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Wednesday,  24  April  2013          Issue No: 4343

CONTENTS
[01] Final changes to ministry structures approved, Admin. Reform minister
      Manitakis says
[02] DIM.AR's Kouvelis meets Barroso, calls for halt to recession,
      unemployment in Greece
[03] Labour mobility to be priority issue for Greek EU presidency,
      Greek minister says
[04] FinMin says reports abducted Syrian prelates are released 'not
      confirmed yet'
[05] PM in open line with Ecumenical Patriarch after abductions of two
      Orthodox Metropolitans in Syria
[06] SYRIZA, PASOK, AN.EL, KKE reactions to the abduction of the two
      Metropolitans in Syria
[07] Abducted metropolitans released in Aleppo, AFP
[08] Finance minister briefs junior coalition parties on gov't omnibus
      bill
[09] KKE on the government-sponsored omnibus bill
[10] Parliament discusses pension rules in new bill
[11] Criticism from PASOK, DIM.AR of Vroutsis bid to oust OAED director
[12] Greek government to present legislation on offshore companies
[13] President Papoulias receives AKEL sec. general
[14] SYRIZA-AKEL: leaders meet: Harsh dead-end pogramme imposed on Cyprus
[15] Ind. Greeks leader meets visiting AKEL general secretary
[16] KKE's Koutsoumbas receives visiting AKEL general secretary Kyprianou
[17] ND party replies to statements by SYRIZA leader
[18] President Papoulias says National Bank must remain Greek
[19] Live transmission of Europarliament session in Athens gets large
      turnover
[20] European Corporate Partnership Responsibility awards presented
[21] Special agency managing local authority funds to be reorganized
[22] Case file on two former ministers sent to Parliament
[23] Finance Ministry: State will have multiple benefits from
      denationalization of OPAP
[24] Greek budget deficit falls sharply to 1.35 billion euros in Q1
[25] Global trade deals would generate exports creating 21 million jobs,
      ICC says
[26] Piraeus Bank's shareholders approve share capital increase plan
[27] Probank reports better Q1 results
[28] Ministers, shipowners and businessmen attend IOBE report presentation
[29] Hoteliers Chamber president: Tourism and exports can contribute
      significantly to bringing Greece out of crisis
[30] Tourist arrivals down 5.5 pct in 2012
[31] Export promotion event to take place in Athens on April 26
[32] Folli Follie sells 51 pct of Duty Free Shops for 200 mln euros
[33] Business briefs
[34] Greek stocks end slightly lower
[35] Greek bond market closing report
[36] ADEX closing report
[37] Foreign Exchange rates - Wednesday
[38] Traffic policewoman killed on duty; Minister Dendias expresses
      deep sorrow
[39] Brokerage firm board members arrested for state debts reaching 6.4
      billion euros
[40] Illegal medicines trafficking ring broken up
[41] Young man threatens suicide in Ioannina; police on the scene
[42] Fair on Wednesday
[43] The Tuesday edition of Athens' dailies at a glance
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Politics

[01] Final changes to ministry structures approved, Admin. Reform minister
Manitakis says

Administrative Reform Minister Antonis Manitakis on Tuesday announced
that the Government Council for Administrative Reform had approved
the final changes to ministry structures. According to the minister,
the changes approved would allow Greece to meet targets calling for a
40-50 percent reduction in administrative structures, effecting savings
that exceeded 15 percent.

This marked the start of the crucial second phase, in which the studies
had to be carried out and new institutions designed, Manitakis added.

The minister made the announcement after the conclusion of a meeting
of the Government Council for Administrative Reform chaired by Prime
Minister Antonis Samaras, which met on Tuesday afternoon.

The government council for administrative reform also discussed
coordinating efforts for the 'mobility' of 12,500 civil servants by
June and another 12,500 by December. By the end of December 2013, the
government must also remove 4,000 public-sector employees, many of which
will have to go by June.

The minister stressed that each departure will be matched by the hiring
of a new employee via the ASEP civil servants' recruitment council.

[02] DIM.AR's Kouvelis meets Barroso, calls for halt to recession,
unemployment in Greece

BRUSSELS (ANA-MPA - M. Aroni/M. Spinthourakis)

Meeting European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso in Brussels
on Tuesday, Greek coalition government partner Fotis Kouvelis, leader
of the Democratic Left (DIM.AR) party, stressed the need for immediate
measures to halt the recession and unemployment in Greece.

In statements as he left the meeting with Barroso at the European
Commission, Kouvelis said he'd expressed DIM.AR's opposition to "the
austerity policies destroying society and undermining the prospects of
an exit from the economic crisis". The party leader stressed that the
only answer to the recession was to take immediate measures to kickstart
the growth process.

Kouvelis said he had also emphasised the dire state of Greek society
as a result of galloping unemployment and the need to take immediate
steps to provide a social safety net, as well as a targeted reduction
in taxes. Among these tax reductions, he suggested VAT on restaurant
and catering services and taxes for heating oil.

DIM.AR's leader asked Barroso to speed up and extend the transfer of
National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) funds, their reorientation
and an increase in the advance from the 2014-2020 support framework,
as well as a more active role for the European Investment Bank.

Expressing the opinion that austerity policies and an increase of
inequality within Europe will fuel centrifugal tendencies, a return to
a narrow nationalist focus and greater strength to political extremes,
Kouvelis stressed that Europe's future prospects lay in a real economic
and political unification.

Meeting with EuroParliament socialists' group leader Swoboda

Kouvelis, speaking after his meeting head of the European Parliament's
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats Hannes Swoboda, stressed
that "we must struggle for a Europe that forges ahead with its political
and economic unification".

"We had an extremely useful discussion with Mr. Swoboda on the issues
affecting Europe, which must emerge from the recession, exit austerity
and forge ahead with the peoples of Europe," he said.

According to his aides, the meeting was held in a very good climate and
there was broad agreement on the need to end austerity policies in Europe.

Swoboda noted that, while it was important for reforms to take place,
people's needs must also be taken into account, because only in this
way could the reforms have the support of the citizens.

While in Brussels, DIM.AR's president is also scheduled to meet Greece's
European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Maria Damanaki.

