Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Athens Newspaper Headlines - Tuesday

The critical test for state borrowing with Tuesday's T-bill issue, planned increases in mass transit ticket prices, and a 'reshuffle' of main opposition New Democracy's (ND) 'shadow government' were the main front-page items in Athens' dailies on Tuesday.

   


    ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "ND: 'Shadow government' with...81 members".

   

    AVGHI: "40 percent increases in public transport tickets".

   

    AVRIANI: "ND: Strong 'shadow cabinet' ready to win elections".

   

    ELEFTHEROS: "Lawsuit over looting of Army Share Fund".

   

    ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "Message of reversal with overture to society - ND 'shadow government' reshuffle".

   

    ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "Basic medicines 'disappear' from pharmacies".

   

    ESTIA: "Inadequate targets for the deficit".

   

    ETHNOS: "Pensions with down payment and installments".

   

    IMERISSIA: "Black Monday for Athens Stock Exchange, T-bills - Banks, down 6.56 percent, spread at 1,001 points".

   

    KATHIMERINI: "Tax Bureau puts end to write-off of unaudited tax statements after five years".

   

    LOGOS: "Critical test for state borrowing".

   

    NAFTEMPORIKI: "The markets demand decisions from the eurozone".

   

    NIKI: "How to make 5 percent in six months - Six-month T-bill issue on Tuesday, three-month T-bill issue on January 18".

   

    RIZOSPASTIS: "New anti-popular raid by the government - 40 percent increases in urban transport tickets".

   

    TA NEA: "Merchants demanding 'European' shop hours".

   

    VRADYNI: "In the vise of the loansharks - T-bill issue on Tuesday, as Greek spreads exceed 1,000 points".

   

   

    ANA-MPA