Wednesday, April 6, 2011

The Wednesday edition of Athens' dailies at a glance

The EU/IMF 'troika' team of experts' visit to Greece and in-party criticism by PASOK MPs on the government's economic policy were the main front-page items in Athens' dailies on Wednesday.

   

    ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "You're leading us to national depression - Papaconstantinou (finance minister) on the receiving end of sharp criticism from ruling PASOK MPs".

   

    AVGHI: "Households will withdraw at least 19 billion euros from bank deposits this year to meet their living needs".

   

    AVRIANI: "PASOK MPs criticise Memorandum and Papaconstantinou, and openly dispute premier Papandreou's policy".

   

    ELEFTHEROS: "Outburst by Mikis Theodorakis: They humiliated us, tied us up, and are selling us off - 'How can a government with a 20 percent vote commit us for 20 years?".

   

    ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "Debt restructure here and now, before the foreigners force us".

   

    ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "Double outburst by PASOK MPs".

   

    ESTIA: "How development will come".

   

    ETHNOS: "Alert on the social security funds and the retirement superannuity".

   

    IMERISSIA: "You're off target on the program, troika ascertains".

   

    KATHIMERINI: "Ultimatum from the troika".

   

    LOGOS: "Bank deposits declining".

   

    NIKI: "The Memorandum 'strangling' PASOK and IKA (state Social Security Foundation)".

   

    NAFTEMPORIKI: "The social security funds 'sinking' in the recession".

   

    PARASKEVI+13 (weekly): "Tsunami of dismissals and salary cuts of up to 40 percent in civil service".

   

    RIZOSPASTIS: "Today the 16th Congress of the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) opens in Athens".

   

    TA NEA: "Papandreou will turn the vote in parliament on the Medium-Term Stability Program into a vote of confidence".

   

    VRADYNI: "Troika demands dissolution of the DEKO (public utilities and state organisations)".




source: ANA-MPA