[03] Labour mobility to be priority issue for Greek EU presidency,
Greek minister says

BRUSSELS (ANA-MPA - M. Spinthourakis)

Labour mobility will be a priority issue for Greece's EU presidency,
which takes over in the first half of 2014, Greek Deputy Foreign Minister
Dimitris Kourkoulas said in statements appearing in the "Agence Europe"
bulletin on Tuesday. The minister said the focus will be on both legal
migration within the EU and illegal migration from outside the EU,
with the Greek presidency to seek a revision of the Dublin II treaty
for which the EU member-states must reach a common position.

Other high priority issues will be those that most concern citizens, such
as growth, employment and deeper economic and monetary union, he added.

Kourkoulas said that Greece considers the issue of labour mobility needs
to be handled on a European level and cannot be resolved through national
action alone, adding that this will benefit both Greece and the whole of
the EU. He called for greater solidarity in the handling of the Schengen
area, adding that Greece would like to see European policies for illegal
migration and joint action against this reinforced.

The Greek deputy minister noted that there was sufficient time to
finalise priorities and that Greece was working closely with the two
interveneing presidencies (Ireland and Lithuania) in order to plan a
legislative programme for the three six month presidencies (January 1,
2013 until June 30, 2014).

Noting that Greece's EU presidency will be a time of transition with
the EU, with European elections in May and concern about the future of
Europe, during which the EU had to show itself capable of dealing with
the crisis and guaranteeing the European model.

This was the priority for Greece, he added, which hoped that to be one
step closer to the end of the crisis at the time of its presidency and now
saw encouraging signs that it had traversed more than half the distance.

[04] FinMin says reports abducted Syrian prelates are released 'not
confirmed yet'

There is no confirmation yet that two abducted church prelates in Syria
have been freed, the Greek Foreign Ministry said late Tuesday.

Referring to press reports that Metropolitan Pavlos of the Antiochian
Orthodox Archdiocese of Aleppo and Metropolitan Gregorios Yohann Ibrahim
of the Syriac Archdiocese of Aleppo, who were abducted from a suburb
of the city of Aleppo in Syria on Monday, were released, the Ministry
said, "We have been following carefully all developments and relevant
information. Lately we have seen international and Greek press reports
from various sources claiming that the two abducted metropolitans
have been released. Up to now, no such information has been officially
confirmed. For any confirmed development, an announcement will follow."

[05] PM in open line with Ecumenical Patriarch after abductions of two
Orthodox Metropolitans in Syria

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras was in constant contact with Ecumenical
Patriarch Bartholomew after the abduction on Monday of a two Orthodox
Christian Metropolitans in a suburb of Aleppo in Syria.

Metropolitan Pavlos of the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Aleppo
and Metropolitan Gregorios Yohann Ibrahim of the Syriac Archdiocese
of Aleppo were abducted as they were returning from Antioch (Antalya,
Turkey) to Aleppo on Monday evening and the deacon who was driving their
car was shot and killed in the attack.

Government spokesman Simos Kedikoglou said late Monday night that Samaras
has been informed of the abductions of the Greek Orthodox and Syrian
Orthodox Metropolitans, adding that the premier immediately contacted
foreign minister Dimitris Avramopoulos who was in Brussels for the spring
meeting of NATO foreign ministers, to coordinate actions and initiatives
aimed at locating and liberating the two Metropolitans.

The prime minister and foreign minister also spoke by phone with Patriarch
John X of Antioch and All the East, , who briefed them on  the details
and available information on the abductions and whom the assured of the
Greek government's undivided support and the actions that were already
in progress.

Kedikoglou noted that Avramopoulos has activated the Crises Management
Mechanism at the foreign ministry and informed the European External
Action Service (EAS), the EU's crisis management unit which is under
the authority of the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and
Security Policy. He also spoke with other foreign ministers who could
contribute to the liberation of the abductees, and further spoke on
the phone with the new head of the Syrian opposition George Sabra, who
assured Avramopoulos that he would act immediately for the location and
liberation of the abductees, Kedikoglou continued.

Also, Avramopoulos will brief the NATO foreign ministers during Tuesday's
meeting in Brussels, where the situation in Syria will be discussed,
the government spokesman added.

Samaras, who is in constant contact with the Ecumenical Patriarch and
with Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece, is being kept abreast
of the situation, Kedikoglou added.

[06] SYRIZA, PASOK, AN.EL, KKE reactions to the abduction of the two
Metropolitans in Syria

Main opposition Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) leader Alexis Tsipras on
Tuesday communicated with Patriarch John X of Antioch and All the East
to express his support following the abduction of the latter's brother,
Metropolitan Pavlos of the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Aleppo,
and of Metropolitan Gregorios Yohann Ibrahim of the Syriac Archdiocese
of Aleppo from a suburb of the city of Aleppo in Syria on Monday.

Tsipras voiced concern about the fate of the entourage of the abducted
church leaders and underlined that his party is ready to assist in any
way possible to resolve the crisis.

SYRIZA strongly condemned such actions, which it said "ignite tensions
between religions in a flammable region", and called on the Greek
government to undertake the necessary initiatives for their immediate
release.

Evangelos Venizelos, leader of PASOK, a junior partner in the government
coalition, contacted Foreign Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos and Archbishop
Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece, asking the latter to relay his
concern to the Patriarch of Antioch.

Opposition Independent Greeks (AN.EL) party noted that the abductions
and the assassinations of their two escorts by Islamists in Syria "is
an event of decisive importance for our stance in Syria".

A press release from the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) charged that
"the formation and development of the so-called antiregime powers and
various gangs which are fully supported by the EU, US and NATO create
the environment that results in dangerous developments for the peoples
of Syria and the area."

[07] Abducted metropolitans released in Aleppo, AFP

ROME - Metropolitan Pavlos of the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of
Aleppo and Metropolitan Gregorios Yohann Ibrahim of the Syriac Archdiocese
of Aleppo, abducted Monday from a suburb of the city of Aleppo in Syria
by Islamist militants, have been freed on Tuesday, according to the
organisation Oeuvre d'Orient as quoted by Agence France Presse.

Oeuvre d'Orient notified AFP news agency that the two church leaders
were freed around 4:00 p.m. Greek time Tuesday and said "it is believed
both Metropolitans already are at the Orthodox Church of Prophet Elijah
in Aleppo."

