Saturday, May 14, 2011

Athens Newspaper Headlines - Saturday

The dire situation in the economy and the EC-ECB-IMF "troika's" proposals for privatisations as well as the latest developments in the Siemens kickbacks scandal mostly dominated the headlines
on Saturday in Athens' newspapers.


   ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "Justice Minister Haris Kastanidis points to former prime minister Costas Simitis as mastermind of corruption".


   AVRIANI: "Simitis the 'high priest' of corruption".


   AVGHI: "Public utilities sell-is worse than (EC-ECB-IMF) Memorandum".


   ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "They're (government) throwing (Simitis) into Siemens' pyre".


   ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "Troika demands 100 percent sell-off of Public Utilities, Organisations (DEKOs)".


   ESTIA: "Taxes force economy to its knees".


   ETHNOS: "Red cards from Troika, European Commission".


   IMERISSIA: "Thriller with 5th (troika bailout loan) installment".


   KATHIMERINI: "Ultimatum on seven billion euros worth of (austerity) measures".


 NAFTEMPORIKI: "Debt, deficit and unemployment (figures) derailed".


   RIZOSPASTIS: "Greeks and migrants' common struggle against crime and racism".


   TA NEA: "New tax bill will snag thousands of real estate owners ".


   VRADYNI: "Civil servants' lump sum retirement bonus at stake".












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