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Athens News Agency: News in English (PM), 99-09-01Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr>NEWS IN ENGLISHAthens, Greece, 01/09/1999 (ANA)MAIN HEADLINES
NEWS IN DETAILPM announces measures to support farmersPrime Minister Costas Simitis on Wednesday announced the government's plans to restructure rural Greece and provide extensive support to farmers. Simitis was speaking after chairing a meeting at which final decisions were taken on measures to strengthen the agricultural sector. Simitis said the government was earmarking 9.5 trillion drachmas for the 2000-2006 period to guarantee farmers' incomes and ensure agricultural development. Wild storm causes traffic chaos in Athens A sudden storm on Wednesday morning brought traffic chaos and flooded streets to almost the entire north-east region of Attica. Fire department authorities received fifty calls for assistance from owners and tenants of flooded basement apartments during the two-hour storm, which began at 11 a.m. The driving rain caused the underpass on central Mesogeion Avenue to also flood, resulting in drivers abandoning their vehicles when they became bogged down in the waters. The wet conditions also contributed to a number of minor traffic accidents on the roads. Balkan stability pact coordinator in Thessaloniki The European Union's coordinator for the Balkan stability pact, Bodo Hombach, on Wednesday likened the process of reconstructing the Balkans to a 'marathon' and advised all parties to be patient. Hombach was speaking in the northern city of Thessaloniki, which he will use as a 'second base' after Brussels for the activities that he will be coordinating in the region. The EU official arrived in Greece yesterday and had talks with Prime Minister Costas Simitis and Foreign Minister George Papandreou. He arrived in Thessaloniki today accompanied by Papandreou and Deputy National Economy Minister Rodoula Zissi. NATO sub-HQ in Larissa open for business The NATO flag was raised today at the NATO subheadquarters in Tyrnavos, Larissa, northern Greece, one of the four southern NATO sub-headquarters activated today. The official ceremony for the event, at least for the Tyrnavos headquarters, is scheduled for October 5 with the attendance of national leadership and NATO representatives, while the NATO representation level will be determined during a special meeting with Greek General Staff leadership. The activation of the Tyrnavos headquarters coincides with the first large air-naval exercise to be conducted early December at the Southern NATO Wing. Train carrying KFOR troops derails, no injuries A freight train transporting KFOR armoured vehicles from Thessaloniki to Skopje came off its tracks early on Wednesday about five kilometres from the border with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), police said. Police said that there were no injuries among the eight Belgian soldiers escorting the military equipment aboard the train. Traffic at the railway lines to and from the Greece-FYROM border is disrupted. Zakynthos rocked by 4.9 quake Seismologists in Greece recorded a strong earth tremor registering 4.9 on the Richter scale near the Ionian island of Zakynthos early on Wednesday. They said the tremor originated from an epicentre 260 kilometres west- southwest of Athens, in the sea region off the island of Zakynthos. It was recorded at 5.15 a.m. There were no reports of damage or injuries. WEATHERFair weather is forecast for southern Greece on Wednesday, while in the Ionian Sea and parts of northern mainland Greece are likely to see showers or storms, overnight moving eastward to the northcentral Aegean. Winds will be variable, light to moderate. Light cloud is forcast for Athens with a possibility of showers in the evening. Temperatures will range from 22C to 30C. Same weather in Thessaloniki with temperatures from 20C to 27C.FOREIGN EXCHANGEWednesday's rates (buying)U.S. dollar 309.603 Pound sterling 491.695 Japanese yen (100) 278.554 French franc 49.366 German mark 165.566 Italian lira (100) 16.724 Irish Punt 411.165 Belgian franc 8.027 Finnish mark 54.463 Dutch guilder 147.942 Danish kr. 43.559 Austrian sch. 23.533 Spanish peseta 1.946 Swedish kr. 37.144 Norwegian kr. 39.025 Swiss franc 202.140 Port. Escudo 1.615 Can. dollar 207.328 Aus. dollar 195.647 Cyprus pound 558.794 Euro 323.819 (M.P.) Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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