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Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-12-20Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Greece pays tribute to Jacqueline de RomillyANA-MPA/Prime Minister George Papandreou on Sunday paid tribute to renowned Hellenist and member of the French Academy Jacqueline de Romilly, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 97.Papandreou said that Jacqueline de Romilly honoured Greek thought, devoted herself to the promotion of Greek literature and arts and participated in every public discussion that shed light on the ideas and values of ancient Greek culture. "With her work for Greece she promoted Greek culture abroad as well. Her incessant contribution to Greek letters was recognised with her election at the Athens Academy, as well as with her naturalisation as a Greek," the prime minister said.ana-mpa "Jacqueline de Romilly stood by Greece in difficult moments and promoted humanism that distinguishes the Greeks," Papandreou stressed More details on the subscriber's page of APE-MPE | Subscription request form [02] FinMin: We have not sold our soulANA-MPa/Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou, speaking in Parliament on Sunday evening during the debate on the 2011 budget, stressed that "we have not sold our soul", adding that the policy being followed is the only one that can save the Greek economy from bankruptcy.Papaconstantinou further said that despite the efforts that Greece will make, its ultimate success will depend on the recovery and protection of the eurozone and for this reason the upgrading of Greece's image and prestige is of great importance to enable it to participate with its own say in crucial European decisions.ana/mpa "We are proving on a daily basis that all the sacrifices we called for, we are not squandering them on personal strategies, but on a stronger voice for the country and its prime minister, for a reliability and prestige that Greece thought it had achieved, but that that it lost over the past 5-6 years," the Finance Minister said. More details on the subscriber's page of APE-MPE | Subscription request form [03] Public transport strikesANA-MPA - More public transport strikes are expected in Athens throughout the coming week as workers continue protest action against government plans for wage cuts and involuntary staff transfers.Strikes announced so far include a 24-hour strike on Monday by all means of public transport, except buses that will run on a reduced schedule between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. This will be followed by a four-hour work stoppage by all means of public transport on Tuesday, between the hours of noon and 4:00 p.m. and a further 24-hour strike by all means of public transport on Wednesday. (ANA-MPA) More details on the subscriber's page of APE-MPE | Subscription request form [04] Greek Superleague resultsOlympiacos Piraeus beat struggling Larissa 1-0 away in games played for the Super League over the weekend, while Panathinaikos Athens lost 1-0 at home from Olympiacos Volos and AEK Athens also lost 2-0 away from Iraklis Thessaloniki.In other action: Kavala-Atromitos Athens 1-1 Panionios Athens-Asteras Tripoli 0-0 Ergotelis Crete-Panseraikos Serres 2-0 Aris Thessaloniki-Xanthi 0-2 Kerkyra-PAOK Thessaloniki 2-1 Standings after 15 weeks of play: 1. Olympiacos P. 36 points 2. Panathinaikos 31 3. PAOK 23 4. AEK 23 5. Kavala 21 6. Xanthi 21 7. Aris 20 8. Ergotelis 20 9. Olympiacos V. 20 10. Kerkyra 19 11. Iraklis 19 12. Asteras 16 13. Atromitos 16 14. Panionios 15 15. Panserraikos 15 16. Larissa 11 More details on the subscriber's page of APE-MPE | Subscription request form [05] Athens Newspaper HeadlinesThe Monday edition of Athens' dailies at a glanceThe scheduled opening of a series of closed professions, the continuing mobilisations in public transport, the possibility of new additional austerity measures and new cutbacks in civil servants' salaries, dominated the headlines on Monday in Athens' newspapers. ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "Another week of hell". AVRIANI: "Back to the drachma or else we collapse". ELEFTHEROS: "Former prime minister and New Democracy (ND) leader Costas Karamanlis "bombs" upset ND leader Antonis Samaras". ELEFTHEROTYPIA: " New cuts in benefits". ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "New income cuts - 25 percent cutbacks in public sector and Public Utilities and Organisations". ESTIA: "Society unready for radical changes". ETHNOS: "Six burning fronts for the closed professions". IMERISSIA: "Final stroke to the market ". NAFTEMPORIKI: "Closed professions on target". TA NEA: "Chaos in closed professions". VRADYNI: "Government and IMF strangling households and market". More details on the subscriber's page of APE-MPE | Subscription request form Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |