Thursday, March 31, 2011

Athens Newspaper Headlines

The government's changes in public high schools and speculation over new austerity measures mostly dominated the headlines in the Thursday edition of Athens' dailies.

   

    The Athens newspaper headlines at a glance

    ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "Police sweep against protection rackets, mobsters".

    AVGI: "Calvary of entrance exams for four years".

    AVRIANI: "Storm of new austerity measures to cover widening deficit".

    DEMOKRATIA: "Memorandum bomb -- PASOK MP slandering (PM) Papandreou and FinMin Papaconstantinou".

    ELEFTHERI ORA: "Operation 'shutdown' against small newspapers by PASOK junta".

    ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "New high school with five traps and full-scale tutorial school".

    ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "New high school with old recipe".

    ESTIA: "Prime minister isn't persuading".

    ETHNOS: "New high school with 19 fewer lessons".

    IMERISSIA: "Heightened powers to state-appointed bank commissioners".

    KATHIMERINI: "Tighter state control of banks by the state".

    LOGOS: "Economic recovery (!) brings new austerity measures".

    ΝΕΑ: "Axing of tax breaks for first residence loans".

    RIZOSPASTIS: " 'New high school' deeply class-based; against young people's education".

    NAFTEMPORIKI: "Listed companies lose four billion euros in profits".

    VRADYNI: "Seizures over debts commence".




source: ANA-MPA