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Macedonian Press Agency: News in English, 97-07-26
Last Update: 15:37 GMT+2
SECTIONS
[A] GREECE
[B] BALKANS
NEWS HEADLINES
[A] GREECE
[01] PRIVATE ELECTRICITY COMPANIES WILL OPERATE IN GREECE AFTER THE YEAR
2001
[02] NO CHANGE IN THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDEX IN THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS
OF 1997
[03] MPA IS THE UMBILICAL CORD THAT LINKS HELLENISM ABROAD WITH GREECE
[04] PANGALOS-KASOULIDES MEETING ON THE ISSUE OF CYPRUS
[B] BALKANS
[05] THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN SERBIA WILL BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 21
NEWS IN DETAIL
[A] GREECE
[01] PRIVATE ELECTRICITY COMPANIES WILL OPERATE IN GREECE AFTER THE YEAR
2001
Web Posted: 15:37 GMT+2
Athens 26 July (MPA)
In four years the State Electricity Company in Greece will lose its
monopoly in electricity production as private companies will also be
allowed to be active in this profitable sector. The decision was reached
yesterday after the unanimous approval of a proposal submitted by Minister
of Development Vaso Papandreou.
According to the Greek government spokesman, the drawing up of a legislative
framework for the operational reorganization of the State Electricity
Company will be completed by the end of 1997.
[02] NO CHANGE IN THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDEX IN THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS
OF 1997
Web Posted: 15:37 GMT+2
Athens 26 July (MPA)
The industrial production index remained unchanged in the first five months
of 1997 compared to the same period last year.
According to experts, this was the result of the negative development in
the month of May when the industrial production index dropped by 3%.
[03] MPA IS THE UMBILICAL CORD THAT LINKS HELLENISM ABROAD WITH GREECE
Web Posted: 15:37 GMT+2
Thessaloniki 26 July (MPA)
The Macedonian Press Agency is the umbilical cord that links the Greeks
living abroad with the motherland and plays a very significant role in the
continuous updating of the mass media that inform the Greek communities
abroad. This conclusion was reached by the participants in the 7th World
Conference of the Pan-Macedonian Associations that ended yesterday.
Meanwhile, the Presidents of the Pan-Macedonian Associations announced that
a World Pan-Macedonian Association will be founded and its seat is likely
to be in Thessaloniki.
[04] PANGALOS-KASOULIDES MEETING ON THE ISSUE OF CYPRUS
Web Posted: 15:37 GMT+2
Athens 26 July (MPA)
Greek Foreign Minister Theodoros Pangalos and his Cypriot counterpart
Yiannakis Kasoulides speculated that the solution of the Cyprus problem is
likely, but they pointed out that the Turkish intransigence does not leave
room for optimism.
In the meeting special attention was given to the strategy and tactic that
will be followed in the second round of talks between Cypriot President
Clerides and Turkish-Cypriot leader Denktash that will be held in
Switzerland on August 11.
[B] BALKANS
[05] THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN SERBIA WILL BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER
21
Web Posted: 15:37 GMT+2
Belgrade 26 July (MPA)
The presidential and parliamentary elections in Serbia will be held on
September 21. The Socialist Party candidate in the presidential elections
will be Zoran Lilic, according to a decision reached by the party's central
committee.
The presidential elections in Serbia were called earlier than scheduled as
a result of Slobodan Milosevic's election to the yugoslav Presidency.
Complete archives of the Macedonian Press Agency bulletins are available
on the MPA Home Page at http://www.mpa.gr/ and on the U.S. mirror at
http://www.hri.org/MPA/
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