Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-03-14

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

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[01] Athens Newspaper Headlines

[01] Athens Newspaper Headlines

The economy and recently announced austerity measures mostly dominated the main front-page items in Athens' Sunday newspapers.

ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "Clean-up of public sector (via cut-backs, changing of work status etc)".

APOGEVMATINI: "Go-ahead for thousands of previously 'blind' land plots (with a view towards construction)".

AVGHI: "Societal collapse", a reference to the recent austerity measures aimed at combating a massive public debt (roughly 300 billion euros) and a double-digit budget deficit.

AVRIANI: "Brussels: Fire 10% of public utility and municipal staff and decrease public sector wages by another 15%", a headline based on an article claiming that the EU is demanding more cuts in order to approve an aid package worth 22 billion euros.

CHORA: "(George) Papandreou's landing in ... Tierra del fuego ("Land of Fire", i.e. crisis-battered Greece, in this case)", noting that the Greek premier returned from meetings with the world's most powerful leaders with numerous promises but with little tangible results.

ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "10+1 'bombs' (i.e. measures) for social insurance reform".

ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "Societal collapse", the second Sunday newspaper to use the same main headline in reference to unions' objections to austerity measures.

EPOCHI (weekly): "Arise!", again a headline focusing on recent austerity measures and what the weekly says are coming changes in social security, labour relations.

ETHNOS: "They're (EU) asking for lay-offs in public enterprises and local governments by June".

KATHIMERINI: "German intervention in (EU) support plan", ahead of Monday's Eurogroup meeting.

LOGOS: "EU support plan ... with attached conditions".

NIKI: "Traps and changes in new (still pending) tax system".

PARON: "Critical 12-minute one-on-one between (US President Barack) Obama and (Greek PM George) Papandreou: We got the visa (waiver), we gave away Skopje (fYRoM 'name issue')".

PROTO THEMA (weekly): "1,000 businesses to be closed due to tax evasion".

RIZOSPASTIS: "Intensification of struggle against anti-popular measures"

VETO (weekly): "George (Papandreou), be careful! Antonis (main opposition New Democracy leader Samaras)... wake up!"

VIMA: "Halt, tax bureau: Safari for hidden incomes".

VRADYNI: "Tax storm coming".

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