Commuters will be able to use pubic transportation for free during the morning in Athens and during the afternoon in Thessaloniki.

The city of Thessaloniki occupies the top place regarding the number of new private cars not only in Greece but across the European Union as well, according to Central Macedonia Region general secretary Giorgos Tsiotras.

This year, there are no restrictions in the use of private cars on the occasion of the European Day without a Car.

Responding to another question, Mr. Rousopoulos reiterated the statement made by Minister of Defense according to which, military aircraft received in 2003 were not mentioned in the budget.

Meanwhile, the visit of Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis to the house of former Prime Minister Georgios Rallis was characterized as ceremonial.

Until today, the fifth day of the games, Greece has won a total of 7 medals (1 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze).

China tops the list with 61 medals (21 gold, 23 silver, 17 bronze), followed by Germany with 38 (9 gold, 11 silver, 18 bronze), Britain with 35 (15 gold, 9 silver, 11 bronze), France with 32 (10 gold, 11 silver, 11 bronze) and Spain with 29 (9 gold, 10 s ilver, 10 bronze).

The two prosecutors investigating the case decided to summon again the two athletes for questioning. Based on the evidence so far, there are gaps and inconsistencies regarding the events that took place on August 12 from the moment Kenteris and Thanou le ft the Olympic Village until the motorcycle accident they were involved in.

Also, the eyewitness, who brought Kenteris and Thanou to the hospital, will be called to testify as a suspect in the case.

The questioning of witnesses on the anti-doping case is expected to be complete on Monday, September 27 and the prosecutors will begin preparing their report.

Mr. Meimarakis said that the Greek Constitution provides for broad consensus in the election of the Greek President who is a national symbol.

Of the stocks trading today, 79 had gains and 170 had losses, while the value of 154 stocks remained unchanged.

Mr. Stephanopoulos expressed his interest in the success of the 12th Paralympic Games in Athens and Mr. Craven praised the excellent way in which the games are organized.

Germany's bid to become a permanent member of the UN Security Council is being promoted by German Foreign Minister Joshka Fischer.

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has included the UN Security Council enlargement in the reform of the international organization, which is being prepared by a special working team.

Mr. Moliviatis, who is accompanied by Deputy Foreign Ministers Valinakis and Stilianidis, has contacts with a number of Foreign Ministers from different countries.

For the record, on August 26, 2003 Greece received the support of the Western European and Other Countries Group (WEOC) in the UN to its bid to occupy one of the 10 non-permanent member seats in the UN Security Council for the period 2005-2006.

The vote for the election of the new non-permanent members will take place within the framework of the 59th UN General Assembly on October 15, 2004.

candidacy.

The optimism expressed by Mr. Moliviatis stems from the contacts the Greek Foreign Ministry leadership had in New York. A decision will be reached on October 15.

Meanwhile, Mr. Moliviatis had a very constructive meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov. They discussed the Cyprus issue and issues of mutual interest such as, the Burgas-Alexandroupolis pipeline, while Mr. Moliviatis asked for Russia's supp ort to Thessaloniki's bid to host the EXPO 2008 International Exhibition.

The meeting was held in a constructive atmosphere and concerned the organizational aspects of the Joint Parliamentary Committee proceedings.

After the meeting, Mr. Papastamkos stated that he will contribute to the efforts aimed at bringing the EU-FYROM relations to higher stages of cooperation. He also stressed that institutional security, democratic environment, political stability and a via ble macro-economic framework, constitute the necessary criteria for FYROM's European orientation.

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