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Athens News Agency: News in English, 05-08-22
CONTENTS
[01] PM meets with Fin Min ahead of Int'l Thessaloniki Fair
[02] Theophilos elected new Jerusalem patriarch
[01] PM meets with Fin Min ahead of Int'l Thessaloniki Fair
Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis met with Finance Minister George
Alogoskoufis at Maximos Mansion on Monday ahead of the International
Thessaloniki Trade Fair scheduled for early September.
According to Alogoskoufis, the economy is faring well with a growth
rate that is satisfactory and higher than the European Union average,
while unemployment is lower compared with 2004, thanks to government
initiatives.
In closing, he emphasised that the government's objectives include
reduction of the deficit and maintaining economic growth at current
levels or higher in order to improve citizens' quality of life and to
further reduce unemployment.
[02] Theophilos elected new Jerusalem patriarch
Theophilos, until recently Archbishop of Tabor, was unanimously elected
the new Patriarch of Jerusalem by the 14 members of the Holy Synod on
Monday.
Archbishop Aristarchos of Constantini and Metropolitan Alexius of Tver
who had been short-listed along with Theophilos, withdrew from the
final election round.
Theophilos, from Messinia, Greece, is 55 years old.
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