Thursday, April 14, 2011

Athens Newspaper Headlines

Reactions to the government's medium-term fiscal plan and the possibility of a decision to restructure Greece's debt in June mostly dominated the headlines in the Thursday edition of Athens' dailies.

   

    The Athens newspaper headlines at a glance

   

    ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "First subsidies at 3 billion euro".

    AVGI: "A slow death with savage cuts".

    AVRIANI: "[PM George Papandreou] fears mutiny and threatens elections".

    CITY PRESS: "Return to traditional values"

    DEMOKRATIA: "Papaconstantinou waived a fine!".

    ELEFTHEROS: "[Gov't Vice-President Theodoros Pangalos]: Politicians are pimps and voters their clients".

    ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "Tax office attack on 500,000 professionals".

    ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "There is no money".

    ESTIA: "This is how they ruined the economy".

    ETHNOS: "George to seek vote on everything Friday".

    IMERISSIA: "Schauble bomb regarding the debt. Crucial decisions to be taken in June".

    KATHIMERINI: "Objections to the 23-billion-euro plan".

    LOGOS: "The draw is tomorrow!".

    METRO: "Zero hour for contract workers..."

    NAFTEMPORIKI: "Decisions in June concerning Greece's debt".

    ΝΕΑ: "Income criteria for unemployment benefit as well".

    NIKI: "Just one word from him is enough...to make us" (criticism of statement made by Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou)

    RIZOSPASTIS: "The popular answer to the crisis counter to capital -government - EU - IMF".

    TO PONTIKI: "Reply to the troika"

    VRADYNI: "Forest maps 'burn' properties".




source: ANA-MPA