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Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-09-30Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Minister addresses letter to Commissioner Reding over Ashtiani case(ANA-MPA) -- Education Minister Anna Diamantopoulou has addressed a letter to EU Commissioner Viviane Reding, calling on the latter to intervene in the case of the Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, an Iranian who has been sentenced to death by stoning in the Middle East country.Diamantopoulou urged Reding to assume the initiative for a joint appeal letter to be prepared and sent to the president of Iran, a letter that will be signed by all former and present female EU Commissioners. More details on the subscriber's page of APE-MPE | Subscription request form [02] Greece, Bulgaria, Romania sign labour law, social security cooperation pact(ANA-MPA) -- Greece, Bulgaria and Romania signed a tripartite agreement in Sofia on Thursday laying the ground work for cooperation in the areas of labour law and social insurance.The agreement was signed on behalf of Greece by Alternate Labour and Social Insurance Minister Giorgos Koutroumanis and his counterparts from Bulgaria and Romania. Cooperation between the three countries will create the necessary conditions to jointly tackle the major problems of "opportunist entrepreneurs" and "undeclared labour", Koutroumanis stressed. During the two-day visit to the Bulgarian capital the Greek delegation will attend the International Conference on Undeclared Work. (ANA-MPA) More details on the subscriber's page of APE-MPE | Subscription request form [03] Stocks edge higherStocks edged higher at the Athens Stock Exchange on Thursday, with the composite index of the market rising 0.3 pct to end at 1,471.04 points. Turnover was a low 99.149 million euros. The Big Cap index rose 0.16 pct, the Mid Cap index ended 0.27 pct higher and the Small Cap index eased 0.03 pct. The Food (1.92 pct) and Constructions (1.93 pct) sectors scored gains, while the Commerce (3.92 pct) and Health (2.76 pct) sectors suffered the heaviest percentage losses of the day. Broadly, decliners led advancers by 91 to 67 with another 56 issues unchanged. Unibios (10 pct), MIG real estate (9.86 pct) and Neorio (8.75 pct) were top gainers, while Q&R (20 pct), NEL (15.38 pct) and Altec (11.11 pct) were top losers. National Bankâs shares fell 0.83 pct to 7.17 euros, while Hellenic Postbank (3.07 pct), MIG (2.47 pct) and Hellenic Petroleum (2.12 pct) suffered losses among blue chips stocks. On the other hand, Eurobank (4.74 pct), ATEbank (2.20 pct) and Alpha Bank (2.45 pct) scored gains.More details on the subscriber's page of APE-MPE | Subscription request form Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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