Earlier in the day, the Syrian opposition, denying any involvement in
the abduction, had instead accused the government of having organised it.

[08] Finance minister briefs junior coalition parties on gov't omnibus
bill

Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras on Tuesday held a meeting with
representatives of the three parties in Greece's coalition government,
New Democracy, PASOK and Democratic Left

(DIM.AR), in order to brief them on the details of the omnibus bill due
to be tabled in Parliament on Thursday.

The draft bill includes legislation implementing the prior actions
agreed with the troika of Greece's lenders - the European Commission,
the European Central Bank (ECB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- on which depend the disbursement of 2.8 billion euros in bailout loans
remaining from the tranche due to be paid last December and a further
6.0 billion euros for the first quarter of 2013.

The meeting was attended by Antonis Bezas from ND, Filippos Sahinidis,
Paris Koukoulopoulos, George Koutroumanis and Christos Protopapas from
PASOK and Dimitris Hatzisokratis from DIM.AR.

[09] KKE on the government-sponsored omnibus bill

Opposition Communist Party of Greece (KKE) on Tuesday rejected the
omnibus bill due to be tabled by the coalition government on Thursday,
stressing that it promotes the latest agreement with the troika of the
Greece's lenders and is "yet another package of anti-popular measures
further intensifying the problems experienced by workers and low-income
households".

The KKE Central Committee press office statement underlined that the
omnibus bill "promotes the layoffs of thousands of civil servants,
using as an alibi the real problem of public sector employees convicted
of corruption." The party announcement noted that "the real goal here
is the abolition of steady work for all".

KKE also said that the extraordinary real estate surtax collected via
electricity bills will become a permanent measure and underlined that
the abolition of the Sunday holiday is among the government's plans.

[10] Parliament discusses pension rules in new bill

Three years after Greece first came under the loan agreement, and right
before the vote on the sweeping bill on the economy this Thursday,
Parliament opened discussion on the bill related to changing pension
rules in the civil sector.

The bill is supported in principle by the ruling coalition parties of
New Democracy, PASOK and the Democratic Left, while certain articles
are expected to be passed by the opposition as well.

The main focus of the bill concerns the payment in advance of 50 pct of
a monthly pension to those first entering pension status, for as long
as they are waiting for the finalisation of their paperwork.

Late on Tuesday, ND rapporteur Argyris Dinopoulos said a clause in the
bill would allow the state to make use of inactive bank accounts to help
out financially weaker strata of society. He also said that the cut-off
point, after which main pensions would be subject to reduction would
be 1,980 euros per month, instead of 990 euros, which is in effect at
the present.

[11] Criticism from PASOK, DIM.AR of Vroutsis bid to oust OAED director

Members of the PASOK and Democratic Left (DIM.AR) parties, the two junior
partners in Greece's coalition government, on Tuesday criticised a move
by Labour Minister Yiannis Vroutsis to oust the director of the Manpower
Employment Agency (OAED) Ilias Kikilias, demanding his resignation.

DIM.AR Parliamentary spokesman Nikos Tsoukalis on Tuesday said the
minister's action and especially the reasons given by Vroutsis for his
decision had left a "painful impression". DIM.AR had also noted its
displeasure when the minister's decision was announced on Monday.

"No issue concerning the ability of Ilias Kikilias, the OAED director,
was raised. The demand of the labour minister, Mr. Vroutsis, was suddenly
made public: 'I ask for the resignation of Kikilias' for reasons and
justifications that - if you will allow me the expression - do not befit
the criticality of the situation and the fact that the three parties
are sharing government," Tsoukalis said on the ERA state radio station's
'First Programme'.

"The reason given was that he is exercising a personal policy and
cannot reach an understanding with the minister in charge. I think it
is self-evident that someone is thrown out of a three-party government,
whether they are a secretary or a minister, not because they cannot come
to terms with others but because they are inadequate for their task. We
did not hear this given as a reason, a fact that I can inform you has
left a painful impression," the MP added.

According to former PASOK minister and party member Christos Protopapas,
in statements to the private radio station '9.84' on Tuesday, the friction
was the result of Kikilias' refusal to tolerate attempted interference
from New Democracy members, who wanted him to change regional OAED
directors at will.

"Specifically, some exceptionally able individuals, ranking first in
points, the best regional directors regardless of party," Protopapas said.

He noted that Kikilias did not belong to any party and was "a scientist
and technocrat of very high prestige" who had been suggested as OAED's
director by DIM.AR and not by PASOK.

[12] Greek government to present legislation on offshore companies

Greece' s finance ministry is mulling new legislation to regulate the
activities of offshore companies, the ministry announced on Tuesday. The
aim of the new legislation, which will be included in a tax reform bill,
will be to regulate the operation of offshore companies which are not
run from the country-base.

The finance ministry is focusing on offshore companies whose revenues
are directed toward the place of living instead of the place of base,
which means that these revenues cannot be taxed.

Deputy Finance Minister George Mavraganis, speaking in a parliamentary
commission, said Greek financial crime authorities have already begun
inspections of offshore companies based in the British Virgin Islands
and said that the introduction of a powerful and independent Secretary
for Revenue will significantly help in efforts to combat tax evasion.

[13] President Papoulias receives AKEL sec. general

President of the Republic Karolos Papoulias received on Tuesday Cyprus'
AKEL party secretary general Andros Kyprianou at the presidential mansion.

The Cypriot official said to Papoulias that "things are bad. The situation
has worsened. The decisions have led the credit sector and the economy on
the whole to collapse, given that the restrictions applied have strangled
the businesses".

On his part Papoulias noted the solidarity was not present adding that
"what is happening now in Cyprus has nothing to do with solidarity" and
that "all were astonished that the decisions on Cyprus have no relati8on
to solidarity and rescue".

[14] SYRIZA-AKEL: leaders meet: Harsh dead-end pogramme imposed on Cyprus

Main opposition SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras met on Tuesday with visiting
secretary general of Cyprus' left-wing AKEL party Andros Kyprianou.

After the one-hour meeting, the two party leaders agreed that the harsh
programme imposed on Cyprus, with memorandums and the bailout loan
agreement is a dead-end progrmme.

