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Macedonian Press Agency: News in English, 2002-01-25

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From: The Macedonian Press Agency at http://www.mpa.gr and http://www.hri.org/MPA.


MACEDONIAN PRESS AGENCY Thessaloniki, January 25, 2001

SECTIONS

  • [A] NATIONAL NEWS
  • [B] INTERNATIONAL NEWS

  • NEWS HEADLINES

    [A] NATIONAL NEWS

  • [01] ALBANIAN PRIME MINISTER IN ATHENS TODAY
  • [02] CHRYSOCHOIDIS MEETINGS IN LONDON
  • [03] DIPLOMATIC VEHICLE ARSONIST TARGET
  • [04] SIMITIS WILL MEET PRODI IN BRUSSELS
  • [05] NO PROBLEMS WITH HOTELS FOR THE OLYMPICS
  • [06] GREECE-TURKEY DISAGREEMENT ON HQS
  • [07] SPANISH PRESIDENCY EUROARMY INITIATIVE
  • [08] TRAFICKERS ARRESTED
  • [09] META MEETINGS WITH KAKLAMANIS-KARAMANLIS
  • [10] GURT PROKOP WILL BE BURIED IN GREECE
  • [11] GREEK ANTIQUITIES IN A BERLIN MUSEUM
  • [12] THE GREEKS HAVE A NEGATIVE PICTURE OF LOCAL ADMINISTRATION
  • [13] GREEK ELECTRICITY TO ALBANIA
  • [14] SMALL LOSSES IN THE ASE
  • [15] PROTOPAPAS ON THE GUREL STATEMENTS
  • [16] SE EUROPEAN JUDGES AND PROSECUTORS WILL ATTEND SEMINARS IN GREECE
  • [17] UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES IN THE EU
  • [18] THE "GROUND ZERO-THE GREEK SOULS" DOCUMENTARY ON THE GREEK SATELLITE TV CHANNELS
  • [B] INTERNATIONAL NEWS

  • [19] MAD COW WARNINGS NEWS IN DETAILS

    [A] NATIONAL NEWS

  • [01] ALBANIAN PRIME MINISTER IN ATHENS TODAY Prime Minister of Albania Ilir Meta is making an official visit to Athens, where, this morning, he will meet with President of New Cemocracy Kostas Karamanlis.

    Later in the day, Mr. Meta will meet with Prime Minister Kostas Simitis, and the major issue of the energy problem in Albania, and the promotion of an agreement stabilizing the neighboring country with the EU, will be the main topic of discussion.

  • [02] CHRYSOCHOIDIS MEETINGS IN LONDON The scenarios on terrorism and the lists of suspects coming to surface and being published, were mentioned by Minister of Public Order Michalis Chrysochoidis in London, where he met with the Head of Scotland Yard and his British counterpart, David Blanke t.

    During his discussions with British officials, issues concerning the safety of the Olympics and terrorism were discussed.

    The Minister of Public order, while updating Greek and British journalists, was asked if the British have given the Greek Police any lists of suspects, and he reacted intensely, stating that it is a shame for out country that such things are said.

    When asked if there will be any arrests, Mr. Chrysochoidis answered that there have been no arrests, and there will be no announcements for arrests.

    He stressed that terrorism is an important issue, that there is an organized effort taking place to deal with it, and ha added that, with the British, an exercise has been planned to be carried out by the Greek Police in a few months.

  • [03] DIPLOMATIC VEHICLE ARSONIST TARGET In the early morning hours, the car belonging to the secretary of the Embassy of Jordan in Chalandri, was set on fire. The perpetrators placed two gas containers underneath the car, which was completely destroyed by the explosion.

    The fire spread to another car stationed nearby, which underwent severe damage. So far, no organization has taken claimed responsibility.

  • [04] SIMITIS WILL MEET PRODI IN BRUSSELS Prime Minister Kostas Simitis will meet with the President of the European Committee in Brussels, on Wednesday January 30. Mr. Simitis will speak at the College of Europe in Brugge, Belgium, on European issues.

    Mr. Simitis will also make a one-day trip to Bucharest on February 5, accompanied by ministers and journalists. He will have meetings with the President and Prime Minister of Romania.

  • [05] NO PROBLEMS WITH HOTELS FOR THE OLYMPICS An aggressive response came from the Chamber of hotels, to the insinuations of the "Athens 2004" organizing committee that there may not be enough beds to accommodate the visitors to the Olympics. The Chamber made mention of unjust attacks, with which th e organization is trying to cover its own shortcomings and others' responsibilities in significant delays in works.
  • [06] GREECE-TURKEY DISAGREEMENT ON HQS A peculiar alliance is being formed within NATO frameworks between Greece and Turkey, after the Alliance's intention of dispensing with the air force headquarters in Larisa and Eski Sehir, as well as those in Spain, Britain and Gibraltar.

    The alliance's intention, as published in "Express" newspaper, was made known in a document that came into the possession of the General National Defense Staff and the Foreign Ministry, through its standing delegation in Brussels. NATO called on financia l reasons to justify this decision of doing away with the headquarters, so that tensions between the 4 Alliance member-countries may end. According to the document, air control will be directly handled by AFSOUTH in Naples.

    This adjustment will mean Greece losing its Air Policing Area in the Aegean - which is the same as Athens FIR - being handled by the Larisa Air Force HQ. On the other hand, Turkey will lose its grounds for questioning Greece's sovereignty in the Aegean. That is what justifies this peculiar Greek-Turkish alliance.

  • [07] SPANISH PRESIDENCY EUROARMY INITIATIVE The belief that the Euroarmy issue will be resolved within the next few months, was expressed by the President of the Cabinet of the EU, Spanish Minister of Jose Piquet, during his short trip through Athens. Using diplomatic language, the Spanish officia l clarified that Madrid will insist on common policies for the security and defense of the EU, and will go to any length to find a commonly acceptable solution. The key seems to be in the flexibility he will ask the two sides to show.

    In an interview to Flash 96.1 and statements to the press after his discussion with George Papandreou, Mr. Piquet pointed out that the Spanish Presidency will make all possible efforts to find common grounds and reach a final compromise on the issue of a

    common European defense.

    It is of special importance that the Spanish Presidency does not hide that it may use the US-British plan on the Euroarmy that was discussed with Ankara, since Mr. Piquet stated: "In all cases, what we call the agreement or text of Ankara, is an importan t consultative text for us. It took a long time for it to be agreed on, and thus, we must take the effort that has already been made into account, however, it is not a position of the European Union, nor is it a text to be approved without deliberations"


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