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Athens News Agency: News in English, 05-10-08Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] PM appoints Antonis Bezas new Deputy Finance and Economy MinisterRuling New Democracy party Thesprotia Prefecture Deputy Antonis Bezas was appointed Deputy Finance and Economy Minister on Saturday, by decision of Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis. Bezas, 42, succeeds Adam Rengouzas who resigned on Friday. Government spokesman and Minister of State Theodoros Roussopoulos announced afterwards that Bezas will be sworn in at 10 a.m. on Monday, in the presence of President Karolos Papoulias. Bezas, born in the coastal city of Igoumenitsa, served as president of the Union of Students from Thesprotia in Athens during the period between 1983-1985, while being a scientific associate of the Anti-Seismic Technology Laboratory in 1987-1988. He joined the New Democracy party in 1990 and in 1994 he was elected as the top municipal councillor in his home town. He participated actively in trade unionism and became vice president of the Igoumenitsa Cultural Centre between 1995-1997.Furthermore, Bezas was elected a prefectural councillor of Thesprotia in 1998, coming first on the candidate ticket he belonged to. In April 2000, he was elected for the first time a Parliamentary Deputy for Thesprotia with the New Democracy party and afterwards he was elected a member of Parliament's Permanent Finance Committee. In October 2003, he was elected Parliament Secretary and in March in the coming year he became the alternate secretary of ND's Parliamentary Group. Bezas was re-elected as a Parliamentary Deputy in the last general elections held on March 7 last year. He is a civil engineer, he is married and speaks English and French. [02] President Karolos Papoulias visits Aegean island of LimnosPresident Karolos Papoulias, visiting the Aegean island of Limnos on the occasion of celebrations marking the 93rd anniversary of its liberation during the Balkan Wars in 1912-1913, sent a message of friendship and cooperation to neighbouring countries on Saturday. "I will not stop calling on them to cooperate with us for the region's benefit and for mutual benefit," he said.President Papoulias, who was speaking during a luncheon served in his honour by local authorities, said the people of Greece are experiencing an important period and expressed his optimism over the country's future. The President attended a Church service in the morning, while in the afternoon he will be visiting the Archaeological Park of Prehistoric Myrina and afterwards he will be arriving at the municipal theatre "Maroula" where he will be proclaimed an honourary member of the local community. [03] Deputy DM Vassilis Mihaloliakos tours military outposts on SamosDeputy Defence Minister Vassilis Mihaloliakos toured military outposts and units on the Aegean island of Samos on Friday and Saturday, accompanied by local officials. Mihaloliakos said the conception prevailing at the ministry is that rule must not be exercised from the Pentagon, but remote outposts must be reached for an on-the-spot inspection of conditions."Following my tour, my conviction was strengthened that we have very powerful armed forces," the deputy minister said. Mihaloliakos, who visited Agathonissi on Friday and went as far as the outpost of Psili Ammos, also referred to neighbouring Turkey and to accession negotiations which have begun with the European Union, saying that "we want to live peacefully, harmoniously and in a friendly fashion in the future. It is good for both peoples." Speaking to army officers and recruits, he pointed out that "your career does not depend on which party you vote for or which party you will vote for. I was, am and will be absolutely categorical in defending meritocracy in the future." [04] Coalition party's Central Committee discusses Athens conference of 'European Left' partyCoalition of the Left, Movements and Ecology party leader Alekos Alavanos, addressing his party's Central Committee on Saturday, accused the government of being incapable of keeping a basic election commitment it had made and to resolve such problems as corruption and vested interests. "The case of Rengouzas is a small aspect of this government's inability," he said. Adam Rengouzas was the former deputy finance and economy minister who resigned on Friday. The Central Committee convened to discuss the "European Left" party's 1st conference that is scheduled to take place in Athens on October 29-30.Alavanos said that "not a step forward has been taken on basic issues" and "we have as an example the issue of the mass media", while also criticising the government of not taking any measure regarding the issue of concentration in the mass media, despite the fact that the Minister of State had promised that he would produce a legislative bill on mass media concentration by spring this year. Referring to economic policy and to the state budget for 2006 in particular, the Coalition party leader said "we can see the logic of deception in the budget issue as well with the effort to convert uncollected revenues into securities which continues the creative accounting applied by PASOK." Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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