Tsipras assured Kyprianou that SYRIZA will stand with solidarity at the
side of the Cypriot people and will steadfastly support the efforts by
Cyprus to exist the crisis and the 'harsh programme imposed on it".

"Today is also for Greece a black anniversary of the signing of the
memorandum. It is our conviction that the Cypriot people must decide
on their future. It is also our common conviction that the peoples of
Cyprus and Greece must break the shackles and escape from the perpetual
blackmail and stand on their own feet," Tsipras said adding : "It is
our common struggle to move together with the peoples of Europe and the
European south in hope of a new prospect".

Kyprianou stress the need for Cyprus to find other options in order to
rid itself of the "dead-end policies they are trying to impose on it".

"We in Cyprus have come to know the tough face of Europe, led by
Germany. The policies implemented do not address the needs of the
peoples. They are dead-end policies. The harshness of the measures at
Cyprus' expense obliges us to think of other options," Kyprianou said,
adding that "no option will be more painful and will not entail risks. But
what wants is what better serves the interests of the people".

On AKEL's round of meetings with the Greek political and state leadership,
he said "our aim is to discuss with all the parties and for a public
dialogue to ensue on the solutions that will determine Cyprus' destiny
for many years to come".

[15] Ind. Greeks leader meets visiting AKEL general secretary

The head of the Independent Greeks party Panos Kammenos on Tuesday met
Cypriot left-wing party leader Andros Kyprianou, the general secretary
of the island republic's AKEL party, who is on a visit to Athens. They
discussed the situation in Greece and Cyprus, following the dramatic
turn of events on the island.

Noting that Tuesday was the third anniversary since the former Greek
premier George Papandreou had announced Greece's decision to resort
to an EU bailout from the island of Kastellorizo, Kammenos said that
the world was now seeing "the evolution of this drama, with the same
economic hit-men and their local accomplices, being played out on Cyprus".

The same protagonists that had used Greek politicians to make the Greek
people destitute and bankrupt the national economy, presenting the
country with dilemmas that forced it to hand over national sovereignty,
were now doing the same on Cyprus, he added.

"We had a Eurogroup decision with the consent of the finance minister
of Greece and the Greek government, but also of Cypriot politicians,
in order to lead to an undermining of the healthy Cypriot economy. These
are methods that are implemented by centres that want to control peoples
and lead to a European unification by force through the abolition of
the concept of the nation-state," he said.

Kyprianou expressed concern and his party's belief that, through the
decisions imposed on Cyprus by the EU, the Cypriot people and the Cypriot
economy were allowed no margins for growth. He added that Cyprus, given
the way events were unfolding, was now obliged by events to "seek an
alternative option".

[16] KKE's Koutsoumbas receives visiting AKEL general secretary Kyprianou

The Communist party of Greece (KKE) and Cyprus' left-wing AKEL party
traditionally share close friendly relations, cooperation, creative
discussion and exchange of views, KKE general secretary Dimitris
Koutsoumbas said on Tuesday said after meeting in Parliament with visiting
AKEL general secretary Andros Kyprianou.

Koutsoumbas noted that "the peoples of Greece and Cyprus and all the
peoples in Europe should join forces and fight against the anti-popular
strategy of the EU that targets the workers' rights and conquests".

He said that the two peoples and "our parties should fight against likely
Annan-type plans that will be catastrophic for the peoples in the region"
and expressed concern about the Anastasiades government proposal for
Cyprus' accession into NATO.

Koutsoumbas noted KKE's firm position on Cyprus, supporting "a sovereign,
independent, bi-zonal and bi-communal federation".

On his part, Kyprianou said that AKEL's positions greatly coincide with
those expressed by KKE. He added that the EU has displayed cruelty with
the anti-popular measures imposed on Cyprus, stressing that its decisions
"lead the country's economy to disaster" and noting that "AKEL will not
stand by and watch developments happen".

"We have to shape an alternative option," Kyprianou underlined.

He expressed concern about the efforts made for a solution to the Cyprus
problem and repeated his party's position "for a solution that will be
reached as soon as possible. A solution that will be fair, functional
and sustainable as defined by relevant UN resolutions and high-level
agreements."

The AKEL general secretary said that "our efforts will focus on the
resumption of the talks but we will not accept any proposals that will
be outside the agreed upon framework."

[17] ND party replies to statements by SYRIZA leader

An announcement by the ruling New Democracy party, regarding statements
made by main opposition Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) leader Alexis
Tsipras on Tuesday, said that "not only did Mr. Tsipras not get his lesson
from all that he said about Cyprus, but he is insisting on telling the
people of Cyprus what to do".

The announcement speaks of perplexity on the part of the main opposition
party leader "now that he is being disputed by the senior cadres of
his party".

ND stresses that SYRIZA spokesman Panos Skourletis in the Kyriakatiki
Avghi newspaper accuses Tsipras "of lacking inspired speech that could
create hope" and of a "Babel party".

ND also says "in ANT1 TV station, Mr. (Dimitris) Stratoulis pointed out
that SYRIZA is not a president's party where the leader decides and the
others go along".

Lastly, ND said that "the internal problems of SYRIZA do not concern
anyone. The operation however for their transfer to society, either the
Greek or the Cypriot, by panickstricken Mr. Tsipras proves that he is
stepping in one place and finding himself in another".

[18] President Papoulias says National Bank must remain Greek

President of the Republic Karolos Papoulias, who met on Tuesday with
General Confederation of Workers of Greece (GSEE) president Yiannis
Panagopoulos and its secretary general Nikos Kioutsoukis, expressed
concern over the National Bank's fate.

"I believe that it is a bank that must remain Greek, it must be saved,
it must be strengthened. And I also agree that it is not only all those
who will run to give money to the National Bank, it is also the ordinary
man who considers the National Bank his Bank. And grew up with the name
'National Bank'," President Papoulias said.

He also stressed that all must make efforts to enable the Greek banks
to remain Greek, because growth shall be Greek, as he underlined, it
shall be for Greece and it shall not be for the foreigners.

"Foreigners can enjoy tomorrow's Greece of growth, but we shall create it
and the Greek banks shall be the first and the best in this struggle and
I shall say it, with the National Bank as a leader," the president noted.

[19] Live transmission of Europarliament session in Athens gets large
turnover

Young people packed the European Parliament offices in Athens on Tuesday
to watch a live transmission of the European body's session in Brussels.

