Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-06-18

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

CONTENTS

[01] ASE opening: Rise

[02] Athens Newspaper Headlines

[01] ASE opening: Rise

Individual sector indices were moving upward across the board, with the biggest gains in Telecoms, up 3.23 percent; and Financial Services, up 2.38 percent.

The FTSE/ASE 20 index for blue chip and heavily traded stocks was up 0.93 percent, the FTSE/ASE MID 40 index was up 0.87 percent, and the FTSE/ASE-80 small cap index was up 1.22 percent.

Of the stocks traded, 63 were up, 6 were down, and 9 were unchanged.

[02] Athens Newspaper Headlines

The new social security system and reactions, the skyrocketing in unemployment and the troika's (IMF, EU, ECB) satisfaction with the course of the Greek economy, dominated the headlines on Friday in Athens' newspapers.

ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "People livid with the severe measures - Opposition parties condemn them".

APOGEVMATINI: "Greece hurting - Citizens shocked with the government's callousness - And the Greece that smiles for the national soccer team's first-ever win in a World Cup match".

AVGHI: "Government's decree an institutional deviation".

AVRIANI: "People's rage turns the entire political system into ruins - The political parties' power collapsed - Politicians totally disdained".

CHORA: "Unemployment skyrocketed to 11.7 percent in 2010 Q1".

ELEFTHEROS: "Which receipts we should ask for from July 1".

ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "Rage over the government's storm that is turning the workers into disposable slaves".

ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "Government and troika attempt to smooth over the extremities in the social security bill after the people's rage against the labour reforms".

ESTIA: "The two sides of the new labour system".

ETHNOS: "Nightmare for 500,000 young unemployed - Dramatic predictions after the shocking measures in labour".

IMERISSIA: "Economy on a positive course - Troika says: You are within your targets".

KATHIMERINI: "Troika's encouragement but with partial reservations over the expenditures in public sector".

LOGOS: "All against the government ... over the abolition of labour relations".

NAFTEMPORIKI: "Troika's kudos on adherence to the memorandum".

RIZOSPASTIS: "United struggle front for the conquest of popular rights".

TA NEA: "Cries of triumph for the victory of the Greek national soccer team, cries of rage for the upsets in labour relations".

TO VIMA: "Labour and Social Security Minister Andreas Loverdos' announcements on layoffs and pensions bring turmoil in the government".

VRADYNI: "Unemployment skyrockets".

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