Athens News Agency: News in English, 02-06-25

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

CONTENTS

[01] Mediterranean News Agencies' general assembly in Athens

[02] Conference on AIDS organised by Orthodox Church Bureau

[03] Thessaloniki Israelite community choir in Vienna

[04] Greek stocks jump 2.02 percent higher on ASE

[01] Mediterranean News Agencies' general assembly in Athens

The Mediterranean News Agencies' 11th general assembly will be taking place in Athens on June 29-30 with the participation of representatives from 18 Mediterranean countries.

The Athens News Agency (ANA) will be organising a special seminar before the general assembly entitled ''2004 Athens Olympic Games and Mediterranean News Agencies-The digital challenge.''

The seminar will be taking place at an Athens hotel and will be inaugurated by Deputy Press and Mass Media Minister Telemahos Hytiris.

[02] Conference on AIDS organised by Orthodox Church Bureau

BRUSSELS (ANA - Y. Zitouniati) - A conference on ''A religious response to AIDS and the developing world'' was organised by the Orthodox Church's Bureau in the European Union at the European Parliament here on Monday and Tuesday.

The conference was attended by representatives from all of the monotheistic religions, professionals from the health and education sectors, politicians and experts from the development sector.

Speakers tried to draw the attention of public opinion and religious communities all over the world to the serious repercussions stemming from the epidemic.

[03] Thessaloniki Israelite community choir in Vienna

VIENNA (ANA - D. Dimitrakoudis) - The 30-member choir of the Thessaloniki Israelite community will be giving a concert with choir music at the famous Jewish Museum in Vienna on Thursday, at the museum's invitation.

The choir will be conducted by Costas Papazoglou and accompanied by pianist Vangelis Portokallis.

The choir, officially representing Greece, will be participating in the International Choir Festival in Salzburg, Austria, on June 29 with a concert at the city's Festival Mansion.

[04] Greek stocks jump 2.02 percent higher on ASE

Greek stocks jumped 2.02 percent in the Athens Stock Exchange on Tuesday, with investors returning in the market after a three-day holiday, encouraged by a positive climate in international bourses.

The general index rose 2.02 percent to end at 2,242.88 points, with turnover an improved 150.3 million euros.

The Telecommunications, IT, Retail and Bank sectors scored the biggest percentage gains of the day (2.30 percent, 2.23 percent, 1.74 percent and 1.56 percent, respectively). Hellenic Telecommunications Organisation's share price rose 3.23 percent.

On the other hand, the Investment, Textile and Cement sectors suffered losses (0.29 percent, 0.15 percent and 0.13 percent).

The FTSE/ASE 20 index for blue chip and heavy traded stocks rose 1.83 percent, the FTSE/ASE MID 40 index ended 0.96 percent higher and the FTSE/ASE SmallCap 80 index ended 0.81 percent up.

Broadly, advancers led decliners by 202 to 105 with another 49 issues unchanged.

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