Athens Newspaper Headlines - Thursday

Greek European Commissioner for fisheries Maria Damanaki's statements that the country's European course is at risk, new cutbacks in pensions in the public and private sectors, the government's tax policy, and the peaceful protests against the political system and the Troika, mostly dominated the headlines on Thursday in Athens' newspapers.


   ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "The first 72,000 lay-offs on the horizon!".


   AVGHI: "Terrorists...".


   AVRIANI: "The only solution for Greece is a return to the drachma".


   ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "They are executing the Greek economy in cold blood".


   ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "Blatant coercion, with exit from the eurozone as the 'bogeyman'."


   ESTIA: "Government insists on the new taxation".


   ETHNOS: "Express pension cuts".


   IMERISSIA: "Troika's ultimatum on the mid-term programme: June 3 the deadline".


   KATHIMERINI: "Dilemmas for all ahead of the new Memorandum".


   NAFTEMPORIKI: "International political game for the Greek rescue".


   RIZOSPASTIS: "Widespread rallies on Saturday throughout the country".


   TA NEA: "They are playing with fire! - Dilemmas with the spectre of the drachma".


   VRADYNI: "Government terrorising the people in order to impose the new austerity measures".












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