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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-09-12
CONTENTS
[01] Building activity down 26.1 pct in June
[02] UN Special Adviser on Cyprus to meet FM Kotzias in Athens
[01] Building activity down 26.1 pct in June
Building activity in the private sector dropped 26.1 pct in June for a
decline of 22.2 pct in the first half of the year, Hellenic Statistical
Authority said on Monday.
The statistics service, in a report, said that building permits issued in
June totaled 1,072, down 21.3 pct compared wih the same month last year,
while in volume building activity fell 26.1 pct. In January-June period,
building activity fell by 17.3 pct in permits and 22.2 pct in volume,
compared with the corresponding period last year
[02] UN Special Adviser on Cyprus to meet FM Kotzias in Athens
UN Secretary General Special Representative on Cyprus, Espen Barth Eide,
is in Athens on Monday for a meeting with Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias
at 16:00.
Kotzias and Eide will focus on the issue of guarantees. The Greek
minister has repeatedly said that the system of guarantees should be
abolished and the Turkish occupation army must leave the island if a
fair and democratic solution of the Cyprus issue is to be found.
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