Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-08-07

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

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[01] Athens Newspaper Headlines

[01] Athens Newspaper Headlines

The rise in inflation and its impact on the economy and the government's talks with the European Commission (EC), European Central Bank (ECB) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) 'troika' on public utilities', state hospitals' and local governments' deficits were the main front-page items in Athens' dailies on Saturday.

ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "Desperate Greeks, due to the crisis, selling off personal belongings".

APOGEVMATINI: "Inflation 'heatwave' puts 'freeze' on the market - CPI jumped to 5.5 percent in July".

AVGHI: "5.5 percent inflation 'eating away' at incomes".

AVRIANI: "New crisis being rigged with grains and cereals, the prices of which rose 70 percent in just one month - Wave of price increases on staple goods causes unprecedented storm of profiteering".

ELEFTHEROS: "GAP's (prime minister George A. Papandreou) plan for grabbing our votes in the local government elections includes pseudo-benefits to pensioners and working mothers".

ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "Fines on unlicensed buildings with...discounts".

ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "This is why they (government) want private concerns in Public Power Corporation (PPC) - The upcoming increase in electricity rates due to the difference with the EU average (Greece has the lowest rates in the EU) a 'magnet'."

ESTIA: "Radical restructuring mandatory for the Greek economy to recover".

ETHNOS: "Troika ultimatum on the 'black holes' - Autumn the critical test in view of the third tranche of the EU-IMF support loan".

IMERISSIA: "Bank deals on the horizon - Domino or rapid developments on the market as of September".

KATHIMERINI: "First battle with cuts in subsidies, to reduce salary expenditure in the DEKO (public utilities and organisations)".

KARFI: "400 villas on auction - List with big names that owe money to the Tax Bureau".

LOGOS: "Inflation a 'bomb' for the Greek economy - CPI (Consumer Price Index) at 1997 levels, running at 5.5 percent".

NAFTEMPORIKI: "CPI uncontainable due to barrage of taxes - 5.5 percent in July, reaching 13-year high".

NIKI: "New guillotine on holiday bonuses and benefits - No end to salary and pension earners' 'Calvary'."

RIZOSPASTIS: "Workers, working class households: Even a few days' vacation an impossible dream".

TA NEA: "The August of austerity".

TO VIMA: "Deal with Brussels for freeze of layoffs - How the finance ministry convinced the troika".

VRADYNI: "Layoffs domino in the DEKO - The plan for securing the 3rd tranche".

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