Athens News Agency: News in English, 03-04-15

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CONTENTS

[01] 'Cyprus-Europe' exhibition inaugurated by Cyprus government spokesman

[02] Foreign Exchange Rates - Wednesday

[03] Weather Forecast: Cloudy on Wednesday

[04] Cultural Olympiad to sponsor 'Global novel' project

[05] Greek stocks end off highs on Tuesday

[01] 'Cyprus-Europe' exhibition inaugurated by Cyprus government spokesman

Cyprus government spokesman Kypros Chrysostomides on Tuesday inaugurated the ''Cyprus-Europe'' exhibition at the Melas mansion in central Athens in light of Wednesday's signing of Cyprus' treaty of accession to the European Union.

''Cyprus is rightly considered, together with the Greek world of antiquity in general of which it constituted an indivisible and living part, the cradle of European civilisation,'' he said.

The spokesman further said ''Cyprus' accession to the European Union will intensify the feeling of security to all its citizens and will benefit the Turkish Cypriots, creating favourable social conditions for them as well'' and thanked Greece because ''this would have been impossible without the support of the Greek government.''

The exhibition displays the island's history and traditions through photographs and replicas of various objects.

The event was also attended by Greek Press Minister Christos Protopapas.

[02] Foreign Exchange Rates - Wednesday

Reference buying rates per euro released by the European Central Bank

U.S. dollar 1.087

Pound sterling 0.691

Danish kroner 7.484

Swedish kroner 9.210

Japanese yen 130.8

Swiss franc 1.511

Norwegian kroner 7.942

Cyprus pound 0.591

Canadian dollar 1.582

Australian dollar 1.797

[03] Weather Forecast: Cloudy on Wednesday

Cloudy weather is forecast in all parts of the country, with rain or storms likely in the north from late afternoon. Winds variable, light to moderate to strong. In the north, temperatures will range from 6C to 19C; on the rest of the mainland and in the Ionian from 8C to 20C; and in the Aegean islands from 10C to 20C. Temperatures in Athens between 10C and 20C; and in Thessaloniki from 8C to 18C.

[04] Cultural Olympiad to sponsor 'Global novel' project

The Cultural Olympiad will sponsor a joint project by 14 respected authors from countries around the world, including three Greeks, to pen a 'Global novel' that will be published as a book, in installments and on the Internet.

Announcing the venture, Culture Minister Evangelos Venizelos said it was the first attempt of its kind in the history of world literature.

The project is also sponsored by the Greek publishing house Kastaniotis Publications, which expects to release it in book form at Christmas. The 'Global Novel' will also be published in installments from the summer in the Athens newspaper ''Ta Nea'' and at a special portal on the Internet.

The writers involved are published authors whose work has been translated in several languages. They are currently in Athens to work out the outline of the novel, its plot, the way it will be written and the deadlines.

Also involved in the project is a team of 24 translators headed by veteran translator and publisher Antaios Chrysostomidis, who will be responsible for swiftly translating the texts produced into 12 different languages.

[05] Greek stocks end off highs on Tuesday

A wave of profit-taking selling in the last half hour of trading put a brake on an early rally in the Athens Stock Exchange on Tuesday and led share prices off their day's highs.

Traders said that several medium and smaller capitalisation stocks ended in negative territory, reversing earlier gains.

The general index rose 0.31 percent to end at 1,629.04 points, with turnover an increased 151.4 million euros.

The Insurance, Telecommunications and Food-Beverage sectors scored the biggest percentage gains of the day (1.73 percent, 1.40 percent and 1.01 percent, respectivey), while the Wholesale (2.74 percent), Textile (2.30 percent) and IT Solutions (2.07 percent) suffered the heaviest percentage losses.

The FTSE/ASE 20 index for blue chip and heavy traded stocks rose 0.72 percent, the FTSE/ASE MID 40 index ended 0.28 percent lower, the FTSE/ASE SmallCap 80 index eased 0.46 percent and the wider FTSE/ASE 140 index ended 0.42 percent up.

Broadly, decliners led advancers by 167 to 159 with another 42 issues unchanged.

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