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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 12-05-08
CONTENTS
[01] EU chief on election of 'neo-Nazi party' to Greek parliament
[02] Political situation causes heavy losses at bourse
[01] EU chief on election of 'neo-Nazi party' to Greek parliament
AMNA / The European Commission will be particularly "vigilant" following
the election of a "neo-Nazi party" to the Greek Parliament and utilize
all mechanisms available against all those who violate human rights,
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Tuesday,
according to an AFP dispatch.
When asked about the high vote percentage gathered by Greece's
extreme-rightwing party Golden Dawn / Chryssi Avgi, Barroso told
journalists that "we have to define what a neo-Nazi party is" and look
at national legislation on the issue.
However, he said that as far as community law is concerned, the Commission
will not hesitate to use all mechanisms available to act against those
who insult community law and the fundamental human rights charter.amna
[02] Political situation causes heavy losses at bourse
AMNA / Stocks ended significantly lower at the Athens Stock Exchange
on Tuesday, remaining under heavy pressure on market uncertainty over
political developments in the country. The composite index of the
market fell 3.62 pct to end at 620.54 points, off the day's lows of
610.23 points. Turnover was a thin 41.717 million euros. The Big Cap
index fell 4.44 pct, the Mid Cap index ended 4.14 pct lower and the
Small Cap index dropped 3.88 pct.
All sectors ended lower with Banks (9.72 pct), Utilities (7.53 pct)
and Health (7.18 pct) suffering the heaviest percentage losses of the
day. Hellenic Postbank (1.91 pct) and Motor Oil (0.18 pct) were the only
blue chip stocks to end higher, while Alpha Bank (14.29 pct), Cyprus Bank
(11.67 pct), Eurobank (10.16 pct) and Piraeus Bank (9.17 pct) were top
losers. www.amna.gr
Broadly, decliners led advancers by 100 to 40 with another 17 issues
unchanged. Inform Lycos (30 pct), Audiovisual (28.57 pct) and Unibios
(19.23 pct) were top gainers, while Dromeas (18.78 pct), Altec (16.67 pct)
and Alco Hellas (16.67 pct) were top losers.
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