Athens Newspaper Headlines

The Sunday editions of Athens’ newspapers at a glance

Αναδημοσίευση απο το δικτυακό τόπου του Αθηναικού & Μακεδονικού Πρακτορείου Ειδήσεων

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The economy and recently announced austerity measures mostly dominated the main front-page items in Athens’ Sunday newspapers.

ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: «Clean-up of public sector (via cut-backs, changing of work status etc)».

APOGEVMATINI: «Go-ahead for thousands of previously ‘blind’ land plots (with a view towards construction)».

AVGHI: «Societal collapse», a reference to the recent austerity measures aimed at combating a massive public debt (roughly 300 billion euros) and a double-digit budget deficit.

AVRIANI: «Brussels: Fire 10% of public utility and municipal staff and decrease public sector wages by another 15%», a headline based on an article claiming that the EU is demanding more cuts in order to approve an aid package worth 22 billion euros.

CHORA: «(George) Papandreou’s landing in … Tierra del fuego («Land of Fire», i.e. crisis-battered Greece, in this case)», noting that the Greek premier returned from meetings with the world’s most powerful leaders with numerous promises but with little tangible results.

ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: «10+1 ‘bombs’ (i.e. measures) for social insurance reform».

ELEFTHEROTYPIA: «Societal collapse», the second Sunday newspaper to use the same main headline in reference to unions’ objections to austerity measures.

EPOCHI (weekly): «Arise!», again a headline focusing on recent austerity measures and what the weekly says are coming changes in social security, labour relations.

ETHNOS: «They’re (EU) asking for lay-offs in public enterprises and local governments by June».

KATHIMERINI: «German intervention in (EU) support plan», ahead of Monday’s Eurogroup meeting.

LOGOS: «EU support plan … with attached conditions».

NIKI: «Traps and changes in new (still pending) tax system».

PARON: «Critical 12-minute one-on-one between (US President Barack) Obama and (Greek PM George) Papandreou: We got the visa (waiver), we gave away Skopje (fYRoM ‘name issue’)».

PROTO THEMA (weekly): «1,000 businesses to be closed due to tax evasion».

RIZOSPASTIS: «Intensification of struggle against anti-popular measures»

VETO (weekly): «George (Papandreou), be careful! Antonis (main opposition New Democracy leader Samaras)… wake up!»

VIMA: «Halt, tax bureau: Safari for hidden incomes».

VRADYNI: «Tax storm coming».