Macedonian Press Agency: Brief News in English, 98-11-03

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From: The Macedonian Press Agency at http://www.mpa.gr and http://www.hri.org/MPA.

BRIEF GREEK NEWS BULLETIN BY THE MACEDONIAN PRESS AGENCY

Thessaloniki, November 3, 1998

TITLES

[01] PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE OVER CONFIDENCE VOTE CONCLUDES AT MIDNIGHT

[02] GREEK TELECOM ORGANIZATION LISTED ON WALL STREET AS OF YESTERDAY

[03] MILUDINOVIC MEETS WITH HILL

[04] PREMIER TO MEET WITH PRESIDENT TOMORROW

[05] CYPRUS TURNS TO GREEK WATER AS DROUGHT RELIEF MEASURE

[06] GREECE'S EDUCATION MINISTER TRAVELS TO ALBANIA

[07] POST OFFICE WORKERS TO STRIKE ON THURSDAY

[08] UHAC TO HONOR A CONGRESSMAN, A BALL PLAYER AND A DIPLOMAT

[09] CENTRAL GREECE'S FARMERS CONDUCT RALLY, WARN OF MORE TO COME

[10] MEDICINE PROFESSORS FROM BULGARIA TRAIN IN ALEXANDROUPOLIS

[11] FM BLASTS MINISTRY'S TRANSLATION DEPARTMENT, TOP OFFICIAL RESIGNS

[12] DEPUTY FM AT INAUGURATION OF NEW EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS

[13] FYROM DENIES ACCESS TO BULGARIAN JOURNALISTS

[14] ATHENS MEDICAL CENTER AMONG THE WORLD'S 300 MOST PRODUCTIVE

NEWS IN DETAIL

[01] PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE OVER CONFIDENCE VOTE CONCLUDES AT MIDNIGHT

Athens, November 3 (MPA)

The discussion will continue until midnight when the parliamentarians will vote in an open ballot. The government is resolved to seek a Parliamentary absolute majority of at least 151 votes in the confidence vote.

Prime Minister Kostas Simitis, who sought the confidence vote immediately after the government reshuffle on Thursday, opened the discussion on Sunday night analyzing the government policy in all sectors.

The leader of the main opposition party Kostas Karamanlis accused the Premier of trying to resolve inner-party problems at the expense of parliament.

[02] GREEK TELECOM ORGANIZATION LISTED ON WALL STREET AS OF YESTERDAY

Athens, November 3 (MPA)

ΟΤΕ is Greece's largest company with a market capitalization of $11 billion, equal to roughly 10 percent of Greece's GDP.

Meanwhile, the Transportation Minister Tasos Mantelis announced last night that the government is looking for a strategic investor who will undertake the management of the state-owned airline Olympic Airways and thus control 15-20% of the company.

[03] MILUDINOVIC MEETS WITH HILL

Prishtina, November 3 (MPA)

Today Mr. Hill will meet in Prishtina with Albanian community leaders.

[04] PREMIER TO MEET WITH PRESIDENT TOMORROW

Athens, November 3 (MPA)

The meeting, was scheduled for yesterday but was postponed until after Parliament conducts a vote of confidence tonight.

The Premier will brief the President on the course of the state's internal and foreign policies.

[05] CYPRUS TURNS TO GREEK WATER AS DROUGHT RELIEF MEASURE

Nicosia, November 3 (MPA)

The chief advisor of Greece's water supply department (EYDAP) Dionisios Xenos is to meet with Cypriot Agriculture Minister Kostas Themistocleous in Cyprus today in order to discuss the agreement which is hindering on the transportation cost as the water would be supplied from Athens to Nicosia by tanker.

As Cyprus is facing diminishing dam supplies and a protracted drought, the island's water reserves are set to run out by the end of the year, the Cypriot government has also considered establishing two mobile desalination plants.

