Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Athens Newspaper Headlines

    The Wednesday edition of Athens' dailies at a glance

   

    Prime minister George Papandreou's meetings with the opposition party leaders Tuesday to seek support on the economy ahead of two crucial eurogroup and EU summits and economic issues mainly dominated the front pages of Athens' dailies on Wednesday.

   

    ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "We finally saw a...white day - Snow throughout Greece".

   

    AVGHI: "Carte blanche to Merkel".

   

    AVRIANI: "Default and return to the drachma in order to punish all the foreign loan sharks who have bled us dry".

   

    DIMOKRATIA: "Extraordinary contribution by self-employed professionals, real estate owners and others in order to increase the state's tax revenues".

   

    ELEFTHEROS: "The trickster Papandreou with his tail between his legs in the meetings with the party leaders".

   

    ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "US-Merkel clash in Europe - Shadow Theater by Papandreou in Athens".

   

    ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "Samaras (main opposition ND leader), Karatzaferis (LAOS leader) and Bakoyannis (Democratic Alliance leader) appeared 'consenting' towards Papandreou".

   

    ESTIA: "Fundamental mistakes in the economy".

   

    ETHNOS: "PM: No early elections, but battle for package solution in EU".

   

    IMERISSIA: "US intercession for solution - Intense behind-the-scenes over the EU summit".

   

    KATHIMERINI: "They (government and party leaders) agreed only on the self-evident''.

   

    LOGOS: "He (prime minister) asked for backing, but...".

   

    NAFTEMPORIKI: "New pressure in Europe for the stability measures".

   

    NIKI: "He (prime minister) called for national unanimity".

   

    RIZOSPASTIS: "No consensus on the rope with which they will hang the people".

   

    TA NEA: "Obama plan for the Greek debt".

   

    VRADYNI: "Greek light for hiring in the public sector".

   

    source: ANA-MPA