[01] CRUCIAL SESSION OF PASOK CENTRAL COMMITTEE

[02] GREEK MEASURES AGAINST SKOPJE IS STILL IN EFFECT, SAYS ATHENS

[03] EUR. COM. TO ACCEPT GREEK PROPOSALS ON SHIPBUILDING PRIVATIZATION

[04] ATHENS: NO INTERVENTION IN THE DISPUTE IN THE US ORTHODOX CHURCH

[05] GREEK MINISTER OF NATIONAL ECONOMY TO MEET US OFFICIALS

[06] GREECE EXPRESSED STRONG CONCERN OVER THE REOPENING OF KOZLODUI

[07] LATE MUSLIM MP's WIFE TO RECEIVE HIS PARTY LEADERSHIP

[08] EXHIBITION ON GREECE OPENED IN LONDON YESTERDAY

[09] A 10-YEAR-OLD GREEK BOY TO REPRESENT AUSTRALIA IN A MUSIC CONTEST

[10] ELDERLY GERMAN WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN CHALKIDIKI, NORTHERN GREECE

[11] PATRIARCHATE OF JERUSALEM TO AWARD PRIZE TO LEADERS OF PEACE

NEWS IN ENGLISH

[01] CRUCIAL SESSION OF PASOK CENTRAL COMMITTEE

PASOK is going to have tomorrow a really crucial session of its central committee which will decide on the election of its new secretary in replacement of mr Akis Tsohadjopoulos who according to the party statute can not keep the place after he has entered the government in the recent reshuffle.

The main point of discussion is whether prominent members of the party who do not take part in the government will deposit their candidature for the new executive bureau of the party which will also be elected tomorrow.

Ex- Ministers Constantinos Simitis and Theodoros Pangalos who resigned from the body belong to this category as well as ex-European Union commissioner ms Vasso Papandreou.

Political circles in Athens say thta the cliamate in the governing socialistic party is described as grave since according to polls, if there were elections now, just two years after PASOK's victory in 1993, the main opposition party of New Democracy would have a five-point lead from PASOK while ND president mr Miltiades Evert and ms Vasso Papandreou share the most positive opinions on the best to be the prime minister.

Mr Nikos Constantopoulos, president of the party of the coalition of the left which does not have any MPs in the national parliament is looked upon positively by one in two voters while the presidents Andreas Papandreou of PASOK, Miltiades Evert of New Democracy and Antonis Samaras of Political Spring have the positive opinion of one in three voters.

[02] GREEK MEASURES AGAINST SKOPJE IS STILL IN EFFECT, SAYS ATHENS

The greek measures against Skopje is still in force stated the greek Press amnd Media and spokesman mr Tilemachos Hitiris responding to questions by reporters.

Mr. Hitiris clarified that officially the measures will be lifted on October 15th, when the interim agreement signed by Greece and FYROM in New York will be put into effect.

He also clarified that the goods destined for Skopje are being kept in storage areas in the port of Thessaloniki as the second meeting of delegations from the two countries is still in progress examining the practical measures that are included in the interim agreement and concern mainly the transport of goods and individuals.

Meanwhile the second round of negoatiations between Athens and Scopje will continue tomorrow in a good climate as sources in the capital of FYROM comment after the first day of this second round, held there.

In Athens mr Theodoros Pangalos, MP and ex- minister paid tribute to the parliament and the President of FYROM for their mediocre approach with which they faced "greek screams" and isolated nationalistic forces.

Ex-Minister expressed the opinion that the issue of the name of FYROM which remains the main issue of dispute between the two countries will never be solved because there will never be found a common point.

[03] EUR. COM.TO ACCEPT GREEK PROPOSALS ON SHIPBUILDING PRIVATIZATION

European Commission seems to approve of the Greek proposal on the privatization of the biggest shipbuilding unit in South Europe as sources close to Commissioner Carl van Mirt say.

Athens has suggested that 51% of the shares of the units remain to the greek state while 49% of it go to the unions of the workers.

All other attempts to find a way to sell a part of the shares of the unit have failed.

[04] ATHENS:NO INTERVENTION IN THE DISPUTE IN THE US ORTHODOX CHURCH

Greek Press and Media Minister mr Tilemahos Hitiris declined today to comment on the crisis there seems to develop between the Ecumenical Patrairchate of Constantinople and the Orthodox church of North and South America.

A high-ranked deligation was sent by Constantinople so that they examine the situation in the American Orthodox church, led by Archibishop Iakovos who has announced that he will resign in the end if June 1996.This is another point of disagreement between the two parties since mr Iakovos believes that he should be replaced by someone who knows well the situation and the politcal system in the US, as well as the mentality of the American Orthodox believers.

