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Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-05-12
CONTENTS
[01] Greek-owned cargo ship seized by pirates in Gulf of Aden
[02] PM at demolition of nightclub
[03] Economy shrank 2.3 pct
[01] Greek-owned cargo ship seized by pirates in Gulf of Aden
ANA-MPA/ Greek-owned cargo ship was seized by pirates in the Gulf of
Aden early Wednesday off the coast of Somalia, the EU's naval force
(EUNAVFOR) Somalia confirmed later in the day, noting it was the second
ship hijacking in 24 hours, after the Bulgarian-flagged MV Panega was
seized in the same area.
The Liberian-flagged dry bulk carrier "Eleni P", carrying a cargo of
iron from Ukraine to Kandla in India and a 26-member crew on board, was
hijacked 250 nautical miles off the coast of Oman.
The crew are reported to be safe, and EUNAVFOR is closely monitoring
the situation.
[02] PM at demolition of nightclub
Prime minister George Papandreou was present on Wednesday morning at
the demolition of an illegal structure on the eastern Attica coast of
Alimos that housed a well-known summer nightclub, in a symbolic
gesture.
Papandreou and environment, energy and climate change minister Tina
Birbili were on the spot as bulldozers razed the "Fantasia" nightclub,
where top names in Greek laika music have sung for decades.
[03] Economy shrank 2.3 pct
The Greek economy shrank by 2.3 pct in the first quarter of 2010,
compared with the corresponding period last year, the Hellenic
Statistical Authority said on Wednesday.
The statistics service said the country's Gross Domestic Product
remained on negative growth rates, after shrinking 2.0 pct in 2009. The
statistics service attributed this development to lower investments and
a significant decline in public consumption, despite an improvement in
the country's trade balance. The government expects the economy to
shrink by 4.0 pct this year.
The Greek economy shrank 0.8 pct in the first quarter compared with the
fourth quarter of 2009, Eurostat said on Wednesday. In a report,
published in Brussels, the EU executive's statistics agency said GDP in
the Eurozone and the EU-27 grew 0.2 pct in the January-March period, on
a quarterly basis, while GDP grew 0.5 pct in the Eurozone and 0.3 pct
in the EU-27 on a year-to-year basis.
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