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Antenna News in English 090996

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From: Antenna Radio <http://www.antenna.gr> - email: antenna@compulink.gr

News in English, of 09/09/1996


TITLES

  • The prime minister opens the Thessaloniki trade fair.
  • Miltiades Evert continues to hit the government over the economy.
  • And, Michael Dukakis visits Greece.


SIMITIS THESS

It was a week of major political speeches, as the party leaders traded blows and explained their election platforms to the people. It was also the week when the annual international trade fair began. Prime minister Kostas Simtis opened the event with his keynote speech Friday night.

SIMITIS/SPEECH

On the anniversary of the founding of Pasok on September third, prime minister Kostas Simitis told the party's national congress that the task before Pasok is to lead Greece into the 21st century. After paying tribute to what the party has achieved since 1974, the prime minister outlined his plans to guide Greece safely and prosperously through the uncharted waters of a new era.

SIMITIS/ECON.PLANS

New Democracy leader Miltiades Evert came out of the campaign gate fast last week, promising tax breaks to ease the problems of the nation's farmers and small businesses as soon as he's elected.

Prime minister Kostas Simitis countered Evert this week, saying long-term strategies are needed to solve the countries economic problems and raise living standards.

Mr Simitis told the nation his opponent's one-off offers of help are intended merely to win votes.

EVERT/RESP.ECON.

In that speech, Mr Simitis also promised to abolish the so-called objective tax criteria when he can. Those unpopular tax rules tax people according to things like shop size rather than on decleared income. New Democracy leader Miltiades Evert is promising to abolish the objective criteria immediately if elected. Evert responded to the prime minister's speech, saying Kostas Simitis is hiding behind vague promises, just days after he told the Greek people he wouldn't be making any campaign promises at all.

EVERT/FOR.POL.

This week, Miltiades Evert also told voters how he would handle defence and foreign policy if elected.

DUKAKIS

Former American presidental candidate, Greek-American Michael Doukakis, was in Athens this week. Dukakis has always been a defender of Greece's interests. Referring to the Cyprus issue, Doukakis predicted that it will be resolved within 1997, as long as Bill Clinton is re-elected, for two reasons : the current political situation in Turkey, where Islamicists are in power, and the imminent entry of Cyprus into the European Union. The Greek-American politician said Bill Clinton will exercise pressure on Turkey to improve its relations with Greece. He also expressed American worries over closer ties between Turkey and Iran. Their natural gas agreement, said Dukakis, violates the embargo on Iran. In a press conference Monday, Dukakis apologized for his "bad" greek, but no one was bothered.

Dukakis met with president Kostis leaders, a president Kostis Stefanopoulos.

© ANT1-Radio 1996


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