Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Athens Newspaper Headlines

    The Wednesday edition of Athens' dailies at a glance

     Strikes and the ensuing gridlock, demonstrations in Egypt but also market optimism over developments concerning Greece's debt were the main front-page items in Athens' dailies on Wednesday.

   

    ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "Wage cuts with individual contracts and the
dilemma 'dismissal or new labour relations'".

   

    AVGHI: "PASOK - ND preparing 4th Reich Constitution"

   

    AVRIANI: "Greece will not avoid default".

   

    CITY PRESS: "Egyptian domino".

   

    DEMOKRATIA: "Medicines being brought from Israel"

   

    ELEFTHEROS: "Mammoth field of natural gas between Greece, Cyprus"

   

    ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "[Labour Minister Louka Katseli] torpedos [Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou]".

   

    ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "Chaos for the duration" (article on strikes in February).

   

    ESTIA: "At an impasse due to strikes".

   

    ETHNOS: "Directive for mass closures of schools".

   

    IMERISSIA: "Spreads falling, ASE rallies. Markets certain of solution for debt".

   

    KATHIMERINI: "They're insisting on strikes".

   

    LOGOS: "Day two of traffic chaos".

   

    NAFTEMPORIKI: "Greek scenario brings profits to bonds and shares".

   

    NIKI: "Abolition of 13th and 14th wages in the private sector".

   

    RIZOSPASTIS: "Public transport: Prohibition of strike illegal".

   

    TA NEA: "Greek-madness! Judicial coup by Council of State for migrants vote".

   

    VRADYNI: "Chaos. Purgatory for commuters, IKA insured, patients and students".



source: ana-mpa