The event was an initiative of outgoing European Ombudsman, Nikiforos
Diamandouros, who wanted to raise participation in the planning of
Europe's future, said Panos Karvounis, head of the European Commission
office in Athens.

Speaking to ANA-MPA, Karvounis said the event was part of the European
Citizens Year, a response to the alienation of people from the EU because
of the economic crisis. A series of actions were also planned for before
the European Parliament elections in May 2014, he said, including an
exhibition on May 9 - Europe Day - that year and screenings of short
informative videos to encourage people to vote.

"The EU has seen people become alienated from the Union because of the
crisis, because the political systems of member states blame Europe,
therefore we are turning back again to the roots to see what citizens
want of Europe, how they exercises their rights, the obstacles they face,"
he said.

Speaking of turnout in the last Euroelections, in 2009, Karvounis noted,
"Last elections we had a 43 pct participation rate, and we want to
raise that number. There is even a thought to have each large European
political group propose a candidate for Commission president, to have
more direct representation."

The European citizen can use the structure of the European Ombudsman,
"even in an incomplete institutional framework, to press executive organs
to improve the institutional framework and the legislation for citizens,"
said Leonidas Antonakopoulos, head of the European Parliament's Greek
office.

"We want to make it clear in this difficult time of crisis that the EU
legislative bodies are not sitting idly by, but intervene with targeted
programmes and planning - through the National Strategic Reference
Framework, structural funds and the Social Fund, all of which are not very
widely known - to significantly reduce unemployment," he told ANA-MPA.

[20] European Corporate Partnership Responsibility awards presented

The European Corporate Partnership Responsibility awards, the European
Commission's new institution on the promotion of better practices, were
delivered on Tuesday evening to the winning businesses at a special
event organised by the Greek Network for Corporate Social Responsibility.

The awards were handed out, among others, by Parliament First Vice
President Ioannis Tragakis and the head of the European Commission office
in Greece, Panos Karvounis.

Tragakis said in a brief address that the role of businesses is not just
profits. Their role is to serve society and the environment, which is
why they are being given awards today.

[21] Special agency managing local authority funds to be reorganized

The interior ministry has launched a reorganization of its Special Agency
for the management of local authority funds to ensure better coordination
and more European funds for local administration in the period 2014-2020,
it was announced on Tuesday.

The reorganization is designed to facilitate planning and implementation
of National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) co-financed actions.

The Special Agency's reorganization is taking place in the framework
of reforms undertaken by the interior ministry and approved by the
Government Council for Administrative Reform that convened on March 1,
chaired by Prime Minister Antonis Samaras.

[22] Case file on two former ministers sent to Parliament

A case file was drawn up against former PASOK ministers of Finance and
Health George Papakonstantinou and Andreas Loverdos following a charge by
a Greek citizen and forwarded to Parliament by Supreme Court prosecutor
Vassilios Pliotas on Tuesday.

According to the cover memo, the charge is related to "acts and oversights
of the ministers apparently done during the carrying out of their duties."

No further information was made available.

Financial News

[23] Finance Ministry: State will have multiple benefits from
denationalization of OPAP

The Finance Ministry assured that the state will have multiple benefits
from the denationalization of OPAP (the Greek football prognostics,
numerical lottery and sports betting games operator), adding that the
sales process for OPAP was the most transparent ever, in a document
submitted in response to a question tabled by main opposition SYRIZA.

The ministry response charged that SYRIZA's economist "live in their own
world and make their own scenarios which they call on their supporters
to belie, but the reality belies them daily'.

In the case of OPAP, SYRIZA provokes the people with ungrounded lies. The
sales procedure was the most transparent ever. Over four months, the
company's figures we on the internet, and absolutely accessible to
all the interested parties, the ministry document said, adding that
the company's 10-year plan was also available on the internet, and
the companies participating in the tender had independent consultants,
adding that hundreds of people worked on both sides, while there was not
even one complaint of insufficient data. Independent assessors assessed
all he conditions of the future developement of OPAP . Everything that
needed to be taken into consideration was available on the internet,
the ministry said.

It added that SYRIZA must realise that the market prices are not
determined by its desires but by the market rules, which were absolutely
adhered to by the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF),
as the successful course to now proves.

>From the denationalization of OPAP, the state will reap multiple
benefits. It will collect the price of the denationalization with
the institution of a special tax regime of 30 percent on the gross
profits. Not only will it make up for the loss of revenues to the state
from the dividend it will collect, but addition revenues will also
be generated.

For the financial year2012, the state will collect in May 203 112 million
euros in taxes and another 62 million euros in dividends for the 34
percent it has in OPAP. For 2013, with the special tax regime, it has
already collected 85 million euros in taxes in the first quarter alone.

This simple arithmetic apparently has no relation to the South Korea
model, and apparently populism and the outdated statist mentality have
their limits, the ministry announcement added.

[24] Greek budget deficit falls sharply to 1.35 billion euros in Q1

Greek state budget recorded a deficit of 1.354 billion euros in the first
quarter of 2013, sharply down compared with a deficit of 7.279 billion
euros recorded in the corresponding period last year and a revised target
for a budget shortfall of 4.185 billion euros, the Finance ministry said
on Tuesday.

In a report, the ministry said the regular budget recorded a primary
surplus of 520 million euros in the January-March period, from a deficit
of 334 million euros in 2012 and a revised target for a primary deficit
of 2.338 billion euros.

Net state budget revenue totaled 12.338 billion euros in the first three
months of the year, up 8.7 pct from a budget target. The regular budget's
net revenue totaled 10.724 billion euros, up 1.5 pct from a budget target,
reflecting a 16.6 pct increase in proceeds from property taxes, a 74.5 pct
jump in indirect tax proceeds and 3.9 pct rise in income tax proceeds. On
the other hand, VAT proceeds fell by 6.1 pct in the three-month period,
special consumption taxes (tobacco) fell 19.8 pct and energy consumption
taxes were down 5.1 pct.

Tax returns totaled 213 million euros in the first quarter, not including
a 570 million euros payment for the repayment of previous year's tax
returns.

Public Investment Programme's revenues totaled 1.614 billion euros,
up from a budget target of 790 million euros, reflecting higher EU
fund inflows.

