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Athens News Agency: News in English, 96-12-27

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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.forthnet.gr/ape>


NEWS IN ENGLISH

Athens, Greece, 27/12/1996 (ANA)

MAIN HEADLINES

  • Weather front brings snowfall,low temperatures
  • Defence Minister to visit Greek contingent in Bosnia
  • Greece-Yugoslavia telecoms link approved
  • Home-made bomb explodes outside Citibank branch
  • Justice Minister to visit Germany
  • US embassy on copyright infringment

    NEWS IN DETAIL

    Northern Greece is celebrating a belated "white Christmas" as a rapid deterioration in the weather in the early morning hours Thursday resulted in heavy snowfall in Thessaloniki. There was also light snowfall reported in central, western and eastern Maced onia and Thrace.

    The snowfall was accompanied by a sharp drop in temperatures, which ranged from 1-7 degrees Celsius, with the lowest temperature (zero C) registered in Florina.

    Snow was expected to fall around Athens' peaks, while tire chains are necessary in many parts of the country. Heavy seas have also been reported, with winds clocked at up to nine on the Beaufort scale.

    Defence Minister to visit Greek contingent in Bosnia

    National Defence Minister Akis Tsohatzopoulos is scheduled to visit the Greek contingent of NATO's stabilisation force in Bosnia on Sunday to extend to them New Year's wishes, sources said yesterday.

    He will return to Athens either on the same day or Monday morning, the same sources added.

    Greece-Yugoslavia telecoms link approved

    The Hellenic Telecommunications Organisation (OTE) board of directors has approved an agreement for financing of the Greece-Yugoslavia telecommunications link-up "Corfu-Bar-Belgrade".

    The OTE board also approved development of a phone-card service by consumers in 1997.

    Home-made bomb explodes outside Citibank branch

    A home-made bomb exploded outside the Citibank branch in the central Athens district of Kypseli early yesterday afternoon.

    According to reports, an unknown man later called a private radio station and claimed responsibility for the attack on behalf of a group he identified as the "Anarchist Cells of Revolutionary Violence."

    The device, consisting of a fuse connected by a piece of cloth to a can filled with gasoline and two small liquid gas cannisters, was planted beneath the bank's automatic teller machine (ATM), which was destroyed in the blast.

    No injuries were reported, although the explosion caused a small panic in the area.

    A Citibank branch in the Athens district of Halandri was damaged in a bomb explosion last Thursday, Dec. 19. That blast, which was not claimed by any individual or group, was caused by three kilograms of dynamite. The same Citibank branch had been the target of an attack by the elusive "November 17" terrorist group in 1991.

    Council of State reassigns Thessaloniki water supply projects

    The Council of State has ruled that "urgent reasons of public interest" necessitate the immediate assignment of projects for Thessaloniki water supply to the firm Ergomihaniki S.A.

    The 5.2 billion drachmas projects concern water supply to Thessaloniki from the Aliakmon River and completion of a pipeline from the Axios River to the Sindos pumping station.

    With this ruling, the Council of State overturned a decision of the government's suspensions committee, which had suspended a tendering process for the project after recourse by the Meton S.A., Thessaloniki S.A. and Northern Greece S.A. consortium.

    Kavala trade delegation concludes visit to Belgrade

    A stong presence of foodstuff and beverages industries from the northern region of Kavala has met with a positive response at the Belgrade international trade fair.

    The Kavala Chamber of Commerce had the opportunity to collect valuable information on the prospects for trade and economic cooperation with Yugoslav counterpart organisations.

    Chamber president Apostolos Mardyris met with his counterparts of the chambers of commerce of Yugoslavia, Mihailo Milojevic, and of Serbia, Mr. Stoilkovic.

    One of the issues discussed was the problem concerning delays in the granting of entry visas. It was agreed that special efforts will be made for a solution.

    Justice Minister to visit Germany

    Justice Minister Evangelos Yiannopoulos today begins a four-day visit toGermany until Dec. 30 at the invitation of the State of Hesse and the Greek organisation "SPD" Hesse.

    During his visit, Mr. Yiannopoulos will address several Greek organisations and visit a narcotics detoxification centre in Frankfurt.

    US embassy on copyright infringement

    US copyright holders are suffering "significant" losses in Greece due to piracy of their works, particularly motion picture producers whose films are routinely broadcast on Greek television without payment of royalties, a US embassy announcement claimed o n Tuesday.

    The United States Information Service (USIS) press release said measures taken by Greece in the past to address the problem had been inadequate.

    It added, however, that following consultations between Athens and Washington, the Greek government had developed and presented to Washington an "action plan" of specific steps to tackle the problem.

    "Greece has committed itself, through this action plan, to take necessary measures to protect the rights of American copyright holders. I applaud this action. Although the plan could have gone further, it is a step in the right direction. I now look for ward to full implementation of the action plan and satisfactory resolution of US copyright concerns by April 30, 1997, " a US embassy trade official said.

    WEATHER

    Dropping temperatures and snowfall throughout the country. Sleet and snow forecast for Macedonia and Thrace, while the rest of the country will have local showers and sporadic storms. Snowfall also expected in the mountains surrounding Athens with temperatures ranging from 4-9 C. Sleet in Thessaloniki turning to snow later on, with temperatures ranging from 1- 2C.

    SPORTS

    Basketball: Real Madrid beat Olympiakos of Piraeus 64-62 (29-34) in the final of Madrid's "Christmas Tournament".

    FOREIGN EXCHANGE

    (Closing rates - buying)

    US dlr. 250.47 Pound sterling 420.48 Cyprus pd 532.00 French franc 46.814 Swiss franc 189.97 German mark 161.11 Italian lira (100) 16.41 Yen (100) 219.23 ECU 310.02

    (C.E.)


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