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Athens News Agency: News in English, 05-12-12Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Trade unions stage strikes protesting gov't reformThe General Confederation of Employees of Greece (GSEE) and the civil servants' union ADEDY have announced strikes on Wednesday and Thursday, protesting against the government's effort to reform and restructure public corporations (DEKO). The two trade unions have announced a nationwide strike on Wednesday, while GSEE has called a 24-hour strike exclusively at DEKO on Thursday.Wednesday's strike means inconvenience for mass transport users. With the exception of the electric railway ISAP and the Metro, which will operate from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m., all other means of public transport will not service passengers. The unions are opposed to the bill aimed at overhauling state-run enterprises, and are particularly opposed to article 14 which does away with collective bargaining. The bill will be debated in Parliament on Tuesday. [02] President Papoulias inaugurates political cartoon exhibitPresident of the Republic Karolos Papoulias inaugurated a political cartoon exhibit organised by Hellenic Parliament in Athens on Monday. Papoulias, along with Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis, toured the exhibit and spoke with the 29 participating cartoonists. In a brief address, Parliament President Anna Psarouda-Benaki noted that "a political cartoon is equal to a thousand political and social commentaries."She added that political cartoons are a form of social and political checks, an integral party of democracy. Psarouda-Benaki referred to cartoonists' talents, saying that they have the capacity to quickly and wittily respond to current events, expressing public opinion in the process. "The myths, prejudices, images and stereotypes of a people are imprinted in cartoons," she said. In closing, Psarouda-Benaki awarded 88-year old Vassilis Christodoulou an honourary medal for his work as a cartoonist. Since 1948, Christodoulou has created 140,000 cartoons which have appeared in major newspapers and magazines. On the sidelines of the exhibit, the work of Greek cartoonist Bost is also on display. Born Mentis Bostantzoglou in Istanbul in 1918, Bost is considered to have significantly influenced the art of political cartoons in Greece. Also attending the inauguration were Deputy Defence Minister Vassilis Michaloliakos, Parliament Vice President G. Tragakis, Deputy Government Spokesman Evangelos Antonaros, former Parliament President Apostolos Kaklamanis and other officials. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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