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Athens News Agency: News in English, 08-09-02
CONTENTS
[01] Political focus turns to TIF
[01] Political focus turns to TIF
Prime minister Costas Karamanlis will inaugurate the 73rd annual
Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) on Saturday, with the traditional
address unveiling the main guidelines of the government's economic
policy for the following year, which he will be followed throughout the
week by addresses by the opposition party leaders, thus bringing the
political focus to the northern Greek capital.
Karamanlis will inaugurate the TIF at 9:30 on Saturday morning
(September 6), after which he will tour the various pavillions and
exhibits, while he will present the guidelines of the government's
economic policy at an address at the Vellidis Conference Center at 8:00
in the evening. The premier will also give a press conference at the
Center at noon on Sunday.
Main opposition PASOK leader George Papandreou will be visiting
Thessaloniki from 11 to 14 September, combining his visit to the TIF
with other activities and events, while he will speak at the Vellidis
center on Saturday, September 13, outlining the PASOK positions, and
will give a press conference at the Center at noon on the following
day.
Communist Party of Greece (KKE) leader Aleka Papariga will visit the
TIF on Tuesday, September 9, Coalition of the Left, Movements and
Ecology (SYN) leader will hold a press conference on Wednesday,
September 10 and tour the Fair's exhibits on Thursday, and Popular
Orthodox Rally (LAOS) leader George Karatzaferis will tour the TIF on
Wednesday, September 10.
Caption: Scene from the 72nd Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) in
September 2007. (ANA-MPA/N. Arvanitidis)
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