Prime Minister Costas Simitis will hold a series of meetings with ministers, for the acceleration of the government's work.

The Prime Minister will have successive meetings with the Ministers of Finance, Nikos Christodoulakis, Transportations, Christos Verelis, and Development, Akis Tsochatzopoulos.

After yesterday's Cabinet meeting, Mr. Simitis announced measures to strengthen transparency in public life and invited opposition parties to a dialogue on the modernization of the political system.

The measures concerning the fiscal history check of all MPs elected after 1990 and a check into all PASOK MP stock market transactions during the 1998-2000 period. Also, limitations on stock market exchanges will be extended to MPs, Prefects, Mayors and Heads of Public Organizations.