Athens News Agency: News in English, 08-09-01

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[01] Athens Newspaper Headlines

[01] Athens Newspaper Headlines

The new tax measures and recent opinion polls indicating public discontent over the measures, and the extraordinary EU summit that opens Monday in Brussels to discuss the situation in the Caucasus were the main front-page items in Monday's dailies.

ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "ND maintains lead, Karamanlis still the most suitable for prime minister (in latest Kapa Research opinion poll, conducted after the announcement of the new tax measures, which was published in a Sunday newspaper), although its difference (with main opposition PASOK) narrowed".

APOGEVMATINI: "3 percent salary increase for employees of DEKO (public utilities and organizations) and in the public sector - The second tranche of increases for 2008 begins today".

AVRIANI: "Protected witness 'unlocks' the Siemens slush funds and reveals the entire kickback ring - Due to testify before the special examining magistrate in the next few days".

CHORA: "Autumn volleys against Maximos Mansion (government headquarters) - Who chose to rake up old cases now, and way".

ELEFTHERI ORA: "Following the new tax measures, PASOK just a breath away from ruling ND (in the latest opinion poll)".

ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "Safari on 'penthouse' salaries, surcharges in Health".

ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "The 'evidence of revenues' (swimming pools, summer homes, pleasure craft, which was abolished five years ago) to be reinstated - Alogoskoufis (economy and finance minister) bringing back the anachronism".

ESTIA: "Discouragement of creativity with the excessive tax measures".

ETHNOS: «āFreeā public education is expensive".

TA NEA: "Tax-bomb on the '700 euros' generation".

VRADYNI: "EU unity to be put to the test today".

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