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Athens News Agency: News in English, 11-04-01Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] PM: 'Recovery of the economy the great wager'ANA-MPA - The recovery of the economy was the year's "great wager", Prime Minister George Papandreou stressed in Parliament on Friday. He asserted that there were now visible signs of this recovery, in comparison with the situation handed over by the previous New Democracy government.The prime minister was replying to a question tabled by main opposition ND leader Antonis Samaras. Papandreou said that the very high consumer price index was due to the taxation imposed to combat the debt, pointing out that the index had dropped significantly in 2500 mass consumption products in February. He also sparked controversy with Samaras when he suggested that the main opposition leader was "stuck in the past" and the defence of former ND premier Costas Karamanlis. Samaras, in reply, accused Papandreou of having lost touch with reality and blaming everything on the previous government. "You spoke of the previous prime minister: in you I already see the 'previous' prime minister," he added. More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form  [02] Athens Newspaper HeadlinesThe countries economic woes, tax raids and a perceived collapse of the political system, especially of the government, mostly dominated the headlines in Athens' dailies on Friday.The Athens newspaper headlines at a glance ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "[Prime Minister George] Papandreou: 'I'm tired, I want to go". AVGI: "Economy, political system in coronary arrest". AVRIANI: "Country falling apart, parties sinking". CITY PRESS: "Recession remains, unemployment rising". DEMOKRATIA: "The 'child' of Soros is selling Greece!". ELEFTHERI ORA: "The villains were spraying us with psychotropic drugs! - Sunday 27 March". ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "Collapse for PASOK-Papandreou". ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "Tax raid and confiscation of money". ESTIA: "We are being led into an impasse". ETHNOS: "The dialogues that 'burned' the extortionists". IMERISSIA: "Who is being targeted by the tax office - Checks on 12 categories of tax payers". KATHIMERINI: "[Health Minister Andreas] Loverdos to take a 'scalpel' to hospital governors". LOGOS: "Greeks living in fear of unemployment". NAFTEMPORIKI: "A new action plan against tax evasion". ÍÅÁ: "The black lists of tax evaders". NIKI OF DEMOCRACY: "Casus belli from banks". PARASKEVI+13: "He's seeking a way out through constitutional revision". RIZOSPASTIS: " Joint training of Army-Police aims to intensify repression of people". VRADYNI: "Great Depression at IKA". More details on the subscriber's page of ANA-MPA | Subscription request form Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |