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citizens accounted for 86.95 pct of them.

[25] Finmin Stournaras to attend investor forum in New York, Dec. 17

NEW YORK (ANA-MPA/P. Panagiotou)

Finance minister Yannis Stournaras is expected to visit New York on
December 17 to address the 15th annual Greek Investor Forum organised
by Capital Link at Manhattan's Metropolitan Club.

According to the schedule, Stournaras will be the keynote speaker during
the event's lunch.

The topic of this year's forum will be "An Era of Opportunity",
and attendances would include officials from U.S. companies, banks,
investment groups, as well as officials from the Greek business community.

A recorded message by Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will be
screened during the forum.

[26] Alternate FinMin at 'Economist': Greek people's sacrifices beginning
to pay off

NICOSIA (ANA-MPA/A. Viketos)

Alternate Finance Minister Christos Staikouras, addressing an "Economist"
conference held in Nicosia on Monday, said that the sacrifices of the
Greek people "are beginning to pay off".

The Greek minister predicted that Greece will achieve a primary surplus
of at least 812 million euros in 2013, for the first time after a decade,
and that in 2014 the Greek economy is expected to emerge from a prolonged
recession after six years.

He said that the unemployment rate will gradually begin to decrease
and the primary surplus is expected to reach about 1.5 percent of GDP,
while the fiscal deficit is expected to drop below 3 percent of GDP.

Staikouras said that the Greek economy was characterised by longstanding,
mainly endogenous weaknesses and functioned for decades in conditions
of unstable balance.

He added that developments in Greece would have been different "if Europe
had promptly acquired response mechanisms for handling such a crisis,"
and suggested that Europe had dealt with the global crisis shortsightedly,
since "it was late in realising that the crisis was and is systemic and
was late in reaching a comprehensive and overall solution".

He also said that solutions such as those given in the case of Cyprus
cannot constitute a model for the European fabric.

[27] Shipping minister holds meeting with Chinese Vice-minister of
Communications

COSCO was the focus of the meeting between Greek Shipping Minister
Miltiades Varvitsiotis and Chinese Vice-Minister for Communications
Weng Mengyong on Monday. The meeting took place in London, on the
sidelines of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Plenum's 28th
conference, where Varvitsiotis is representing Greece at the head of a
Greek delegation.

Varvitsiotis emphasised the centuries-long cultural presence and
contribution of Greece and China to the world and focused on strategic
cooperation developed by the two countries over the past years, through
COSCO's presence in the port of Piraeus.

The minister noted that, since its arrival in Greece, COSCO "has placed
the country's biggest port on a new developmental dimension. On our
part, only the day before yesterday, we succeeded in doubling this
investment. We achieved an agreement with multiple benefits, for both
Greek shipping and society, creating revenues and jobs during a very
difficult period for the country."

"Our intention now is to enhance this strategic cooperation that we have
developed with China", he added.

He also stressed that this cooperation proves that the climate is
changing for Greece internationally, with Greece now seen as a pillar
of investment stability.

Weng Mengyong said that he, on his part, views Cosco's investment in
Piraeus very positively: "On the occasion of our meeting, I want to
express our thanks to your person, Mr. Minister, for your valuable
contribution, to enable the final agreement between COSCO and OLP (the
Piraeus Port Authority) to take place. Every time that I visit Europe,
in any case, I mention the  specific investment  as being the best
example of successful Chinese presence in Europe", he said.

[28] Shipping minister says Greek shipping playing leading role on
international shipping scene

Greek Shipping Minister Miltiades Varvitsiotis, in an address during the
opening Monday of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Plenum's
28th conference, taking place in London and attending as the head of
the Greek delegation, stressed that "being Greece's Shipping and Aegean
minister I am proud to be representing a country with a great tradition in
shipping, that is considered today one of the biggest shipping countries
of the world, with one of the biggest commercial fleets internationally".

