Agenda
THURSDAY Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis is on a visit to China. To Sunday. President of the Republic Karolos Papoulias to watch a navy training exercise from the submarine Proteus in the Magara Gulf. He will be accompanied by Defense Minister Spilios Spiliotopoulos. Economy and Finance Minister Giorgos Alogoskoufis meets with the governor of the Bank of Greece, Nikos Garganas. In the afternoon he will have talks with Deputy Culture Minister Giorgos Orfanos and the board of the Greek soccer pools and lottery organization (OPAP). Italian Embassy in Athens hosts a conference on «What is the public understanding of the significance of the October 28th public holiday?» at 6.30 p.m. at the Old Parliament. Synaspismos Left Coalition party holds a conference on «Violation of Personal Freedom and Democratic Rights in Greece and Europe,» at 6 p.m. at the Athens Journalists’ Union (ESIEA). Synaspismos President Alekos Alavanos will speak. For details, log on to www.syn.gr. Agriculture Minister Evangelos Bassiakos visits Rhodes and the eastern Aegean islands of Samos, Chios and Mytilene to chair meetings with regional health experts on bird flu. FRIDAY Civil servants’ union meets to discuss future strike action over financial and institutional demands. Health Minister Nikitas Kaklamanis visits Alexandroupolis to attend a meeting of the regional health administration on bird flu. Tourism Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos inaugurates the luxury travel and tourism event »Exclusive Travel 2006,» at the Helexpo Palace in Maroussi. To Sunday. Tel. 210.922.1254 or log on to www.europartners.gr.
