Macedonian Press Agency: News in English, 01-04-07

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CONTENTS

[01] TSOCHATZOPOULOS: THE EU ROLE IS NECESSARY WHEN DEALING WITH THE

[02] EBERSOL WAS SATISFIED WITH THE ATHENS 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES PREPARATIONS

[03] 700.000 PEOPLE VISITED THE NEW ATHENS AIRPORT

[04] NO RADIATION PROBLEM IN THE GREEK MILITARY CAMPS IN KOSOVO

[05] THE BULGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTER WILL BE IN THESSALONIKI ON EASTER

[06] ONE AND A HALF MILLION GREEKS WITH DEPRESSION SYMPTOMS

[01] TSOCHATZOPOULOS: THE EU ROLE IS NECESSARY WHEN DEALING WITH THE EXISTING CRISIS

Greek minister of defense Akis Tsochatzopoulos, stressed after the informal meeting of the EU defense ministers in Brussels yesterday, that the European Policy of Security and Defense must be strengthened.

Mr. Tsochatzopoulos stated that it is very important to be realized that the role of the EU is necessary when dealing with the existing crisis in the region of the Balkans, pointing out that this has become obvious in FYROM, Kosovo and the Middle East.

On the Turkish reactions to the creation of a joint European defense, Mr. Tsochatzopoulos stated that no one can stop the NATO-EU cooperation.

[02] EBERSOL WAS SATISFIED WITH THE ATHENS 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES PREPARATIONS

US television channel NBC Sports and NBC Olympics president Dick Ebersol expressed satisfaction concerning the infrastructure projects, the sports facilities and the overall course of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games preparations during his two-day visit to Greece.

He said that the city of Athens developed considerably and it did so in a much prettier way compared to other cities. Earlier, he was briefed by the "Athens 2004" Organization management on the course of the preparations and viewed from a helicopter the big infrastructure projects that are under construction.

Mr. Ebersol expressed the belief that the Olympic Games in Athens will be a spectacular and impressive event, stressing that Greece will give an essence of history to the games.

[03] 700.000 PEOPLE VISITED THE NEW ATHENS AIRPORT

The visitors of the "Eleftherios Venizelos" Athens Airport were estimated at 700.000 in the first week of its operation, according to the airport management.

It should be noted that in the weekend of March 31-April 1 the airport received a total of 350.000 visitors, while the passengers were 40.000. According to the available figures, a total of 3.200 flights were made in the period of March 29-April 5. The passengers were 280.000 and the pieces of luggage were 300.000.

[04] NO RADIATION PROBLEM IN THE GREEK MILITARY CAMPS IN KOSOVO

The findings of the Greek atomic energy committee concerning the depleted uranium weapons, which were made public yesterday, were reassuring.

According to the calculations made on air, land and water samples taken from the Greek army camps in Kosovo and Bosnia last January there is no radiation problem.

[05] THE BULGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTER WILL BE IN THESSALONIKI ON EASTER TUESDAY

Bulgarian foreign minister Nadezda Michailova will visit Thessaloniki on Easter Tuesday on the occasion of the lifting of the visa requirement for the Bulgarian citizens who want to visit Greece.

Ms. Michailova, who will be accompanied by political science students, will inaugurate the lifting of the visa requirement by using the border passage of Promachonas where she will meet with minister of Macedonia-Thrace Giorgos Paschalidis.

[06] ONE AND A HALF MILLION GREEKS WITH DEPRESSION SYMPTOMS

One million women and 500.000 men in Greece have depression symptoms or will present symptoms of the disease at some point in their life.

Women appear to be more sensitive as they suffer from depression more often and according to specialists, their increased number compared to men is due to the fact that they are more willing to admit that they have depression and seek the help of a doctor.

This catastrophic disease for the personality of the patient appears to be the result of the combined effect of genetic and environmental factors. Therefore, depression can be inherited but it can also be the result of a human loss, psychological and economic problems, stress, losing a job, loneliness, physical or sexual abuse. According to a recent study by the World Health Organization, the disease usually starts at the age of 20-30.

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