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Macedonian Press Agency: Brief News in English, 98-12-14Macedonian 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, December 14, 1998TITLES
NEWS IN DETAIL[01] US EMISSARY HOLBROOKE AND ENVOY MILLER IN ATHENS TODAYAthens, December 14 (MPA)US presidential emissary for Cyprus Richard Holbrooke and special State Department coordinator Thomas Miller are in Athens today in order to hold talks on the Cyprus issue and Greek-Turkish relations with Greek government officials.The talks will be attended by Greek Foreign Minister Theodoros Pangalos, Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos and Deputy Foreign Minister Yiannos Kranidiotis. A.F. [02] SITUATION IN EDUCATION STILL EXPLOSIVE, STUDENTS CONTINUE PROTESTSThessaloniki, December 14 (MPA)As the Education Minister Gerasimos Arsenis vows not to succumb to pressures, the tension continues to mount as students are intensifying their protests. Over 1,500 schools throughout the country are being occupied by high schoolers opposed to the proposed educational reforms, while they are preparing another massive rally for tomorrow.Mr. Arsenis, who insists that he will enforce the reforms as early as September1999, was in Thessaloniki yesterday where he met with high school deans. A.F. [03] MILOSEVIC GIVES INTERVIEW TO NEWSWEEK OVER KOSOVOBelgrade, December 14 (MPA)The President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan Milosevic, who granted an interview to US magazine Newsweek, has emphatically stressed his opposition to NATO's intervention his country.Mr. Milosevic added that there is no agreement with US envoy Richard Holbrooke regarding the presence of foreign troops in Yugoslavia and added that the plan drawn by Christopher Hill for Kosovo should be improved since it is biased against the Serbs. A.F. [04] MAIN OPPOSITION PARTY CONCLUDES ITS NATIONWIDE CONFERENCEAthens, December 14 (MPA)The country's main opposition party, New Democracy, concluded its Seventh nationwide conference in Athens yesterday, where party leader Kostas Karamanlis stressed that a new era is beginning in Greece."An era is ending. A new one is beginning A leap to reach effectiveness, dependability, transparency, quality, inspiration and humanity," he stated. Mr. Karamanlis also called on the party's members to reach beyond the dividing political lines of the past and attract voters from all sides. He added that politicians, especially those from the new generations, should venture a break from the past, and from attitudes and methods that marked the previous, "lost" as he characteristically stated, 15-year period. A.F. [05] KYSEA TO HOLD MEETING ON ARMAMENTS PROGRAM TOMORROWAthens, December 14 (MPA)The Government Council for Foreign Affairs and Defense (KYSEA) is to convene tomorrow in order to discuss issues related to a multi-million dollar armaments program. The meeting will be chaired by Prime Minster Kostas Simitis.According to reports, the participants will discuss procurements for the Hellenic Air Force, primarily the purchase of fourth- generation fighter planes and airborne radar. The main contenders for the warplane contract are the French "Mirage" 2000-5, the "Eurofighter" 2000, the US-made F-15 and F-16 (block 50+) and Russia's Sukhoi 27. A.F. [06] GENERAL STRIKE TO PARALYZE COUNTRY TOMORROWThessaloniki, December 14 (MPA)The General Confederation of Greek Labor (GSEE) is to conduct a general strike tomorrow, to protest the government's 1999 budget. GSEE and the civil servants union ADEDY are demanding an increase in the tax-free ceiling for wage earners and pensioners, higher wage and pension increases than those allowed for in the budget and an inflation-linked tax scale.Workers in public hospitals, state-owned banks, the electricity and telecommunications organizations are to participate in the strike, along with ministry staff, and will also conduct a massive rally in both Athens and Thessaloniki. A.F. [07] THESSALONIKI'S SEWAGE ORGANIZATION TO PROVIDE KNOW-HOW TO FYROMSkopje. December 14 (MPA)Thessaloniki's Sewage Organization has completed a study on the construction of sewage networks in 12 cities of FYROM, Skopje included, which foresees industrial waste clean up from the Axios River waters.The proposed program's cost is approximately one billion German marks, to be funded by the European Union. A.F. [08] BOSNIA: HUNDREDS OF SERB BODIES DISCOVERED IN MASS GRAVES DURING '98Sarajevo, December 14 (MPA)Over 1,700 bodies of Serbs have been discovered in mass graves throughout Bosnia-Herzegovina, according to Bosnia's Missing Persons Committee.The Committee announced that the search for new graves has been called off due to adverse weather and will resume in 1999. A.F. [09] EDUCATION MINISTER APPEALS TO TEACHERS FOR SUPORT OF REFORMSAthens, December 14 (MPA)As more than 1,000 high schools through out the country are being occupied by students who protest the proposed educational reforms, the Education Minister Gerasimos Arsenis has issued an appeal to the country's teachers that they support the changes in the academic sector.The President of the Federation on Secondary Education Staff Nikos Tsoulias stressed that a solution needs to be found by Christmas, otherwise the damage will be irreversible. A.F. [10] BUSES AND TRAINS WILL COME TO A HALT TOMORROW, DUE TO STRIKEThessaloniki, December 14 (MPA)No railway routes are to be conducted tomorrow, with the exception of a few for social needs, as workers at the Greek Railway Organization are to take part in the 24-hour mass strike declared by the General Confederation of Greek Labor.Also, city buses in Thessaloniki are not going to run from 5:30 am to 8:30 am and from 9:30 pm until the end of the shift. A.F. Macedonian Press Agency: Brief News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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