Athens News Agency: News in English, 09-02-10

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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

CONTENTS

[01] "Dust of Time" presentation

[02] ASE opening: Decline

[03] Athens Newspaper Headlines

[01] "Dust of Time" presentation

"The Dust of Time" tells the story of a 50-year-old filmmaker, who films the story of his parents and their frustrated love during the Cold War, at the same time charting the course of the epic events that marked the second half of the 20th century. The cast also includes Irene Jacob, Michel Piccoli and Bruno Ganz. Angelopoulos' next film has the provisional title "Tomorrow" and will be the conclusion of the trilogy that opened with the "Weeping Meadow" (2004) and "The Dust of Time"

Caption: Greek filmmaker Theo Angelopoulos at a press conference on Monday 9 February 2009, at the Athens Megaron regarding the release of his new film "The Dust Of Time" . ANA-MPA/ORESTIS PANAGIOTOU

[02] ASE opening: Decline

Individual sector indices were moving mostly downward, with the biggest losses in Telecoms, down 2.05 percent; Construction, down 1.59 percent; Oil & Gas, down 1.40 percent; and Food & Beverage, down 1.18 percent.

The biggest gains were in Chemicals, up 1.46 percent; and Mass Media, up 0.40 percent.

The FTSE/ASE 20 index for blue chip and heavily traded stocks was down 0.73 percent, the FTSE/ASE MID 40 index was down 0.27 percent, and the FTSE/ASE-80 small cap index was up 0.14 percent.

Of the stocks moved, 32 were up, 37 were down, and 13 were unchanged.

[03] Athens Newspaper Headlines

The extraordinary EU summit and European Commission efforts on the crisis, employment minister Petralia's assurances against dismissals and early election speculations were the main front-page items in Tuesday's dailies.

ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "War against high prices - List of companies that made unjustified hikes in prices".

APOGEVMATINI: "Stop talking and get to work".

AVGHI: "Recession nightmare - The worst-case scenario for the economy being confirmed".

AVRIANI: "Orgy of illicit price increases in FAGE (major dairy company) products - Development minister calls the price hikes unjustified".

CHORA: "Shield against dismissals and for pensions - 'Window' for subsidized work from Petralia".

ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "Spectre of excessive deficit proceedings over Ireland, Spain, France and Greece - Red Alert from Commission - Extroardinary EU summit within the month".

ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "The crisis is here - Excessive deficit proceedings on the horizon - Nightmarish data for Greece".

ESTIA: "The economy between two evils - Politicians and media to blame".

ETHNOS: "Appeals for grace period - Critical contacts in Brussels in light of the threat of excessive deficit proceedings".

KATHIMERINI: "The Europeans seeking common plan on the crisis - Extraordinary summit to be called end-February".

LOGOS: "Subsidization without dismissals - Petralia sought commitments on the part of the small enterprises".

NIKI: "New borrowing, urgently - The government putting the Greek people further into debt".

RIZOSPASTIS: "The needs and rights of the working classes in the 'guillotine' of the crisis".

TA NEA: " 'Hunger' benefit for the unemployed - Lack of welfare, as dismissals increase".

TO VIMA: "Political 'bridges', with the focus on the 'morning after', in anticipation of early elections".

VRADYNI: "Black list on the excessive price hikes".

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