Athens News Agency: News in English, 09-03-11

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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

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[01] Acropolis closed on Wednesday

[02] Athens Newspaper Headlines

[01] Acropolis closed on Wednesday

The employees are demand payment of four months' outstanding salaries and institutional changes.

[02] Athens Newspaper Headlines

ECOFIN's recommendations to Greece for immediate measures to contain the fiscal deficit, and Olympic Airways' acquisition by MIG dominated the headlines on Wednesday.

ADESMEFTOS: "At last!! Stock markets are on the rise".

APOGEVMATINI: "13,946 hirings in public sector".

AVGHI: "Severe measures...take it easy! - Freezing of pensions and salaries in public sector, cutbacks in wasteful spending and a new social security law after the euro elections".

AVRIANI: "They must sell now all Public Utilities and organisations to cover the huge deficits".

CHORA: "Role is wanted for PASOK former prime minister Costas Simitis - The behind-the-scenes of his (upcoming) meeting (on Thursday) with main opposition PASOK leader George Papandreou."

ELEFTHERI ORA: "EU gave the green light for OA's acquisition by MIG - ECOFIN called for fiscal discipline and curtailment of wasteful spending".

ELEFTHEROS: "Education Minister says to newspaper: This is the way for ruling New Democracy to regain the lead".

ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "Shock and awe: 6 million unemployed in the EU - Commission, IMF: We fell short in our forecasts, things will get worse".

ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "ECOFIN sets ultimatum until 2010 - Greece under observation, and instructions for immediate reduction of fiscal deficit".

ESTIA: "Cooperations among parties are out of the question - The rumored scenarios are ungrounded".

ETHNOS: "The government legalising the semi-enclosed balconies in order to collect money to cover the black hole in state revenues".

KATHIMERINI: "The climate changes are an international nightmare - Copenhagen Congress: Further deterioration of global conditions".

LOGOS: "ECOFIN demands permanent measures for Greece ".

NIKI: "Greeks are being crushed - Blow from Commission to government's economic policy".

RIZOSPASTIS: "ECOFIN's decisions - EU and its 'servant parties' is a Union of looters of the peoples".

TA NEA: "Government seeks to collect taxes from the (legalisation of) partially-enclosed balconies".

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