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Macedonian Press Agency: Brief News in English, 99-06-24Macedonian 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 THE MACEDONIAN PRESS AGENCYThessaloniki, June 24, 1999TITLES
NEWS IN DETAIL[01] EX FM PANGALOS: INT/L LAW SHOULD BE APPLIED IN CYPRUS, TOOLarnaca, June 24 (MPA)Greece’s former Foreign Minister Theodoros Pangalos hopes that the G8’s communique on Cyprus, coupled with US President Bill Clinton’s opposition to ethnic cleansing, will form the framework for negotiations that can promote a mutually-acceptable solution to the Cyprus issue.Speaking upon his arrival to Cyprus, Mr. Pangalos said that the same standards in regards to human rights protection need to be applied all over the world. He stated that he hopes, after Kosovo, Europe will "get back on track and move towards progressive enlargement to encompass an area which is politically and culturally European ", adding that Cyprus undoubtedly belongs to this area. Regarding the Kosovo issue, Mr. Pangalos said that Greeks are sensitive to the protection of human rights and have known all along that Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic committed scores of crimes. "However, we demand and have said it many times that there should be no double standards," Mr. Pangalos said. Invited to comment on Mr. Clinton's statement that NATO will intervene in trouble spots around the globe, he said "the issue of human rights is no longer an internal matter for each country and no powerful tyrant can impose his own law and order." The international community, he said, will come "to impose its own code of conduct, widely accepted by everybody and surely this must apply to Cyprus and elsewhere." When asked if he thought Mr. Milosevic will soon be replaced, Mr. Pangalos said this was a matter for the people of Yugoslavia to decide. "He has done a great deal of damage to his country. If I were a Yugoslav, I would not vote for him," he stated. A.F. [02] VISITING YOUNG SERBS EMBRACED BY EDITORS’ ASSOCIATIONThessaloniki, June 24 (MPA)A group of 35 young Serbs, presently on an organized visit to Thessaloniki hosted by the Kalamaria Municipality and at the initiative of the Macedonian Press Agency, were warmly greeted by the Macedonia-Thrace Editors Association (ESIEM-TH) this morning.Upon their arrival at the Association’s premises, every one of the children, whose ages range from 5-20, was given a gift by the Association’s chairman Dimitris Gousides. “You should know that we sympathize with you and for all your country is going through,” Mr. Gousides told his young guests, stressing that “this is your place, too, for anything you may need in the future. “I believe you are in good hands with the hospitality provided by the Kalamaria Municipality and the Macedonian Press Agency,” he added. In turn, the Association’s secretary-general Moschos Voitsides welcomed the youngsters by expressing his sorrow that their visit is taking place on the aftermath of war. “The Editors’ Association is your home. Stay in touch with us, and we will help you with anything you need, “ he said. The first to be given her present was five-year-old Vanya who kept staring at her enormous doll, perplexed with the sudden fortune. Fourteen-year-old Anna Radovanovic was happy to be in Greece, a wonderful gift of its own, she said. Yelena Vukovic, 19, was more to the point. The hospitality provided by Greece was a grant gesture of friendship, but no surprise. “I expected this gift because Greeks are true friends and Greece is a friendly country that looks after us,” she said. After their visit to the Editors’ Association, the Serbian guests traveled to the archaeological museum at Dion, Pieria and met with local authorities of the Litochoro Municipality. A.F. [03] FM BRIEFS POLITICAL PARTY LEADERS ON FOREIGN POLICY ISSUESAthens, June 24 (MPA)Greece’s Foreign Minister George Papandreou will brief the secretary general of the Greek Communist Party (KKE) Aleka Papariga and the leader of the Coalition of the Left Wing and Progress (Synaspismos) Nikos Konstantopoulos on the government's foreign policy, in successive meetings. After meeting with the leader of the Democratic and Social Movement (DIKKI) Dimitris Tsovolas yesterday, Mr. Papandreou said that the crisis continued in Yugoslavia despite the end of the bombings and was now concerning the reconstruction of the region, reconciliation and humanitarian aid In turn, Mr. Tsovolas described the meeting as constructive and reiterated his request for a political leaders meeting under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Costas Simitis. A.F.[04] UKRANIAN COMPANIES BATTLE OVER CRASH VICTIMS COMPENSATIONThessaloniki, June 24 (MPA)Ukrainian airline Aerosweet, whose Yakovlev-42 plane conducting the Kiev-Thessaloniki route crashed in the mountains of northern Greece in December of 1997 killing all 83 passengers and crew members, has filed for interim measures against “Lvov Airlines” which owned the ill- fated aircraft. According to the petition, Aerosweet is seeking contribution for compensation for damages from Lvov claiming it as the actual carrier of the flight. Moreover, Aerosweet is also seeking contribution from Greece’s Social Insurance Foundation (IKA), claiming that certain of the crash victims were employed in Greece and their survivors are now entitled to compensation. A.F.[05] SELF-CALCULATION TAX SYSTEM CONSIDERED FOR GREECELondon, June 24 (MPA)Greeks may soon be called on to calculate their own income taxes, according to Deputy Finance Minister George Drys, who is presently on a four-day visit to Britain where he is reviewing the country's tax system. According to reports, Mr. Drys wants to be informed on the operation of the British tax settlement system which enables taxpayers to calculate their taxes by themselves and pay the first installment simultaneously with the submission of tax statements.The incorporation and adjustment of the said system to Greece will contribute to the simplification of the tax system, while also bearing other significant advantages, Mr. Drys stated. Mr. Drys also ruled out the possibility of new taxes being imposed next year. “There will not be one single new tax measure which would burned citizens or firms,” he stated categorically. A.F. [06] O.A. STAFF OPPOSED TO MANAGEMENT CONTROL BY SPEEDWINGAthens, June 24 (MPA)Olympic Airways staff are opposed to the government’s plans to hand over the beleaguered airline’s management to Speedwing, a transport subsidiary of British Airways.The civil aviation unions federation is to conduct an emergency meeting on this matter today, while mobilizations are already in the works. Transportation Minister Tasos Mantelis said that that the management take over represents O.A.’s last chance. He further assured the staff that the agreement with Speedwing safeguards labor and pension rights. Speedwing would manage Olympic with a team of 12 people headed by Rod Lintz. Within five weeks, the team is to have drawn up a list of the national airline’s problems and then implement a stabilization program announced by the government. A.F. [07] PROSECUTOR ORDERS PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION IN FRUIT JUICESAthens, June 24 (MPA)The Athens prosecutor has ordered a preliminary investigation in the country’s fruit juice market, in order to ascertain whether or not the juices labeled as Greece-made are in reality imported from abroad. Specifically, the prosecutor will look into press reports which claim that these juices are imported frozen and in turn are liquefied and sold as fresh. A.F.[08] NATO SECRETARY-GENERAL SOLANA TRAVELS TO KOSOVO TODAYPrishtina, June 24 (MPA)NATO’s Secretary-General Javier Solana and Gen. Wesley Clark, the supreme NATO commander in Europe, are to travel to Kosovo today in order to assess the size of the peacekeeping force assigned to the region.The two officials will meet with the force’s commander, British Lt. Gen. Mike Jackson as well as will Albanian and Serb leaders. Mr. Solana is expected to stress that the force’s mission is to protect all of Kosovo’s residents, while he will also appeal to the Serbs that they remain in the region. A.F. Macedonian Press Agency: Brief News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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