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Macedonian Press Agency: Brief News in English, 97-11-12Macedonian 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, November 12, 1997TITLES
NEWS IN DETAIL[01] STATE BUDGET TO BE SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL IN PARLIAMENT TODAYAthens, November 12 (MPA)The government’s ministerial council is convening today in order to approve the final form of the state’s budget, which is to be submitted to parliament this evening.The 1998 budget contains an additional GRD 317 billion which will stem from increases in the existing taxes as well as from the establishment of an additional tax on mobile phones and stock market exchanges. Moreover, the new budget will contain an indexation of the tax brackets by 5%, but it will not increase the withholdings of salaried workers and pensioners whose income reaches up to GRD 4.5 million. A.F. [02] INVESTIGATION CONTINUES ON PRO-JUNTA ACTIVISTS WITHIN POLICE FORCEThessaloniki, November 12 (MPA)The deputy commander of the Greek Police Force is currently conducting an investigation in Thessaloniki, following the recent revelations that members of the force are engaging n pro-junta activities.The Minster of Public Order George Romeos stated that the last “remnants” of the dictatorship that plagued Greece for seven years will be quashed and added that the video tape which shows police officers frolicking to pro-junta songs is an isolated incident. Government spokesperson Dimitris Reppas stressed that the state will address these phenomena sternly. A.F. [03] US PRESIDENTIAL ENVOY HOLBROOKE MEETS WITH TURKEY’S V.P. ECEVITAnkara, November 12 (MPA)The United States Presidential envoy for the Cyprus issue Richard Holbrooke met with the vice president of the Turkish government Bulent Ecevit in Ankara.Following his meeting with the President of Cyprus Glafkos Clerides and the leader of the Turkish-Cypriots Rauf Denktash, held in Nicosia yesterday, The American diplomat stated that he doesn’t think there is a crisis between Greece and Turkey , but there is merely a problem that remains to be solved. According to Turkish press reports, Mr. Holbrooke stated that he is in continuous contact with Greece’s Foreign Minster Theodoros Pangalos and did not rule out the possibility of visiting Athens soon. Referring to his contacts in Nicosia, Mr. Holbrooke stated that he is satisfied with the course of the discussions, pointing pout that these talks were not negotiations. The American diplomat saluted both Mr. Clerides‘ and Mr. Denktash’s will to continue the talks. A.F. [04] GREEK-CYPRIOT AND TURKISH-CYPRIOT BUSINESSMEN TO MEET IN BRUSSELSBrussels, November 12 (MPA)The development of economic cooperation among Cyprus’s two communities as well as among Greek and Turkish businessmen is to be the target of a two-day conference that is to start tomorrow at Brussels, with the participation of the United States presidential envoy for the Cyprus issue Richard Holbrooke and the European Commissioner Hans van den Broek.The University of Columbia, in Massachusetts, has taken the initiative for this meeting, in collaboration with the Norwegian Institute for Peaceful Research. Among those who will speak on economic cooperation among the two sides will be Ireland’s and Norway’s former foreign ministers, as well as the British envoy for the Cyprus issue Sir David Hannay. A.F. [05] EDUCATION OFFICIALS FROM CYPRUS AND BALKANS MEET IN THESSALONIKIThessaloniki, November 12 (MPA)One hundred officials from Cypriot and Balkan child education research centers are to meet in Thessaloniki on November 2023, at the city’s Center for Thessaloniki’s History.The initiative for this meeting has been taken by Greece’s Pedagogical Association which aims at introducing the various countries’ education specialists to one another and at expanding the opportunities to cooperate on related maters. Mooreveor, the association aims at establishing a coordinating body for the various educational organizations both in the Balkans and in Cyprus. 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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