In Athens the President of the main opposition party of New Democracy mr Miltiades Evert said that it is urgent that the church in North and South America remains calm.

[05] GREEK MINISTER OF NATIONAL ECONOMY TO MEET US OFFICIALS

Greek Minister of National Economy ms Yiannos Papantoniou will meet today in Washington with US Assistant Secretary of Finance ms Larry Sampers and later on he will attend the opening ceremony of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank meeting.

The Association of Greek Scientists in the World Bank will give a formal dinner to his honour and tonight mr. Papantoniou will have an interview with the US television channel CNN.

Tomorrow, the greek Minister of National Economy will meet with mr George Stephanopoulos, the special adviser of President Clinton, who is of Greek origin, cheduled to address the International Monetary Fund and World Bank meeting.

On Friday, in New York, mr. Papantoniou will meet representatives of the greek-american media and in the afternoon of the same day he will meet with members of the Greek-American Business Council, while in the evening he is scheduled to speak in a meeting of greek-americans in Astoria, New York.

[06] GREECE EXPRESSED STRONG CONCERN OVER THE REOPENING OF KOZLODUI

Greek government spokesman mr Tilemachos Hitiris asked whether Greece will react to the re- opening of Kozlodui nuclear plant in Bulgaria, stated that Greece expressed its strong concern over the issue through a speech by Undersecretary of the Environment ms. Elisavet Papazoi in the European Council of Environment Ministers.

Mr.Hitiris also said that Greece asked the Environment Ministers Council to assist Bulgaria in order to be able to apply its policy in the energy sector.

[07] LATE MUSLIM MP's WIFE TO RECEIVE HIS PARTY LEADERSHIP

The new leader of the party "Friendship, Equality and Peace" is the 36-year-old widow of his founder, former muslim deputy Sadik Ahmet who was killed in a car accident last July.

It is the first time in the history of the muslim minority in Thrace, northern Greece that a woman becomes party leader.

Ms. Sadik was elected to the post during an extraordinary party meeting in the city of Komotini.

It should be noted that ms. Isik Ahmet became temporary leader of the party and will have five assistants while in a period of 6 months the final party leader will be elected.

[08] EXHIBITION ON GREECE OPENED IN LONDON YESTERDAY

Mayor of Athens Dimitris Avramopoulos officially opened last night in London the exhibition under the title "Greece in the Second World War, 1940-1945".

Included in the exhibition are photographs, documents and caricatures, presenting the sacrifices of the greek people and Greece's historical contribution during the Second World War.

The official opening of the exhibition was attended by representatives of the greek Embassy, members of the greek community in London and also by britons who are concerned with greek issues.

[09] A 10-YEAR-OLD GREEK BOY TO REPRESENT AUSTRALIA IN A MUSIC CONTEST

Ten year-old Stephanos Kassomenos, a child- prodigy in music, will represent Australia in an international contest of music composers under the age of 15 which will be held in Tailand on October 16th.

Stephanos Kassomenos, who is of greek origin, was chosen by a special committee to represent Australia in the international contest in which participate Asian, and Pacific countries.

The young composer, who started taking music lessons when he was 4-years-old, is an excellent piano player and composes music as a hobby.

He said to reporters that the committee chose a music piece he had composed for fun.

[10] ELDERLY GERMAN WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN CHALKIDIKI, NORTHERN GREECE

An elderly german woman was found dead in the coastal region of Gerakini in Chalkidiki, northern Greece.

According to police, the dead woman is Wichelmine Gabler age 79 and Thessaloniki's Port Authority has begun an investigation in order to determine the cause of her death.

[11] PATRIARCHATE OF JERUSALEM TO AWARD PRIZE TO LEADERS OF PEACE

The Patriarchate of Jerusalem announced today that will award its highest prize to the leaders of Palestine, Jordan and Israel for their role to the peace process in the region of the Middle East.

In an statement issued yesterday, the Patriarchate of Jerusalem announced that "The Golden Prize for Peace" will be awarded to israeli Prime Minister mr Yitzhac Rabin and to Foreign Minister mr Simon Peres but it had not mentioned the other prize winners who are Jordan's King Hussein and Prince Hassan and PLO leader mr Yasser Arafat.

According to the statement, mr.Rabin and mr.Peres will receive the prize in a formal ceremony in Israel on October 17th.

No dates have been given for the rest ceremonies but it was made known that King Hussein and Prince Hassan will receive their prize in Amman and Arafat in the city of Jericho.

Rabin, Peres and Arafat shared the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1994.