Athens News Agency: News in English, 00-05-15
CONTENTS
[01] Econ Minister-Strategic alliances
[02] German-Immigrant smuggling
[03] Tremor-Patras
[01] Econ Minister-Strategic alliances
15/05/2000 14:04:37
National economy and finance minister Yannos Papantoniou on Monday
called on Greek business enterprises to "open up their horizons" and
seek new formats for cooperation.
Greece was entering a new era, in which a particularly auspicious
environment was developing for collaboration and strategic alliances
between Greek and foreign enterprises, Papantoniou told the opening
session of a day-seminar on strategic alliances between Greek and
foreign firms organised by the Hellenic Centre for Investments (ELKE)
at a central Athens hotel.
[02] German-Immigrant smuggling
15/05/2000 11:35:21
A German national was arrested in the western Greek port of Patras as
he tried to smuggle eight illegal immigrants in his trailer to Italy by
ferry, police said Monday.
[03] Tremor-Patras
15/05/2000 11:34:20
A weak tremor measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale was recorded early
Monday in the sea region in the Gulf of Patras.
The Patras University's Seismology Laboratory said the tremor was
recorded at 4:43 a.m., with its epicentre in the Patras Gulf and coming
from a depth of 20 kilometres.
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