Athens News Agency: News in English, 08-06-18

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

CONTENTS

[01] PM briefed by Bakoyannis on Cyprus trip

[02] Aid to firestricken families

[03] Earthquake jolts Argos

[04] Athens Newspaper Headlines

[01] PM briefed by Bakoyannis on Cyprus trip

Speaking to reporters afterwards, the foreign minister said that she informed the prime minister on her trip to Cyprus and the discussions she had with the political authorities. Bakoyannis stressed that an in-depth discussion was held on the preparations for the "important" European Union Summit which begins on Thursday in Brussels.

Bakoyannis outlined that the Summit discussions will deal with economic issues and the problems faced by all the European societies, as well as European political issues following the Lisbon Treaty referendum in Ireland.

Caption: ANA-MPA file photo of Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis and Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis outside the Maximos mansion

[02] Aid to firestricken families

Angelopulos said that the Greeks of Australia had from the very outset mobilised to collect assistance for the fire-stricken people, and established the Sydney Overseas Greeks Emergency Family Fund, through which the money was collected, adding that the effort was still ongoing.

Evia prefect Athanasios Bourandas praised the SAE initiative and the global organisation's role.

Bourandas also announced that, in January 2009, the prefecture will host 20 students, both of Greek and non-Greek origing, who are studying Greek at the University of Perth.

[03] Earthquake jolts Argos

[04] Athens Newspaper Headlines

The spiralling prices and inflation increase, the European Union Summit that begins on Thursday and the internal crisis in main opposition PASOK party dominated the headlines on Wednesday in Athens' newspapers.

ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "Establishment of special corps of inspectors against high cost of living announced by Development Minister Christos Folias".

APOGEVMATINI: "7,951 job opportunities in public sector".

AVGHI: "Euro-paralysis in the face of the high cost of living - Cheap communication tricks and wishful thinking in Athens".

AVRIANI: "War broke out among dauphins in PASOK ".

CHORA: "Headhunters against profiteering - Market inspection corps set up".

ELEFTHERI ORA: "The vaulting oil price rocks economy and makes working class incomes disappear into thin air"

ELEFTHEROS : " New 'pledges' against high cost of living - Folias is our national story-teller".

ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "European-wide outburst over high cost of living - Thousands of people demonstrate in Brussels as the 27 European Union leaders seek answers that don't exist (during their summit)".

ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "Bodyguards and bridgemakers - Trench battle in PASOK after the rift".

ESTIA: "PASOK in a free fall - Nobody can predict when it will hit the ground".

ETHNOS: "Scarecrow against high cost of living - Market Inspection Corps without ability to check prices".

KATHIMERINI: "SIEMENS gave money to PASOK former minister via CIBC bank - Ten million deutschemarks for OTE's (Hellenic Telecommunications Organisation) agreements in 1998".

LOGOS: "Heating subsidy....Finance Minister George Alogoskoufis says 'we will see' ".

NIKI: "They are rigging opinion polls favouring Simitis - Collusion partners paying back their debts to their benefactor".

RIZOSPASTIS: "No to the Euroconstitiution and European Union ".

TA NEA: "Chaos prevailed on the opening day of the Land Registry submissions".

TO VIMA: "Record-inflation threatens Europe - In May it exceeded 3.7 percent in eurozone countries".

VRADYNI: " 'Blind' land plots cannot be built - Council of State decision a 'bomb' ", referring to plots of land that do not have direct access to a street or road with a width of at least four meters.

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