Athens News Agency: News in English, 08-08-29

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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

Thursday's clash in parliament between government and opposition over the economic measures tabled by the government, ratification of the South Stream natgas pipeline agreement and the crisis in the Caucasus were the main front-page items in Friday's dailies.

ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "OTE (Hellenic Telecommunications Organization) profits reach record 159.3 million euros in second-quarter 2008".

APOGEVMATINI: "ND, PASOK, LAOS said 'yes' to Greece-Russian agreement for South Stream pipeline, KKE abstained, SYRIZA voted against".

AVGHI: "Society rejects the tax 'raid' ".

AVRIANI: "Bulgarian spies caught red-handed photographing military camps and security installations in Evros".

CHORA: "The banks holding up in the crisis while DEH (Public Power Corporation-PPC) 'sank' (in first-half 2008) with 111.8 million euros in losses".

ELEFTHERI ORA: "Government with...SME aspirations - It did not dare touch the capital, curb illicit trade and the black economy" in the package of measures it unveiled.

ELEFTHEROS: "Heavy words exchanged in parliament - Alogoskoufis (economy and finance minister): Papandreou (main opposition PASOK leader) a defendor of the tax-evaders".

ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "Europe-Moscow hard poker - The (EU) 27 meeting on Monday and threaten sanctions against Russie, which replies with '9intercontinental ballistic missile' (accusations that the West is escalating the tension through reinforcement of the NATO presence in the Back Sea)".

ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "The milking of the 4 billion euros (from the new tax measures) enrages engineers, lawyers, hoteliers, restaurateurs, merchants, small industries".

ESTIA: "Taxes on the suckers - The most unfair taxation system".

ETHNOS: "Looting no. 2 with hidden taxes and traps - Second tranche of (tax) collection measures contained in Alogoskoufis bill".

KATHIMERINI; "Acute political clash on the horizon over Alogoskoufis' measures".

LOGOS: "Wave of reactions against the tax bill tabled in parliament".

NIKI: "The biggest tax raiders - Karamanlis-Alogoskoufis destroyed the state coffers".

RIZOSPASTIS: "Health and the working classes before the firing squad - Unscientific method of diagnosis and treatment of illnesses being instituted".

TA NEA: "Amercement no. 2 by Alogoskoufis for final settlement of accounts (for 7-year period encompassing fiscal years 2000-2006)".

TO VIMA: "The 'death of the salesman' - SMEs warn of business closures - Organizations and federations up-in-arms over the new taxation".

VRADYNI: "Pipeline of peace and cooperation - Parliament ratifies the South Stream agreement".

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