appliances. FOODAPEST is to be held in Budapest in November 24-27, 1998, with the participation of Greece. The event, held every two years, is considered the largest in the field for the central-eastern European region. It should be noted that Greek food and beverages exports to Hungary are steadily on the rise. The products to be exhibited will represent all the food and beverage sectors of Greece, as well as related machinery and process materials. [10] CLERIDES, YELTSIN PLEDGE TO PUSH THROUGH MISSILE DEALMoscow, July 13 (MPA)Cypriot President Glafcos Clerides, currently on an official visit to Russia, reassured Moscow today that Nicosia intends to honor a contract to buy an advanced Russian ground-to-air missile system, according to Russian news agencies. President Clerides and Russian counterpart Boris Yeltsin discussed the controversial 420-million-dollar order by Nicosia of Russian S-300 weaponry, and both leaders said they intended to push through the deal.Both leaders expressed their "readiness to carry out the commitments they made earlier" on the delivery to Cyprus of the missile system, ITAR-TASS news agency reported, citing Kremlin spokesman Sergei Prikhodko. Upon his departure from Nicosia, the Cypriot President said he would cancel the contract if progress was made on demilitarizing Cyprus. "If talks restart and there is progress, then we will delay the arrival of the missiles in order not to blow the whole situation into the air," Mr. Clerides said. Yesterday, President Clerides visited the Moscow City Hall. Prior to the visit, the Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov, as a host, took the president on a sightseeing tour from the Ukraina hotel to the Kolomenskoye museum along the Moskva river. Mr. Luzhkov told Mr. Clerides about the present situation in the city, including financial, social and religious issues. The Cypriot president told the Russian mayor that in Cyprus, which has no religious problems, there are disagreements over national and territorial issues. Mr. Clerides stressed that Moscow had achieved much since the mayor took office. He signed in the Book of City's Honored Guests and invited Mr. Luzhkov to make an official visit to Cyprus. [11] PRELIMINARY CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON RIO-ANTIRIO BRIDGEAthens, July 13 (MPA)The preliminary phase is underway on the bridge project that will link Rio with Antirio, with six construction companies taking part in a consortium headed by the Technical S. A. “Athina ATE”.The specific project has a time schedule of 18 months, with a budget of 1.5 billion drachmas. This figure concerns only the construction of a tank that will support the bridge’s four 90- meter gateways. The overall remaining works on the project amount to 45 billion drachmas, 18 of which are solely allocated to the bridge. [12] ISRAEL TRAINS TURKISH PILOTS IN DESTROYING S-300Ankara, July 13 (MPA)Six F-16 fighter-bombers of the Turkish air forces have conducted exercises at the Israeli training center Shdema designed to destroy the S-300 air defense systems which Russia delivered to Cyprus. During the exercises, the newspaper Hurriyet reported today, the task was to destroy the S-300 systems in conditions "of their use by Greek Cypriots against Turkey."[13] GOVERNMENT STILL SUFFERS FROM FLAGGING IMAGE, ACCORDING TO POLLAthens, July 13 (MPA)The government and the Prime Minister Kostas Simitis are still suffering from a flagging image, in spite of a slight recovery, according to a recent poll conducted by the VPRC company on behalf of the Athens daily “Ta Nea”.According to the results of the poll, published today, the popularity of the PASOK government and PM Simitis presently stands at 34.6%, as opposed to May’s 31.2%. While positive opinion for the government is currently at 16.2%, as opposed to May’s 15%, the overall negative opinion surpasses -for the first time- the 50 percent mark. Meanwhile , the popularity of the main opposition party, New Democracy, is also on a downward course, having fallen to 11.2%, as opposed to last May’s 15.4%. nevertheless, the main opposition leader Kostas Karamanlis enjoys an increase in popularity, specifically 44.2%, up from last May’s 41.9%. 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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