State budget spending totaled 13.692 billion euros in the January-March
period, down from a budget target of 15.538 billion euros. Regular budget
spending was down in the first quarter. State budget spending fell by
32.7 pct in the first three months of 2013, compared with the same period
last year, reflecting an 11.1 pct decline in primary spending and a 73
pct plunge in interest spending.

[25] Global trade deals would generate exports creating 21 million jobs,
ICC says

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) on behalf of global
business finalized recommendations for World Trade Organization (WTO)
member-countries to the on-going Doha trade negotiations that could
boost global GDP by 960 billion US dollars annually.

According to an ICC Hellas statement on Tuesday, several hundred business
leaders and trade experts met for the ICC World Trade Agenda Summit,
held on the first day of the ICC World Chambers Congress.

ICC Hellas and other Greek chamber representatives are participating
in the four-day Congress in Doha, Qatar set to gather 1,000 delegates
from chambers of commerce, as well as from multinational and small-
and medium-sized companies.

Delegates met on Monday to give their stamp of approval to a final set
of business priorities that would provide a debt-free stimulus to the
global economy at a time when governments are struggling to inject growth
into their economies.

By simplifying customs procedures - through trade facilitation measures
- alone, member countries would deliver global job gains of 21 million,
with developing countries gaining more than 18 million jobs and developed
countries increasing their workforce by three million.

ICC and the Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry in March 2012 launched
the ICC Business World Trade Agenda in response to calls from WTO members
and from G20 leaders for fresh approaches following a 12-year impasse
in multilateral trade negotiations.

"ICC has consulted with business around the world to develop a set of
practical steps for reaching a new trade consensus," said ICC Chairman
Gerard Worms. "As the actors of trade in the daily marketplace, we are
well placed to shed new light on stalled (Doha) talks. We will mobilize
CEOs around the world to make the case to national governments for this
new trade agenda."

The five recommendations developed by the initiative that could achieve
tangible outcomes by the end of 2013 to harvest gains from the WTO's
Doha Development Round, include the conclusion of a trade facilitation
agreement and the implementation of duty-free and quota-free market access
for exports from least-developed countries. Also, phasing out agricultural
export subsidies, renouncing  food export restrictions, expanding trade
in IT products and encouraging growth of e-commerce worldwide.

Business recommendations from this event will be delivered to G20 leaders
and WTO ministers ahead of the next G20 Summit in Saint Petersburg and
the WTO Ministerial Conference in Bali later this year.

"The potential gains in terms of exports, jobs and GDP growth from
multilateral trade liberalization are substantial," said Victor K Fung,
ICC Honorary Chairman; Chairman, Fung Group. "For these reasons,
international business strongly encourages political leaders to
steer clear of protectionism and nationalism - and return to building
inclusive open trade to stimulate global recovery and growth for many
years to come."

[26] Piraeus Bank's shareholders approve share capital increase plan

A General Assembly of Shareholders on Tuesday approved a 7.335 billion
euro share capital increase.

With the completion of the share capital increase, it is estimated that
Piraeus Bank's own capital will reach 9.2 billion euro, and it capital
adequacy index will surpass 14 percent.

Piraeus Bank's chairman Mihalis Sallas, addressing the general
shareholders' meeting, expressed his optimism over the future of the
Greek economy and the efforts made by the Greek government to exit the
crisis. "A large effort is being made by the government for reconstruction
of the Greek economy and to restore confidence abroad. I soundly believe
that we can make it. That's why we call Greek and foreign investors
to invest in Greece and the Greek banking system. Participation in
banks' share capital increase plans offers the possibility to boost
funding of economic activity and establishes confidence to the banking
system. We always have to look forward to the future and to correct
past mistakes. Significant steps have already been made. We expect the
economy to present primary budget surplus this year which will enable
us to demand a debt rescheduling. This prospect will signal a reverse
of economic recession, opening up new jobs and combating excessive
unemployment," Sallas said.

The shareholders' meeting approved a board plan for a share capital
increase scheme, envisaging the issuing of new common shares worth
7,335,000,000 euros to cover the bank's capital requirements. This
capital will be covered by investors through private placement and
partial waiver of existing shareholders' rights up to 400 million euros,
a rights' issue for any remaining shares to existing shareholders and the
board. Hellenic Financial Stability Fund will cover the remaining sum,
of which up to 570 million euros for additional capital requirements
arising from the purchase of ATEbank's healthy leg, up to 524 million
euros for additional capital requirements arising from the purchase of
Cypriot banks' subsidiaries in Greece.

Piraeus Bank, with the deals to buy Millennium Bank Greece and Geniki
Bank, from Portugal's BPC Group and France's Societe Generale, has already
covered the minimum 10 pct requirement of private sector participation
in a forthcoming share capital increase plan. Following completion of
the capital boosting scheme, Piraeus Bank's equity capital will total
9.2 billion euros while its capital adequacy rate will surpass 14 pct.

[27] Probank reports better Q1 results

Probank on Tuesday said its consolidated profits totaled 17.9 million
euros in the first quarter of 2013, while parent profits totaled 19.3
million euros in the same period.

Assets grew by 2.2 pct to 3.4 billion euros, compared with the
corresponding period last year, deposits grew by 7.2 pct, net operating
income fell 6.0 pct to 30.2 million euros in the January-March period.

The bank said that its loans (after provisions) to deposits rate fell to
81 pct in the first quarter of the year, from 91 pct last year, with loans
falling by 4.9 pct over the same period to 2.5 billion euros. Probank said
a 4.0 pct cut in payroll costs and lower administrative costs reduced
the bank's net operating result by 14 pct to 9.2 million euros in the
first three months of the year, compared with the same period in 2012.

Pre-tax results showed a 9.5 pct drop in losses in the first quarter.

Probank said it was in the final stage to completing its recapitalization
which will allow the bank to remain in private hands and noted it expected
improving business conditions this year.

[28] Ministers, shipowners and businessmen attend IOBE report presentation

Greek shipowners are prepared to voluntarily contribute to tax revenues
beyond the tax measures already taken, Association of Greek Shipowners
president Theodoros Veniamis said on Tuesday, during an event at the
Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE) at the Evgenides
Foundation in Athens.

