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The Hellenic Radio (ERA): News in English, 99-10-29
From: The Hellenic Radio (ERA) <ert.ntua.gr/>
CONTENTS
[01] GREEK NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATED YESTERDAÕ
[02] GREEK FOREIGN MINISTER HOLDS TALKS WITH GERMAN COUNTERPART
[03] CYPRIOT GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN PRAISES US EFFORTS
[04] TECHNICAL CHAMBER OBJECTS TO AMENDED STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
[05] PAY DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN UPHELD BY EUROPEAN COURT
[06] PREHISTORIC LAKE SETTLEMENT REPLICA INAUGURATED AT DISPILIO
[07] MACEDONIAN COIN FOUND IN TURKEY
[08] BACK TO WINTER TIME ON SUNDAY
[01] GREEK NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATED YESTERDAÕ
Celebrations marking the October 28th Greek national day ended
yesterday with a military parade in Thessaloniki. Taking the salute was
president of the republic Kostis Stefanopoulos. In Athens, a student
parade was attended by minister of education Gerasimos Arsenis. In a
message to mark the day, president Stefanopoulos emphasized the need
for parents and teachers to instill national ideals in the youth of
today. Prime minister Kostas Simitis recalled the heroic deeds of the
1940 war, while defence minister Akis Tsohatzopoulos gave assurances
that Greeks should not worry about the country's security. For the
first time, "Patriot" defence missiles were shown at the military
parade. Opposition New Democracy party leader Kostas Karamanlis
referred to national and spiritual unity, while minister for Macedonia
and Thrace Yannis Mangriotis underlined that the presence of young
people was a guarantee for tomorrow.
[02] GREEK FOREIGN MINISTER HOLDS TALKS WITH GERMAN COUNTERPART
Foreign minister Giorgos Papandreou is currently in Berlin for talks
with his German counterpart Joschka Fischer on bilateral issues and on
Euro-Turkish and Greek-Turkish relations. Today, the talks will focus
on relations between the EU and Turkey in view of the Helsinki summit.
Mr Fischer is backing Turkey's candidacy for admission to the EU. In
the meantime, British prime minister Tony Blair has reiterated that
Cyprus' admission to the EU does not depend on a solution to the Cyprus
dispute. He also said that his country backed the candidacy of Turkey
for admission to the EU, clarifying that Ankara should not benefit from
favorable treatment, but not suffer any discrimination either.
[03] CYPRIOT GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN PRAISES US EFFORTS
Cypriot government spokesman Michalis Papapetrou expressed the
conviction that the US was sincere in its attempt to resolve the Cyprus
issue and was truly seeking to break the deadlock and bring the two
sides to the negotiating table. Mr Papapetrou underlined as an
important event the upgrading of the Cyprus issue in American
diplomatic priorities, citing as an example the visit by US president
Bill Clinton to Athens and Ankara, with the Cyprus issue topping his
agenda.
[04] TECHNICAL CHAMBER OBJECTS TO AMENDED STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
Chairman of the Technical Chamber of Greece Kostas Liaskas has
expressed his radical disagreement with the intention of the ministry
of justice to amend the penal code so as to extend indefinitely the
statutory limitation of offences made by civil engineers. Environment,
planning and public works minister Kostas Laliotis said the Technical
Chamber should not undermine its role as an institution by giving in to
short-lived sectional interests.
[05] PAY DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN UPHELD BY EUROPEAN COURT
Greece may have to pay salaries and pensions retrospectively to women,
amounting to huge sums, following yesterday's ruling by the European
Court, according to which Greek legislation was discriminating against
working women as regards salaries. The statute of limitations provided
for by Greek legislation may not stand up in court, while the Greek
government will not be able to invoke economic or administrative
obstacles in order to avoid implementing the EU directives.
[06] PREHISTORIC LAKE SETTLEMENT REPLICA INAUGURATED AT DISPILIO
Greek president Kostis Stefanopoulos is inaugurating in Dispilio,
Kastoria, today, a museum recreating a prehistoric lake settlement.
Professor of prehistoric archaeology of the Aristotelian University of
Thessaloniki Giorgos Hourmouziadis has undertaken excavations in the
area and set up the settlement.
[07] MACEDONIAN COIN FOUND IN TURKEY
A gold coin dating back to the era of Alexander the Great has been
found at Alikarnassos, Turkey, during works by a Turkish mobile phone
company. The curator of the museum of Alikarnassos has said that the
coin must have arrived there during the Macedonian king's military
campaign in 336 BC. The coin weighs 8.6 grams and features Athena on
one side and the name of Alexander the Great in Greek on the other.
[08] BACK TO WINTER TIME ON SUNDAY
Greece goes into winter time on Sunday. Clocks will be set back an hour
at 4 a.m. on Sunday to show 3 a.m.
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