The Second Week in April in Review

PM briefs president on last week's NATO summit

(ANA-MPA) Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis briefed President of the Republic Karolos Papoulias Monday on the outcome of the recent NATO summit meeting in Bucharest. Referring to the still unresolved FYROM "name issue", Karamanlis said it is not an easy issue and called again on the neighboring country to adopt a positive stance in order to reach a solution soon. He said the strategy outlined by Greece was being implemented with consistency, adding that "we will continue to work within the UN framework in a self-confident, serious and responsible manner."

Papandreou address at Athens law school

(ANA-MPA) Main opposition PASOK leader George Papandreou on Monday addressed students at the Athens University Law School, expressing his conviction that "a reversal was on the way and the change will stop the country's downhill slide". "Because PASOK is a force for radical change, many people would like it to slowly fade away. But PASOK is forging ahead with its ideas, united and strong," he underlined.

Parliament president in New York

(ANA-MPA) Parliament President Dimitris Sioufas and Deputy Employment Minister Sofia Kalantzakou represented the Greek Parliament and government, respectively, at events organised by the Greek and Cypriot expatriate communities in New York over the weekend.

FM confers with UN official

(ANA-MPA) Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis on Monday conferred here with visiting UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs B. Lynn Pascoe over developments on the Cyprus issue

Greece, Cyprus on economic ties

(ANA-MPA) Greece and Cyprus agreed on Monday to further strengthen their economic and trade ties, during a meeting in Athens between Economy and Finance Minister George Alogoskoufis and visiting Cyprus Finance Minister Charilaos Stavrakis.

BoG suspends strike

(ANA-MPA) The Administrative Council of the Association of Bank of Greece Personnel (SYTE) announced on Monday the suspension of the strike at the BoG.

Athens Newspaper Headlines

(ANA-MPA) The doping scandal in the national weightlifting team (with 11 members testing positive for prohibited substances) mainly dominated the front pages in Athens' newspapers on Monday.