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Macedonian Press Agency: News in English, 99-01-01
Last Update: 23:27 GMT+2
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[A] GREECE
NEWS HEADLINES
[A] GREECE
[01] ิวล INSTALLATION OF THE NEW MAYOR OF THESSALONIKI WAS HELD TODAY
[02] THE NEW YEAR WAS WELCOMED IN GREECE WITH HOLY LITURGIES
[03] 1999, THE YEAR OF THE EURO
NEWS IN DETAIL
[A] GREECE
[01] ิวล INSTALLATION OF THE NEW MAYOR OF THESSALONIKI WAS HELD TODAY
Web Posted: 15:59 GMT+2
Thessaloniki, 01/01/1999 (MPA) The installation of new municipal
authorities takes place in Greece on New Year's Day, according to the
legislation concerning local administration.
The ceremony for the installation of the new mayor of Thessaloniki Vasilis
Papageorgopoulos was held in the City Hall in the presence of minister of
Macedonia-Thrace Yiannis Magriotis, Thessaloniki prefect Kostas Papadopoulos,
parliament deputies, city councilors and local authorities.
[02] THE NEW YEAR WAS WELCOMED IN GREECE WITH HOLY LITURGIES
Web Posted: 15:59 GMT+2
Thessaloniki, 01/01/1999 (MPA) The Greek state and political leadership
welcomed the New Year with a Holy Liturgy in the Metropolitan Church of
Athens in which officiated Archbishop Christodoulos of Athens and All of
Greece. The holy liturgy was attended by president Kostis Stephanopoulos
and prime minister Kostas Simitis. The president afterwards received the
wishes of political party leaders in the presidential building.
In Thessaloniki, a holy liturgy was held in the Church of St. Sophia in the
presence of the minister of Macedonia-Thrace and local authorities and
afterwards Mr. Magriotis received wishes for the New Year.
[03] 1999, THE YEAR OF THE EURO
Web Posted: 15:59 GMT+2
Athens, 01/01/1999 (MPA) The first phase of the Economic and Monetary
Union is put into effect today in 11 European Union countries.
In a special ceremony held in Brussels yesterday in the presence of the
national economy and finance ministers of the participating countries the
exchange rates were set for the national currencies toward the EURO.
The exchange rate for the drachma is 353.10 drachmas for a EURO and will be
the same until the year 2001 when Greece will join the EMU, according to
minister of national economy Yiannos Papantoniou, who characterized the EMU
as a chance for the stabilization of the economy, the cut of interest rates
and the creation of new jobs.
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