Athens News Agency: News in English, 04-03-21

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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

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[01] Parliament speaker meets head of European house

[02] New PM gets 79 pct popularity rating in opinion poll

[03] Weather Forecast: Warm and humid on Monday

[01] Parliament speaker meets head of European house

Parliament speaker Anna Psarouda-Benaki on Sunday met the president of the European parliament, Pax Cox, ahead of a Euro-Mediterranean parliamentary assembly that takes place in Athens early this week.

It was the first time the two officials met since Psarouda-Benaki assumed her post last week.

[02] New PM gets 79 pct popularity rating in opinion poll

New Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis scored a popularity rating of 79 per cent in the first opinion poll conducted since national elections on March 7.

In the survey commissioned by the Sunday Kathimerini newspaper, the leader of the main opposition Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK), George Papandreou, ranked second at 68 per cent.

Of respondents polled, 57 per cent were satisfied with the outcome of the elections, won by the New Democracy party led by Karamanlis, according to the poll conducted by VPRC.

Seventy three per cent of respondents said that they had gained a fairly favourable initial impression of the new government with PASOK scoring 40 per cent.

[03] Weather Forecast: Warm and humid on Monday

Warm, humid weather is forecast in all parts of the country with scattered cloud and early morning mist. Temperatures high for the time of year. Winds south-southwesterly, moderate, turning strong to very strong at sea. Temperatures in Athens 10C to 24C and in Thessaloniki from 8C to 22C.

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