Athens News Agency: News in English, 05-04-02

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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

CONTENTS

[01] Gov't seeks to make up lost ground on renewable energy

[02] Supermarkets deny forming price-rigging cartel

[03] No US position on Jerusalem Patriarchate

[01] Gov't seeks to make up lost ground on renewable energy

"Greece is very behind, and the development ministry is taking immediate initiatives to try to cover lost ground," Sioufas said during a visit to Lamia to inaugurate a small hydroelectric plant.

"The government's central aim is investments that create permanent jobs. One hundred and four investments have been rapidly advanced for output powered by renewable energy," the minister noted.

[02] Supermarkets deny forming price-rigging cartel

A day earlier, the competition commission charged SESME and seven of its members with joining forces to concert pricing in 2001. A fine will be imposed in the near future.

The commission named the offenders as Athens-quoted Atlantik, Veropoulos, Masoutis, Metro, Sklavenitis, Trofino and Athens-listed AB Vassilopoulos.

SESME said in a statement that the commission's decision failed to take into account evidence supplied by the trade group that no wrongdoing had been committed.

It also complained that the commission had announced its decision in a press release, without first informing the parties involved.

[03] No US position on Jerusalem Patriarchate

"I realize the events (in the dispute) are going on, but we don't have a position on the Greek Patriarchate in Jerusalem. That's our position. Our position is we don't have a position," state department spokesman Richard Boucher told reporters in reply to a question.

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