The event to present IOBE's report on "The contribution of oceangoing
shipping to the Greek economy - Results and perspectives" was attended
by Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras - a former president of IOBE -
and Shipping and Aegean Minister Kostis Moussouroulis.

Veniamis said that Greek shipping would continue to take the lead on a
global level because of its high degree of adaptability in international
shipping circumstances.

Stournaras said oceangoing shipping was a "champion sector" that could
play a leading role in the development of the Greek economy, especially
in its contribution to the state's fiscal health through a tax revenue
agreement with the prime minister.

Moussouroulis said that Greeks have great potential and the reborn
Shipping Ministry is taking intitatives to support them, such as training
courses for young seamen and the update of the ship registry process.

Also speaking at the event were IOBE president Odysseas Kyriakopoulos
and manager Angelos Tsakanikas.

[29] Hoteliers Chamber president: Tourism and exports can contribute
significantly to bringing Greece out of crisis

The president of the Hoteliers Chamber of Greece George Tsakiris
expressed optimism that Greek tourism together with exports, can
drastically contribute to briniging Greece out of the crisis, in an
exclusive interview with ANA-MPA WebTV on Tuesday'

Tsakiris said that a more than 7 percent increase in tourism revenues
is expected this year, coupled by a 10 percent rise in tourist arrivals.

He warned, however, that enterprises and regions that have connected
their growth to domestic tourism, which is collapsing, would not benefit
from the increase in the tourist wave to Greece.

Listing the contributing factors to this year's anticipated rise in
tourism, Tsakiris underlined a reversal of the negative image of Greece
that had traveled to the markets abroad in the last few years, as well
as reduced hotel rates.

Tsakiris explained that the hotel prices this year are steadily reduced,
and Greece now attracts customers from other destinations, adding that
we need to "target our own clientele with our own Value for Money".

He called for a lightening of the hotels from "their excessive
taxation" that render their viability very difficult, noting that
hotel establishments pay three different taxes for thier commercial
establishments, and not simply real estate.

[30] Tourist arrivals down 5.5 pct in 2012

Tourist arrivals fell by 5.5 pct in 2012, totaling 15,517,622 or 909,625
less compared with 2011, Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Tuesday.

The statistics service, in a report based on a survey compiled by the
Bank of Greece, said that tourist arrivals from Europe (which accounted
for 89.3 pct of total arrivals) fell 5.5 pct last year, while arrivals
from EU member states fell by 8.5 pct in 2012.

Poland (43.5 pct), France (15 pct), Germany (5.9 pct), Belgium (24.4
pct), Italy (9.6 pct), Bulgaria (12.7 pct) and Holland (14.7 pct)
recorded the biggest percentage declines in tourist arrivals last year,
while arrivals from Cyprus fell by 3.4 pct. On the other hand, tourist
arrivals rose from the UK (9.3 pct) and Russia (18.4 pct).

Germany remained the biggest incoming tourism source for Greece, with
a market share of 13.6 pct, followed by the UK (12.4 pct) and France
(6.3 pct). Arrivals from America were down 22.4 pct last year, while
arrivals from Asia grew by 6.2 pct, from Oceania fell 1.2 pct and from
Africa were down 2.7 pct.

A 71 pct of tourist arrivals was from air travel, 23.2 pct from road
travel and 5.8 pct from the sea.

[31] Export promotion event to take place in Athens on April 26

Exporters, representing a very active sector in Greece, will have the
opportunity to contact foreign buyers and representatives of investors,
as well as to be briefed on financial and foreign trade issues during
a special event jointly hosted by the Panhellenic Exporters Association
and Warwick Legal Network (WLN) in Athens on April 26.

More than 60 distinguished legal experts and legal firm representatives
from 21 countries will undertake to facilitate the exchange of know-how
and establish connections between Greek exporters and foreign buyers.

The event entitled "Safe haven for international entrepreneurship"
is hosted for the first time in Greece within the framework of the WLN
annual conference.

[32] Folli Follie sells 51 pct of Duty Free Shops for 200 mln euros

Folli Follie on Tuesday announced the completion of the sale of a 51
pct equity stake in Duty Free Shops SA to Swiss group Dufry AG for 200.5
million euros in cash.

In a statement, Folli Follie Group said it maintained a 49 pct equity
stake in Duty Free Shops and stressed that the deal will transform
the company into an international enterprise which will have immediate
synergies on FF Group.

Folli Follie Group said the deal helped to bringing the group's bank
net debt to almost zero.

[33] Business briefs

-- Trastor, a Greek-listed real estate investment company, on Tuesday
said that a general shareholders' meeting approved a board plan to pay
a 0.10 euros per share dividend to shareholders.

[34] Greek stocks end slightly lower

Greek stocks edged lower in the Athens Stock Exchange on Tuesday as the
market showed signs of consolidation around the 940-point level. The
composite index of the market eased 0.12 pct to end at 942.18 points,
off the day's lows of 929.50 points. Turnover remained a disappointing
low 53.272 million euros.

The Big Cap index fell 0.34 pct and the Mid Cap index ended 1.48
pct higher. The Commerce (3.73 pct), Industrial Products (2.05 pct),
Technology (1.68 pct) and Constructions (0.89 pct) sectors scored the
biggest percentage gains of the day, while Travel (3.47 pct), Health
(1.78 pct) and Banks (1.77 pct) suffered losses.

Viohalco (4.57 pct), Folli Follie (3.79 pct) and Jumbo (1.43 pct) were
top gainers among blue chip stocks, while Eurobank (21.3 pct), OPAP
(3.95 pct) and Hellenic Exchanges (2.60 pct) were top losers.

Broadly, decliners led advancers by 82 to 64 with another 26 issues
unchanged. Fieratex (29.71 pct), Hellenic Fish Farms (19.44 pct) and
Spider (18.92 pct) were top gainers, while Eurobank (21.30 pct), Sato
(19.15 pct) and Forthnet (18.45 pct) were top losers.

Sector indices ended as follows:

Industrials: +2.05%

Commercial: +3.73%

Construction: +0.89%

Oil & Gas: -0.52%

Personal & Household: +1.41%

Raw Materials: +0.21%

Travel & Leisure: -3.47%

Technology: +1.68%

Telecoms: +0.65%

Banks: -1.77%

Food & Beverages: -0.02%

Health: -1.78%

Utilities: -1.07%

Financial Services: -1.47%

The stocks with the highest turnover were Folli Follie, OTE, OPAP,
Alpha Bank and National Bank.