The minister also said that "for Greece, shipping represents one of the
most important sectors of the economy. Although my country has been hit
harshly by the economic crisis, the sector of shipping remained healthy
and maintained its international presence".

Varvitsiotis referred to the size and importance of Greek shipping,
stressing that "it is playing a leading role on the international shipping
scene, since it constitutes 15 percent of global shipping and 40 percent
of the Europeans that it represents".

He added that "the Greek commercial fleet is counting 1,386 ships with
a total registered capacity of 72.6 million DWT, holding 7th place,
internationally, with almost 4.73 percent of global capacity".

[29] Gov't issues joint ministerial decision on medical tourism in Greece

Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis and Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni
on Monday signed a joint ministerial decision (JMD) specifying the
requirements for medical tourism services.

According to the JMD all public and private health-care institutions
can be registered in a special Greek Tourism Organisation's (EOT)
registry. This will ensure better promotion for their services, while
each medical tourism services provider will receive sign showing they
are approved by EOT.

Health-care providers engaging in medical tourism activities must be
certified by international entities, specialized in certification of
medical tourism services. In addition to that, doctors and facilities,
not including public health-care providers, must be insured for issues
regarding civil responsibility.

The ministry of health, in cooperation with EOT, is conducting market
research survey abroad to assist efforts to attract international
visitors for medical tourism in Greece. At the same time, various
activities regarding the briefing of related institutions that aim to
establish synergies between them, in order to make Greece a destination
where medical services can be combined with holiday-making.

[30] Tourism Minister Kefalogianni meets with visiting Azerbaijani MPs

Bilateral cooperation on tourism issues dominated a meeting on Monday
between Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni and a five-member delegation
of the Greece-Azerbaijan Parlia-mentary Friendship Group.

Addressing the visiting Azerbaijani MPs, Kefalogianni noted that
the ministry of tourism can back vocational education and training
programmes for Azerbaijani professionals. She also raised the issue of
an Athens-Baku direct flight that will facilitate tourist flow between
the two countries. An extensive discussion on visa issues was also held.

The tourism minister did not rule out the likelihood of visiting Baku
before the end of the year to discuss the issues further.

On their part, the Azerbaijani MPs expressed their country's interest
in investing in the tourism industry and noted that their country wants
to establish closer cooperation with Greece and all the EU countries in
the sector of tourism.

[31] Greek exports poised for new records in 2013

Conditions prevailing in the domestic and international markets,
unfortunately do not allow for celebrations in a historic record set by
Greek exports, which surpassed the barrier of 20 billion euros in the
first nine months of the year, Christina Sakellaridi, president of the
Panhellenic Exporters' Association said on Monday.

Commenting on statistic figures of Greek trade transactions, Sakellaridi
said that Greek exports were poised to reach level unprecedented in the
country's modern history, but noted that persisting pressures on several
sectors of the economy made estimates over the continuation of the upward
trend unsafe, showing signs of fatigue both in production and promotion
of Greek products abroad.

She noted it was necessary to boost liquidity in the market and to
attract investments as part of a national strategy to boost exports.

[32] Endeavor Greece and Microsoft Hellas unite to support businessmen
in technology issues

Endeavor Greece and Microsoft Hellas on Monday announced the start
their partnership to support businessmen in technology issues and offer
integrated support and effective cover of their needs in different fields.

According to the announcement, the cooperation between the two companies
includes meetings and workshops that will offer guidance to company
executives on trends in technology (Mobility, Cloud, Big Data and Social
Media), as well as new business models and platforms.

In addition, these will offer specific instructions and suggestions for
the specific requirements and functions of each businessman.

[33] Greek trade supports women's enterpreneurship, Korkidis said

The president of the National Confederation of Hellenic Commerce (ESEE)
Vassilis Korkidis said on Monday that Greek trade supports female
entrepreneurship and condemns all forms of violence against women.

