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Athens News Agency: News in English, 11-05-27Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Three wanted in killing, dismemberment of foreign nationalANA-MPA/Attica security police on Friday announced they have solved the killing of a Pakistani, whose dismembered body was found in the Ano Liossia landfill and an apartment in the Athens district of Ambelokipi in January.Police said the perpetrators of the killing are three other Pakistani nationals aged 22, 26 and 34, for whom arrest warrants have been issued. One of the three suspects, the 26-year-old, is already in police custody for a different case, the abduction of another Pakistani for ransom.ana-mpa The crime was uncovered on January 4 when the head of the deceased Pakistani was found in the landfill, while the remaining parts of the dismembered body were found in an apartment in Ambelokipi to which the perpetrators had set fire in order to destroy the evidence. More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form [02] Five companies in Greece among 100 Best Workplaces in EuropeÁÍÁ-ÌPA/Five companies in Greece are among this year's list of the 100 "Best Workplaces in Europe", which is drafted annually by the 'Great Place to Work'® Institute, it was announced on Thursday evening.The five awarded companies in Greece are Amgen Pharmaceuticals, 3M, Tasty Foods, Accenture and Medtronic.ana-mpa The awards were presented during an official ceremony in Paris on Thursday night, ahead of Friday's international conference themed "Future Workplaces". The 'top 100' list includes 25 multinational companies, 25 large enterprises (more than 500 employees) and 50 small and medium-size companies (50-500 employees). This year's Best Workplaces survey was conducted among 1,380 companies throughout Europe for evaluation of the working environment. More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form [03] SEV president repeats call for referendumANA-MPA/The head of the Federation of Hellenic Enterprises (SEV) Dimitris Daskalopoulos on Thursday repeated his proposal for a national referendum on the new round of austerity measures, taxes and privatisations proposed by the government to meet budgetary targets set by Greece's creditors."Let us not be afraid of the people. Let us trust in their judgement and sense of self-preservation," he said. ana-mpa He insisted that a referendum on the measures was the healthiest political solution given that all the structural reforms "remained on paper", a national consensus between parties seemed impossible to achieve and new elections would simply repeat the impasse. According to Daskalopoulos, his proposal had been misrepresented by those who took fright at the thought that the people might decide and take responsibility for their future. More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form [04] 10 pct of OTE to DTANA-MPA/The Greek government is speeding up procedures to implement an eagerly awaited privatisation programme. Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou on Thursday, in a letter sent to Deutsche Telekom's management, launched procedures to sell an additional stake of Hellenic Telecommunications Organization to the German operator.ana-mpaUnder the existing agreement, the Greek government has the right to ask the German group to proceed with the purchase of an additional 10 pct stake in OTE. Deutsche Telekom currently owns a 30 pct equity stake in OTE, with the Greek government owning a 16 pct while another 4.0 pct is owned by Greek pension funds. More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form [05] Humanitarian aid to BenghaziANA-MPA/The Greek-flagged cargo ship "Aghios Rafael" will set sail on Friday afternoon from the port of Salamina for Benghazi, Libya, loaded with 30 tons of Greek humanitarian aid.The humanitarian aid was collected by the Hellenic National Defence General Staff and includes food, medicine and blankets. Two Foreign Ministry executives will escort the dispatch with is scheduled to arrive in Benghazi in 36-40 hours.ana-mpa Two Greek Foreign Ministry Hellenic Aid department staff members will accompany the mission, which is expected to reach Benghazi in 36-40 hours from sail. More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form [06] ASE opening: RiseEquity prices were rising at the opening of trade on Friday on the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE), with the basic share price index up 0.66 percent, standing at 1,295.08 points at 11:15 am, and turnover at 23.432 million euros.Individual sector indices were moving upward, with the biggest gains in Commerce, up 2.15 percent; Telecoms, up 1.43 percent and Oil and Gas, up 1.33 percent. The biggest losses were in Health, down 1.10 percent and Chemicals, down 0.79 percent. The FTSE/ASE 20 index for blue chip and heavily traded stocks was up 0.63 percent, the FTSE/ASE MID 40 index was up 0.66 percent, and the FTSE/ASE-80 small cap index was up 0.34 percent. Of the stocks traded, 29 were up, 27 were down, and 15 were unchanged. More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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