Selected shares from the FTSE/ASE-20 index closed in euros as follows:

Alpha Bank: 0.98

Public Power Corp (PPC): 6.85

HBC Coca Cola: 18.40

Hellenic Petroleum: 8.29

National Bank of Greece: 0.59

EFG Eurobank Ergasias: 0.18

OPAP: 6.80

OTE: 6.22

Bank of Piraeus: 0.23

Titan: 14.30

[35] Greek bond market closing report

The yield spread between the 10-year Greek and German benchmark bonds
shrank further to 10.11 pct in the domestic electronic secondary
bond market on Tuesday, from 10.21 pct on Monday, with the Greek bond
yielding 11.36 pct and the German Bund 1.25 pct. There was no turnover
in the market.

In interbank markets, interest rates were largely unchanged. The 12-month
rate was 0.52 pct, the nine-month rate was 0.43 pct, the six-month rate
was 0.32 pct, the three-month rate was 0.20 pct and the one-month rate
was 0.12 pct.

[36] ADEX closing report

The June contract on the FTSE Large Cap index was trading at a premium
of 5.47 pct in the Athens Derivatives Exchange on Tuesday, with turnover
remaining a low 13.016 million euros. Volume on the Big Cap index totaled
4,603 contracts worth 7.412 million euros, with 34,820 open positions
in the market.

Volume in futures contracts on equities totaled 30,732 contracts worth
5.604 million euros, with investment interest focusing on National Bank's
contracts (11,483), followed by Piraeus Bank (7,083), Eurobank (3,312),
MIG (464), OTE (2,053), PPC (1,616), OPAP (2,591), GEK (577), Mytilineos
(231), Ellaktor (441), Intralot (400) and Hellenic Exchanges (84).

[37] Foreign Exchange rates - Wednesday

Reference buying rates per euro released by the European Central Bank:

U.S. dollar 1.318

Pound sterling  0.864

Danish kroner  7.565

Swedish kroner  8.721

Japanese yen  130.49

Swiss franc  1.240

Norwegian kroner  7.792

Canadian dollar  1.355

Australian dollar  1.286

General News

[38] Traffic policewoman killed on duty; Minister Dendias expresses
deep sorrow

Public Order Minister Nikos Dendias expressed on Tuesday his deep sorrow
over the loss of a traffic policewoman who was run over by a car while
on duty in the Athens suburb of Kifissia.

"I express my deep grief and sorrow for the unexpected loss of police
officer Adamantia Siafla, who lost her life this morning while directing
traffic in Kifissia. At these hours, our thoughts are with the husband
and children of the unfortunate police officer and all her relatives,"
Dendias said.

The National Federation of Police Officers issued a similar announcement
expressing its sorrow and adding that "unfortunately, the Greek police
also registers important losses, with many of our collegues losing their
lives in traffic accidents."

The police woman, aged 42 and mother of two, was killed on Tuesday
morning. The female driver of the car was arrested and is being held
at the local police precinct, which is conducting an investigation into
the circumstances of the incident.

[39] Brokerage firm board members arrested for state debts reaching 6.4
billion euros

Three former board members of the Athens-based brokerage firm Acropolis
Securities SA were arrested on Tuesday, each facing charges for unpaid
debts to the state reaching the extraordinary sum of 6.4 billion euros
(roughly 3 percent of Greece's GDP).

The arrest of the 40-year-old former vice-president of the brokerage,
Theodoros Priniotakis, and his two sisters Christina and Katerina,
aged 30 and 37, both former board members, followed the arrest a few
days ago of the company's former president.

The brokerage firm was involved in the structured bonds scandal that
erupted in Greece in 2007 and has since had its license revoked.

[40] Illegal medicines trafficking ring broken up

A major joint operation conducted by the Greek Police (EL.AS) Organized
Crime Squad and the financial crimes squad SDOE is in progress in
Athens and other cities nationwide, targeting the members of a large
network active in the sector of medicines that engaged in trafficking
illegal drugs used in assisted reproduction procedures, it was announced
on Tuesday.

Involved in the network are pharmaceutical companies, pharmacies and
private individuals. According to information pertaining to the case, a
number of suspects are being questioned by authorities, while considerable
quantities of the illegal medicines have been confiscated.

Further details will be made available to the media after the
investigation is completed.

[41] Young man threatens suicide in Ioannina; police on the scene

A young man in the Kardamitsia district of the northwestern Greek city
of Ioannina on Tuesday climbed up to the roof of a two-storey building
and was threatening suicide, for reasons as yet unknown.

Police have sped to the scene and are attempting to bring the man down,
while fire brigade officers are preparing to set up a net to catch him
if he jumps.

Weather forecast

[42] Fair on Wednesday

Fair weather and northerly winds are forecast in most parts of the country
on Wednesday. Winds 3-7 beaufort. Temperatures between 9C and 26C. Fair
in Athens with northerly 3-6 beaufort winds and temperatures between
10C and 25C. Same in Thessaloniki with temperatures between 11C and 23C.

[43] The Tuesday edition of Athens' dailies at a glance

AVGHI: "OPAP's (the Greek football prognostics, numerical lottery and
sports betting games operator) sale a rigged game".

EFIMERIDA TON SYNTAKTON: "Government's wager on OPAP's sale".

ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "Enough with the political favours!".

ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "Hirings via ASEP (Civil Service Personnel Hiring
Examinations Board ) for vacant positions in public sector".

ESTIA: "PASOK was the one that taught corruption".

ETHNOS: "Arrangement-breather with VAT rebates- Businesses debts to
state will be balanced with VAT rebates due t0 them".

IMERISSIA: "Objection to OPAP's price'.

KATHIMERINI: "Negotiation over OPAP's price".

LOGOS: "Warning of social explosion".

NAFTEMPORIKI: "Economic staff lowers its expectations on OPAP's sale
price".

RIZOSPASTIS: "Rally of forces against the monopolies".

TA NEA: "400,000 jobless behind the clash among the government partners".

VRADYNI: "The fine for illegal buildings to be reduced to 50 percent '.

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