Friday's announcement, by the government, of a 26-billion-euro
privatisation package to deflect the debt crisis faced by the country, as well as reactions by the opposition, unions and the markets, dominated the headlines of the Athens dailies on Saturday.ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "New measures tsunami!... State property, ports, marinas, airports, PPC, OTE, EYDAP and others for sale".
AGVI: "Bankruptcy and cynism".
AVRIANI: "Greek bonds, shares are Junk".
DIMOKRATIA: "Road map towards the ... cliff".
ELETHEROS: "Ministers' uprising against George (Papandreou) and his privatisations".
ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "Sell-off without plan, for 'troika's' fancy".
ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "Smaller, poorer, costlier Greece with an exclusively revenue-collecting programme by the government".
ESTIA: "Prime minister disappoints".
ETHNOS: "Exit forward with wave of privatisation. PM's 'no' to snap election".
IMERISSIA: "Massive privatisation programme underway".
KATHIMERINI: "Plan for 26 billion euros with opaque message".
NAFTEMPORIKI: "Road map greeted by 'nosedive' of bond market".
PRESS time: "New kickbacks over submarines".
RIZOSPASTIS: "Popular organisation, counter-attack," is the headline of the Communist Party's official newspaper.
ΤΑ ΝΕΑ: "Family jewels on sale, households in vice; tension on Cabinet over privatisations."
VRADYNI: "Road map for chaos".
source: ANA-MPA