Speaking on the occasion of the International Day for the eradication of
violence against women, Korkidis referred to the new programme which aims
to help women cope with the changing and complex economic environment. "It
will help women understand the importance of joining trade unions and
give clear solutions to problems that arise," he said.

Korkidis underlined that domestic violence is a serious social
problem that affects everyone and has no social, economic or cultural
constraints. "Violence is a criminal offense and the abuse of women is
a crime punishable by law," he added.

[34] Hellenic Exchanges says net profits sharply up in Jan-Sept

Hellenic Exchanges on Monday said its consolidated net after tax profits
totaled 40.5 million euros in the January-September period, sharply up
from 8.8 million euros in the corresponding period last year, helped
by a successful recapitalization of Greece's four systemic banks. Net
earnings per share totaled 0.63 euros, up from 0.15 euros last year.

Turnover totaled 67.5 million euros in the nine-month period, up from 22.1
millin euros in 2012. Turnover was boosted by the clearing and settlement
of warrants, a new financial tool introduced in the second quarter of
2013. Trading in warrants accounted for 10.4 pct of market turnover and
20.9 pct of market volume in the period until the end of third quarter.

The market's average capitalization jumped 70 pct in the nine-month period
to 46.8 billion euros, from 27.5 billion euros last year, while average
daily turnover rose 27 pct to 65.9 millin euros, from 51.9 million euros
in 2012. Average daily volume of trading was 49.2 million euros.

[35] Greek trade deficit down in Jan-Sept, Eurostat

Greece's trade deficit shrank to 14.47 billion euros in the
January-September period, from 16.74 billion euros in the corresponding
period last year, Eurostat said on Monday.

The EU executive's statistics service said that Greek exports grew 5.0
pct in the nine-month period, while imports fell by 3.5 pct.

[36] Notifications to taxpayers with overdue debts to the state

Taxpayers who are overdue in their income tax installments or who have
other unfulfilled obligations toward the tax service will be receiving
notifications by General Secretary for Public Revenues Charis Theocharis
advising them to settle their debts, it was announced on Monday.

The taxpayers will be warned that if they fail to respect the settlement
deadlines they have reached with the tax office they will risk facing
all measures necessary for the state to collect the overdue installments,
including property confiscations.

[37] Jumbo says profits up 5.35 pct in Q1

Jumbo Group on Monday said its net profits totaled 18.06 million euros
in the first quarter of the current fiscal year (July 2013-June 2014),
from 17.15 million euros in the same period last year, an increase of
5.35 pct. Group sales totaled 131.19 million euros, up 5.82 pct from
2012, reflecting a significant increase in sales in Bulgaria and Cyprus,
combined with a stabilization of sales in the group's retail network
in Greece. Jumbo launched two new hyper-markets, in Serres and Aghios
Eleftherios (Athens).

Gross profit margin rose to 47.23 pct from 46.36 pct, while EBITDA rose
9.70 pct to 26.86 million euros. Jumbo Group operates a retail network
of 66 units of which 52 in Greece, 4 in Cyprus, 8 in Bulgaria and 2
in Romania.

[38] Autohellas says turnover up, profits down in Jan-Sept

Autohellas on Monday said its consolidated turnover totaled 117.5 million
euros in the January-September period this year, from 116.5 million euros
last year, while consolidated after tax and minorities earnings eased to
6.9 million euros from 8.6 million euros in the nine-month period in 2012.

Consolidated turnover grew 0.8 pct helped by stronger tourism trends,
while consolidated pre-tax earnings grew 35.8 pct, compared with the
same period last year, to 14.9 million euros. Short-term leasing grew
15 pct over the nine-month period despite increase in funding costs. A
decline in consolidated after tax and minorities earnings was attributed
to rise in tax factors and deferred taxes. EBITDA totaled 56.9 million
euros. Autohellas said market authorities approved a cash return to its
shareholders worth 7.8 million euros.

