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Macedonian Press Agency: Brief News in English, 96-12-11Macedonian Press Agency: Brief News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Macedonian Press Agency at http://www.mpa.gr and http://www.hri.org/MPA.BRIEF GREEK NEWS BULLETIN BY MACEDONIAN PRESS AGENCYThessaloniki, December 11, 1996TITLES
NEWS IN DETAIL[01] GREEK PREMIER IN THE HAGUE TODAY, IN DUBLIN TOMORROWAthens, December 11 (MPA)Prime Minister Kostas Simitis is in Holland today, where he will meet with his Dutch counterpart whose country is set to hold the European Union's rotating Presidency on January 1, 1997.Tomorrow, the Premier will move on to Dublin, Ireland, in order to attend the EU Summit meeting which will address the Intergovernmental Conference. Premier Simitis is accompanied by Foreign Minister Theodoros Pangalos, and the Ministers of National Economy and Finance Yiannos Papantoniou, Press and Mass Media Dimitris Reppas, alternate Foreign Minister George Papandreou and PASOK eurodeputy Yiannos Kranidiotis. A.F. [02] GREEK FARMERS UNPERSUADED BY PREMIER'S PROMISES, TO CONTINUE PROTESTSAthens, December 11 (MPA)Having entered the second week of mobilizations, Greek farmers' unions decided last night to press on with their protests, unpersuaded by the Premier's promise that as soon as their roadblocks are lifted the Government will proceed to dialogues.Meanwhile, 80 exporting firms in northern Greece have stated that they've undergone economic losses that amount to 6.6 billion drachmas. A.F. [03] AVALANCHE OF STRIKES UNTIL DECEMBER 17, PARLIAMENT'S "BUDGET DAY"Athens, December 11 (MPA)The avalanche of strikes rolls on today throughout the country, with secondary school teachers -in both the public and private sectors- embarking on a three-day strike, while doctors of the state-owned Social Security Foundation (IKA) continue their four-day strike, joined by public hospital staff who will hold a five-hour work stoppage.Yesterday, pensioners held ralllies in Greece's largest cities, protesting the Government's economic policy and the 1997 state budget. Their representatives will meet with Labor Minister Miltiades Papaioannou this afternoon, entering a new round of talks with the Government. Greece's labor force will hold a massive rally on December 17, the day the state budget will be discussed in Parliament's plenary session, in addition to a three-hour work stoppage, all in protest of the Government's economic policies. The General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE), with three million members, demands that state revenue be redistributed in a way that is more beneficial to social policies, that the taxing system be restructured and that tax brackets be indexed. The Civil Servants Supreme Administrative Council (ADEDY) will also hold a country-wide strike on December 17, joined by kindergarten and primary school teachers. Customs officials will hold three-hour work stoppages on that day as well. A.F. [04] NATO'S FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING CONTINUED TODAY IN BRUSSELSBrussels, December 11 (MPA)Foreign Ministers of NATO-member countries continue their meeting in Brussels today, discussing issues such as the Alliance's eastward expansion, the re-organization of NATO's internal structure and the replacement of IFOR, which is the Alliance-directed peacekeeping force in Bosnia.Countries of central and eastern Europe, members of the former Warsaw Pact, will be invited to join NATO. A.F. [05] WORLD HELLENISM COUNCIL'S PRESIDIUM MEETS IN THESSALONIKI THIS WEEKENDThessaloniki, December 11 (MPA)The World Hellenism Council (SAE) will hold its Presidium's third session in Thessaloniki during December 14-18.Officiating the session will be the Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs George Papandreou, who oversees issues concerning Greeks living abroad, and the Greeks Abroad Secretary-General Stavros Labrinides. The President of SAE, Andrew Athens, and other members of the Presidium arrived in Athens yesterday. A.F. [06] SIX STEPS TO END CHILD LABOR IN UNICEF'S REPORT ON WORLD'S CHILDRENNew York, December 11 (MPA)The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) released its annual State of the World's Children Report today, asking the international community to intensify its efforts in combating child labor.According to the report, there is an estimated 250 million working children aged five to 14 years in the world today, which is at least one fourth of the developing world's youth, including those engaged in forced labor or prostitution. The report's proposed six steps necessary in addressing this plight are: an immediate elimination of hazardous and exploitative child labor, free and compulsory education for every child, stricter child labor laws in every country, registration of all children at birth, monitoring and data-collecting agencies, as well as codes of conduct and procurement policies. A.F. [07] IRAQI OIL FLOWS AGAIN AFTER UN DEAL, TURKEY AMONG FIRST BUYERSAnkara, December 11 (MPA)Iraq's first crude oil exports are set to begin again, after a six-year period of sanctions imposed by the international community for Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait in August 1990.Under the U.N. deal signed last May, Iraq will be allowed to sell $US two billion worth of crude oil for six months in exchange for food and medicines that will be distributed under strict UN supervision. Meanwhile, before the ink dried on the Iraq-U.N. deal, Turkey's Turpas Oil Refineries signed an agreement with Iraq today for a daily supply of 75,000 oil barrels and 3,600,000 tonnes a year. A.F. Complete archives of the Macedonian Press Agency bulletins are available on the MPA Home Page at http://www.mpa.gr/ and on the U.S. mirror at http://www.hri.org/MPA/Macedonian Press Agency: Brief News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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