According to Cypriot press reports, Nicosia had considered importing water in 1991 from Crete but shelved the idea due to costs. However, the extended drought and subsequent technological advances have made water shipments an increasingly attractive proposition. The island's occupied areas are already being supplied with water from Turkey by balloon.

[06] GREECE'S EDUCATION MINISTER TRAVELS TO ALBANIA

Athens, November 3 (MPA)

During his stay in Tirana, Mr. Arsenis will meet with Albania's president, parliament president and the Archbishop of Tirana and All Albania Anastasios as well as with deputies and government officials affiliated with the Human Rights Party.

He will also sign an educational agreement, visit the Arsakeio Greek-Albanian College and meet with representatives of Greek and minority students.

[07] POST OFFICE WORKERS TO STRIKE ON THURSDAY

Thessaloniki, November 3 (MPA)

The post office employees maintain that the said bill needs to be improved in order to prevent concessions in the management agreement terms which, as they say, will essentially impede the course and development of the Greek postal services.

[08] UHAC TO HONOR A CONGRESSMAN, A BALL PLAYER AND A DIPLOMAT

Chicago, November 3 (MPA)

They are the Chairman of the US Congress's International Affairs Committee Ben Gilman, the Greek-American professional football player Frank Clopa and the outgoing Consul-General of Greece in Chicago Nicholas Zafiropoulos.

[09] CENTRAL GREECE'S FARMERS CONDUCT RALLY, WARN OF MORE TO COME

Larissa, November 3 (MPA)

The rally, which was held under the aegis of the Federation of Larissa's Farmers Associations, the participants aired their demands and stated that they will not hesitate to take to the streets on their tractors if the government does not satisfy them.

[10] MEDICINE PROFESSORS FROM BULGARIA TRAIN IN ALEXANDROUPOLIS

Alexandroupolis, November 3 (MPA)

The training is being offered within the framework of the Interreg II program

The unit of preventive medicine at the Foundation of Social Insurance (IKA), Alexandroupolis branch, embarked on this collaboration with the School of Medicine from the University of Philipoupolis where it established an STD control center, targeting Hepatitis C and AIDS.

[11] FM BLASTS MINISTRY'S TRANSLATION DEPARTMENT, TOP OFFICIAL RESIGNS

Athens, November 3 (MPA)

According to the Ministry's information agency, certain members of staff, who had not renewed their employment contracts protesting changes in the work agreements, continued to hold on to their job posts and were preventing their colleagues from working and serving the public. They were demanding permanent status employment and pay raises.

Mr. Pangalos reportedly requested police intervention to force the protesting employees - eight in total - to leave the building.

The Foreign Minister then demanded and received the resignation of the ministry's secretary-general for administration and organization, Konstantinos Zoras, holding him responsible for serious problems in the operation of the department.

[12] DEPUTY FM AT INAUGURATION OF NEW EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS

Strasbourg, November 3 (MPA)

The new Court is being established in order to meet the increasing needs that have arisen the developments in Europe during the last decade.

It will replace both the old court and the C of E's Human Rights Committee.

Mr. Kranidiotis will also meet with the C of E's secretary- general Daniel Tarchsys. He will also attend the C of E's summit during which Greece will grant the presidium to Hungary.

[13] FYROM DENIES ACCESS TO BULGARIAN JOURNALISTS

Sofia, November 3 (MPA)

"The fact that FYROM does not allow Bulgarian journalists to enter the country is an extremely worrisome event for us since every country should be interested in having its parliamentary elections covered by journalists and observers who can provide warranties for the smooth operation of the elections," she stated.

[14] ATHENS MEDICAL CENTER AMONG THE WORLD'S 300 MOST PRODUCTIVE

Athens, November 3 (MPA)

The list was compiled after studies conducted among 13,000 ventures around the world, all of which has annual revenues of less than $500 million.

The Medical Center is also listed among the world's 1,000 fastest growing companies, according to reports provided by the World Data Bank.

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