[39] Greek stocks end 2.47 pct up

Greek stocks ended sharply higher in the Athens Stock Exchange on
Monday, with investment interest focusing on Greek blue chips which
will be included in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, starting Tuesday,
26 November.

The composite index of the market jumped 2.47 pct to end at 1,197.79
points, after rising to a new 2013-high of 1,202.27 points during the
day. Turnover was a massive 179.75 million euros.

The Large Cap index rose 2.29 pct and the Mid Cap index ended 0.09 pct
lower. Jumbo (8.11 pct), OPAP (7.74 pct), Alpha Bank (4.69 pct) and OTE
(3.53 pct) were top gainers among blue chip stocks, while Hellenic
Petroleum (3.26 pct), Korinth Pipeworks (1.54 pct) and Terna Energy
(1.41 pct) were top losers.

The Travel (7.11 pct), Personal Products (6.46 pct) and Telecoms (3.53
pct) sectors scored the biggest percentage gains of the day, while Oil
(1.52 pct), Commerce (0.96 pct) and Raw Materials (0.68 pct) suffered
losses. Broadly, advancers led decliners by 77 to 58 with another 26
issues unchanged. HOL (20 pct), Crete Building (14.75 pct) and AEGEK
(13.40 pct) were top gainers, while Ionian Hotels (20 pct), Pegasus
(20 pct) and Sato (19.38 pct) were top losers.

Sector indices ended as follows:

Industrials: +0.94%

Commercial: -0.96%

Construction: +1.39%

Oil & Gas: -1.52%

Personal & Household: +6.36%

Raw Materials: -0.68%

Travel & Leisure: +7.11%

Technology: +2.73%

Telecoms: +3.53%

Banks: +2.48%

Food & Beverages: +0.07%

Health: -0.42%

Utilities: +2.36%

Financial Services: +2.01%

The stocks with the highest turnover were Piraeus Bank, OTE, OPAP,
National Bank and Jumbo.

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

Alpha Bank: 0.670

Public Power Corp (PPC): 11.25

Coca Cola HBC: 21.64

Hellenic Petroleum: 9.19

National Bank of Greece: 4.38

Eurobank Properties : 8.85

OPAP: 9.60

OTE: 9.09

Piraeus Bank: 1.48

Titan: 22.99

[40] Greek bond market closing report

The yield spread between the 10-year Greek and German benchmark bonds
widened slightly to 7.07 pct in the domestic electronic secondary bond
market on Monday, from 7.02 pct on Friday, with the Greek bond yielding
8.70 pct and the German Bund yielding 1.73 pct. Turnover was a thin
8.0 million euros, of which 6.0 million euros were sell orders and the
remaining 2.0 million buy orders.

In interbank markets, interest rates continued moving higher. The
12-month rate rose to 0.498 pct, the nine-month rate rose to 0.418 pct,
the six-month rate increased to 0.326 pct, the three-month rate rose to
0.227 pct and the one-month rate rose to 0.139 pct.

[41] ADEX closing report

The December contract on the FTSE/ASE Large Cap index was trading
around its fair value in the Athens Derivatives Exchange on Monday,
with turnover rising to 30.833 million euros. Volume on the Big Cap
index totaled 10,409 contracts worth 20.737 million euros, with 51,948
open positions in the market.

Volume in futures contracts on equities totaled 17,247 contracts worth
10.096 million euros, with investment interest focusing on Piraeus
Bank's contracts (3,195), followed by Alpha Bank (2,816), OTE (1,304),
PPC (1,426), OPAP (1,111), Hellenic Petroleum (911), Motor Oil (642), GEK
(395), Ellaktor (265), Intralot (448), Folli Follie (301) and MIG (521).

[42] Foreign Exchange rates - Tuesday

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

U.S. dollar 1.371

Pound sterling  0.847

Danish kroner  7.570

Swedish kroner  9.024

Japanese yen  139.63

Swiss franc  1.249

Norwegian kroner  8.399

Canadian dollar  1.448

Australian dollar  1.497

General News

[43] Weather service warns of heavy rains, snow on Monday, Tuesday

The Hellenic National Meteorological Service on Monday warned that the
weather is likely to deteriorate from Monday night, with heavy rains,
storms and a drop in temperature.

