Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-12-03

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[01] Italy-bound truck loaded with bootleg cigarettes intercepted in Patras

[02] Contraband cigarettes seized

[03] Athens Newspaper Headlines

[01] Italy-bound truck loaded with bootleg cigarettes intercepted in Patras

The lorry was in line to board an Italy-bound ferry boat from the port. The total cargo of bootleg cigarette packs exceeded 274,000 packs, including well-known brand names.

Port authorities said the cigarettes were hidden in pallets and beneath a declared cargo of plastic vases, all packaged in plastic.

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[02] Contraband cigarettes seized

Port authorities found 274,760 packs of cigarettes of various brands hidden in a truck that was due to board a ship headed for Italy, during a routine check.

The cigarettes were concealed beneath plastic flower-pots.

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[03] Athens Newspaper Headlines

Labor relations, changes to the new tax law and the economy were the main front-page items in Athens' newspapers on Friday.

ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "Chaos with salary reductions in the private sector".

AVGHI: "Uproar over GSEE (General Confederation of Workers of Greece) leader's secret negotiation with SEB (Federation of Hellenic Enterprises)".

AVRIANI: "The 'port gang' to face felony charges".

ELEFTHERI ORA: "British gang of blackmarketeers in the center of Athens".

ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "Manifesto of foolery".

ESTIA: "The economy's 'cushion'."

ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "2 additional conditions on SEB (Federation of Hellenic Enterprises) from GSEE (General Confederation of Workers of Greece)".

ETHNOS: "Thriller with the 'haircut' of public sector salaries".

IMERISSIA: "The bill on the new contracts - As of January 1, salaries to be set by each enterprise".

KATHIMERINI: "Everyone seeking a good transfer".

LOGOS: "Reduction of salaries in the private sector the next 'target'."

NAFTEMPORIKI: "New type of subsidies from the developmental law".

NIKI: "The game being played with the German war reparations".

PARASKEVI+13: "Greeks, work for free".

RIZOSPASTIS: "Hell for workers".

TA NEA: "The six changes regarding contracts, salaries".

VRADYNI: "Full-speed backwards".

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