Athens News Agency: News in English, 08-09-05

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[01] Athens Newspaper Headlines

[01] Athens Newspaper Headlines

The Thessaloniki International Fair opening, where economic policy for the following year is traditionally announced by the prime minister and the Development Ministry's efforts to deal with product overpricing by multinational groups were the main front-page items in Friday's dailies.

ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "Brake on the lawlessness of the multinationals - Steep fines on companies selling their products at higher prices on the Greek market than in the rest of Europe".

APOGEVMATINI: "The unethical attack", referring to the recent scandal-mongering.

AVGHI: "Alavanos (SYRIZA Coalition of the Radical Left parliamentary alliance leader) on the crisis: Immediate elections the only way out".

AVRIANI: "Successive elections (Europarliament and early general elections) for a strong government are the reply to the scandal-mongering and the 'pimps' (of political life) - Karamanlis cannot be coerced, he does not collude, nor does he succumb to pressure".

CHORA: "Umbrella for the unemployed - Unemployment benefit increased to 430.75 euros (from present 375.85 euros) for 290,000 beneficiaries".

ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "Everyone is judged..." - Karamanlis message to dissident ministers".

ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "Government opts for silence".

ESTIA: "All indications point to early general elections - The present situation cannot continue".

ETHNOS: "Voulgarakis appointed the administrator of his companies to the NAT (Seamen's Pension Fund)".

KATHIMERINI: "Cross-fire against Voulgarakis (merchant marine, Aegean and island policy minister) and the replies - The minister makes clarifications", adding that after becoming the target of main opposition PASOK, which was tabling consecutive questions in parliament on the minister's business activities, Voulgarakis was now also facing 'friendly fire' from ministers and ruling ND deputies as well.

RIZOSPASTIS: "Let's make life difficult for the executioners of the social security rights".

TA NEA: "Karamanlis under siege - 'Do something about the scandals'".

TO VIMA: "Lawyers' and notaries' commission fees on real estate transactions heading for abolishment - New 'bomb' from Brussels".

VRADYNI: "Blow to the multinationals - Folias (development minister) puts brake on excessive profits".

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