Rain and storms are forecast to continue at intervals in the Ionian Sea,
the western parts of the mainland, the western and southern Peloponnese,
the islands of the Eastern Aegean, the Dodecanese and transiently in
Crete and the Cyclades island group, mainly in western areas.

Temperatures will fall across the country from the north to the south. It
will snow transiently in the central and northern highlands and,
as from Monday evening, in hilly areas of western Macedonia as well,
at an altitude of approximately 500 to 700 metres.

[44] Prosecutor orders preliminary investigation after Rhodes' deadly
floods

The search continued on Monday in the region of Kremasti on the island of
Rhodes to locate a 53-year-old English-language teacher missing since
last Friday afternoon when the car he was driving was swept away by
flood waters caused by torrential rain.

Meanwhile, an urgent investigation was ordered by the Rhodes prosecutor's
office into the drowning deaths of three people and the extensive material
damage caused by the unprecedented rainfall that pounded the region.

It is currently raining again on Rhodes, but no additional problems
have been reported. Local administration agencies are on heightened
alert since last night following a meeting attended by Deputy Interior
Minister Leonidas Grigorakos.

The damages caused by the flood waters to private businesses and
households, estimated at millions of euros, are being recorded and
assessed by Regional Authority of South Aegean and municipality of Rhodes
teams of experts.

[45] 2nd 'Handmade Dreams' exhibition at Technopolis starting November 30.

A huge variety of handmade crafts will be on display at the City of
Athen's "Technopolis" site, starting on November 30 and until December 1,
as part of the "Handmade Dreams" exhibition.

The exhibition is organized for the second time at the "Neoi Fournoi"(D7)
building, with free entrance for the public. The "Handmade Dreams" team is
a creations and crafts' ensemble full of people who love handmade goods.

"Along with my friend and colleague Andreas Ioannidis we created the
team because we ascertained that there isn't a notably organized action
to promote crafts," said Despina Mbratsi, a communication manager of
the exhibition, to the ANA-MPA.

"There are incredibly creative people who do wonderful work, who
unfortunately are not known. What we dream is for our team to become
a benchmark, as much for the creators as for people seeking handmade
goods," added Mbratsi.

The exhibition's goal is to give the opportunity to people involved in
handicrafts not only to present their original creations but also come
together in order for individual creativity to turn into a coordinated
collective effort for promoting handmade goods.

The exhibition includes different creations such as jewellery, clothing,
accessories, baby and child products, personal care products like soaps
and cosmetics, gifts, traditional products (jams, liqueur), as well as
Christmas decorations.

[46] Protest march against Halkidiki gold mines held in Athens

A protest rally at the Propylea on Panepistimiou Street, followed by a
march to Syntagma Square, was held by local Halkidiki activists opposed
to gold mining operations in the area on Monday afternoon.

Residents from the popular northern Greek tourist destination that
oppose the mining operations gathered on Panepistimou Street at around
4:00 p.m. and then walked up to the Monument of the Unknown Soldier
outside Parliament, carrying banners and shouting slogans such as:
"Against the looting, fight for the land and freedom".

The so-called "Solidarity Caravan" that came down to Athens from Halkidiki
also made stops at the cities of Katerini, Larissa, Volos and Lamia
in order to brief local residents on what it called the "catastrophic
repercussions of gold-mining on Halkidiki and the penalisation of the
struggles of all those opposed to it."

The protesting residents earlier held a press conference at the Athens
journalists union ESIEA and sent a letter to the central offices of the
mining company Hellas Gold SA, stressing that they will continue their
struggle to protect Halkidiki's countryside.

