Athens News Agency: News in English, 11-05-27

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CONTENTS

[01] Political party leaders extraordinary meeting

[02] FinMin on public real estate

[03] Antiquity smugglers arrested

[04] Athens Newspaper Headlines

[01] Political party leaders extraordinary meeting

According to the statement issued, the meeting will focus on the economic situation and Prime Minister George Papandreou will brief the council members on the country's course and the discussions held in view of the decisions in the EU. ana-mpa

The meeting will be attended by main opposition New Democracy (ND) party President Antonis Samaras, Communist Party of Greece (KKE) general secretary Aleka Papariga, Popular Orthodox Rally (LA.O.S) President George Karatzaferis and Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) parliamentary group president Alexis Tsipras.

The meeting was arranged following contacts between the president's office and the leaders of the political parties represented in parliament.

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[02] FinMin on public real estate

The minister said that proposals for exploiting this property will begin to unfold and be implemented taking into account the conditions prevailing in international markets at the time.ana-mpa

He said the government had begun to compile a complete record and evaluation of every feature in its portfolio of exploitable real estate, with the assistance of financial and specialised advisors.

The process for exploiting these would be further facilitated by present but also future legislation that the government intends to pass, such as creating a general secretariat for public property at the finance ministry, the introduction of the concept of 'surface' that legally differentiates between land and the overlying buildings and other measures.

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[03] Antiquity smugglers arrested

Police located and arrested two Roma who possessed the stolen antiquities.

The perpetrators, on the night of 15 April, sneaked into the archaeological site and museum of Elefsina without being noticed by the guard and took over 50 antiquities of great value.ana-mpa

Following an investigation, police located the two suspects in a Roma camp in Zefyri, western Attica, and, posing as buyers, they came into contact with the two Roma suspects. A meeting was arranged, during which the two suspects were arrested and all the antiquities were retrieved.ana-mpa

The two detainees are currently being examined by the local prosecutor.

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[04] Athens Newspaper Headlines

Friday's extraordinary meeting of the Council of political party leaders called by President Papoulias in a bid to find a solution for exiting the crisis amidst speculation of early elections, and the peaceful protests against the political system and the Troika (EC, IMF, ECB), dominated the headlines on Friday in Athens' newspapers.

ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "Elections on the horizon?"

AVGHI: "Answer in absentia of the people does not exist".

AVRIANI: "President of Republic Karolos Papoulias and Prime Minister George Papandreou should resign".

ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "Papandreou's ultimate trick".

ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "Towards rapid developments".

ESTIA: "Government of wide acceptance".

ETHNOS: "Face to face for a national consensus".

IMERISSIA: "Hour of national responsibility".

KATHIMERINI: "Political leaders' critical meeting".

NAFTEMPORIKI: "Political leaders' crucial meeting in search of consensus".

RIZOSPASTIS: "Government, Troika coercing for consensus".

TA NEA: "Meeting on dilemmas".

VRADYNI: "Complicity or elections".

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