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Athens News Agency: News in English, 09-11-24
CONTENTS
[01] Bulgarian leader in Athens
[02] Stocks end 0.81% down
[01] Bulgarian leader in Athens
(ANA-MPA) -- Visiting Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov on Tuesday
emphasised the significance of cooperation between Greece and Bulgaria
in the energy sector, during a meeting with President of the Republic
Karolos Papoulias in Athens.
Parvanov, who is in Greece for a three-day official visit, said that
the level of bilateral relations was "good as never before" and that
cooperation "in the energy sector will be very important for the two
countries, as part of a more general European vision".
Among the issues raised by the Bulgarian president was the need to
accelerate work for bringing natural gas from Stara Zagora in Bulgaria
to the northeastern Greek city of Komotini.
The Bulgarian president also referred to the "Thessaloniki Agenda" for
the western Balkans, noting that this was the EU's best message for the
region and that it would be best for this policy to be continued.
Regarding policy for the Balkans and Black Sea, he also noted the
advisability of heeding the positions expressed by Greece, Romania and
Bulgaria as the three EU member-states closest to those regions.
[02] Stocks end 0.81% down
Stocks resumed their downward trend in the Athens Stock Exchange on
Tuesday, after Mondayâs strong recovery, affected by a negative climate
prevailing in other European markets. The composite index fell 0.81 pct
to end at 2,428.54 points, with turnover a low 188.8 million euros, of
which 25.4 million euros were block trades.
Most sectors moved down, with the Technology (2.61 pct), Travel (2.57
pct) and Utilities (1.99 pct) suffering the heaviest percentage losses,
while Industrial Products (1.94 pct), Telecommunications (1.52 pct) and
Raw Materials (1.24 pct) scored gains.
The FTSE 20 index rose 1.03 pct, the FTSE 40 index ended 0.70 pct down
and the FTSE 80 index fell 0.98 pct. Broadly, decliners led advancers
by 140 to 70 with another 48 issues unchanged.
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