According to Giorgos Zoumbas, speaking on behalf of the 'Caravan',
"Greece is not fully informed on what is about to happen in Halkidiki"
and he claimed that the massive mining operation would be disastrous
for the region.

He also said that the government, while displaying excessive zeal in
ensuring legality on the part of protestors, had not shown a matching
zeal in ensuring that laws were upheld by the company "which has proceeded
to commit proven violations".

The protestors were supported by main opposition SYRIZA Parliamentary
spokesman Dimitris Papadimoulis and party MPs, Communist Party of Greece
(KKE) MP Spyros Halvatzis and EcoGreens member Mihalis Tremopoulos.

[47] Trial for carbon monoxide poisoning deaths at Thessaloniki hotel
begins

The trial of three individuals facing charges for the carbon monoxide
poisoning deaths of two guests at a hotel in Thessaloniki's Panorama
region four years ago, got underway in a Thessaloniki court on Monday.

The victims, two men aged 27 and 28, were found dead in their rooms on
different floors over a period of 24 hours, on November 4 and 5 in 2009.

An investigation has showed that the carbon monoxide leak came from the
hotel's faulty heating system.

The defendants in the case are the hotel's president/CEO and an expert,
while a third defendant, a contractor, is not physically present in
court and is represented by an attorney.

[48] Supreme Court calls for revised ruling on release of terror suspects

The Supreme Court on Monday revoked a ruling of the Athens Appeals
Justices Council, calling for a revision of the original decision on
whether to extend detention on remand for two suspected members of the
terror group "Conspiracy of Cells of Fire".

The appeals court judges plenum had originally judged that there were
no grounds for extending detention on remand for the two suspects Olga
Economou and Georgios Polydorou.

The two have been in custody since their arrest in March 2011 at Nea
Ionia, Volos.

The Supreme Court returned the case to the appeals justices' council
for a new judgement on whether the conditions for extending the period
of detention exist.

Economou and Polydorou have been indicted on two separate sets of charges
and their trial before an Athens Criminal Appeals Court has begun but
not yet been concluded.

[49] High school teacher in gang of armed robbers broken up by
Thessaloniki police

A 53-year-old secondary education teacher is suspected of being a member
of the "gang with the Kalashnikovs," broken up by police after committing
four robberies and an attempted robbery in the regions of Thessaloniki
and Halkidiki over the past five months, it was announced on Monday.

Six of the nine members of the gang, three locals and three Albanian
nationals, were arrested. Two are still wanted and one is already in
custody, jailed in a correctional facility.

Among those arrested is a 23-year-old Albanian who was allegedly
the gang leader. Last April, he had escaped from the Kassandra Farm
Prison in Halkidiki, where he was doing time for robberies and drug
violations. According to police, some of the gang members were related
to each other and others had met in prison.

A search in the 23-year-old's house revealed two Kalashnikov assault
weapons, while a small quantity of hashish was found in the house of
another defendant.

A 22-year-old local woman was also arrested for providing shelter to
the alleged gang leader.

[50] Sparta, Vladimir in central Russia plan twinning

The twinning of the municipality of Sparta in the Peloponnese and Vladimir
prefecture in central Russia was discussed on Monday by Sparta Mayor
Stavros Argitakos and Russian Deputy Tourism Minister Evgeny Pisarevsky,
who is in Greece to attend the 29th international Philoxenia tourism
exhibition by the TIF-Helexpo in Thessaloniki.

At the  meeting at the Russian pavilion on the fair grounds - also
attended by National Tourism Organisation of Greece office head in Russia
Polykarpos Efstathiou - both sides decided to begin the collaboration
with the sectors of trade and tourism. The Russian minister, who has
been authorised by Vladimir's prefect to act on his behalf, said he will
personally assume responsibility of the bureaucratic process to speed
up the twinning process.

[51] Psychiatric hospital staff build up hospital entrance to protest
of mobility scheme

Dromokaitio psychiatric hospital staff on Monday has built over the
entrance of the hospital as a symbolic protest against the reserve labour
measures that starts today in all psychiatric hospitals.

Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis, who was guest to a private MEGA TV news
programme in a live debate with the protestors, called them "to remove
the cinder blocks, because the hospital is not their home" adding that
the "government is not managing the hospitals jointly with unionists".

Moreover, on Monday Dromokaitio and Dafni psychiatric hospitals unions,
both in Athens, have called a work stoppage from 08:00 until 13.00 while
a meeting with Deputy Health Minister Zetta Makri has been scheduled
within the day at the Health Ministry.

After the meeting with Makri the hospital staff will convene to decide
on the course of their mobilisations.

[52] Argolid mayor appeals for help over metal thefts

The Argos-Mycenae mayor on Monday called on the government, financial
police and the Greek Police to intervene and stop the widespread theft
of metal, sold for scrap, from the two Peloponnese towns.

Mayor Dimitris Kambosos said the towns in the Argolid were unable to deal
with the rampant thefts of metal being resold for scrap which included
oil lamps lit at graves by relatives and grills covering sewage holes
on the streets, endangering cars and threatening people's lives.

He also said that a group of people was seen with an open truck removing
grills on the Nea Kios-Nafplio road; the person who told him had notified
the police.

The mayor called on state inspectors to intensify inspections, especially
on scrap yards.

The chronic phenomenon has increased in recent years, and included the
theft of copper wires from railway line systems.

[53] Drug dealers arrested for possesion of 35 kilos of hashish

Two Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (fYRoM) nationals were arrested
on Monday in Polykastro, Kilkis, Central Macedonia, for possession of
35 kilos of hashish.

The arrested dealers, aged 22 and 31, were carrying the drugs hidden in
their travel bags.

Police authorities had information regarding the drug dealers' activities,
and the drugs were found in their vehicle after an operation conducted
Sunday morning. According to police investigation, the two dealers carried
the drugs through an unguarded crossing of the Greek-fYRoM border, while
another person, currently wanted by the police, acted as intemediary in
importing the drugs into Greece.

In the dealers' possession the police also found travel documents with
fake visas, while the 31-year-old dealer was registered in the national
registry of undesirable foreigners and he is deprived of driving
licence. The two men where led before a misdemeanor prosecutor.

The preliminary investigation is being conducted by the Polykastro
police department while investigations continue for the arrest of the
third offender.

[54] Minor quake shakes Ierapetra, Crete, again

A minor earthquake, the fourth in less than two days, jolted the city
of Ierapetra, on the island of Crete, at 11.37 on Monday; it measured
3.3 on the Richter scale.

According to the Geodynamics Institute of the Athens Observatory the
quake's epicenter was located 150 km south of Ierapetra.

Three quakes, measuring 4.3, 3.8 and 3.3 Richter were recorded in the
same area on Sunday at 05.28, 13.05 and 13.12, respectively.

Weather forecast

[55] Rainy on Tuesday

Rainy weather and southerly winds are forecast in most parts of the
country on Tuesday. Winds 3-6 beaufort. Temperatures between 6C and
20C. Local showers in Athens with southerly 3-5 beaufort winds and
temperatures between 10C and 17C. Same in Thessaloniki with temperatures
between 7C and 13C.

[56] The Monday edition of Athens' dailies at a glance

DIMOKRATIA: A puzzle from Prime Minister Antonis Samaras!

EFIMERIDA TON SYNTAKTON: Government restricts access to Church's finances
with a scandalous amendment.

ELEFTHEROTYPIA: 5 plus 8 fictitious (paid off) years of work in armed
forces.

ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: Ten loopholes to get pension from IKA (social security
fund) before the age of 60.

ESTIA: Samaras' mountain of work.

ETHNOS: 8-pct cuts in public utilities and organisations and banks'
pensions.

NAFTEMPORIKI: Tax evaders will be jailed, without sentence buy-off
opportunity.

TA NEA: Deep breather before the uphill.

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