Athens News Agency: News in English, 08-09-23

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[01] Papandreļu: PASOK regaining its identity

[02] Athens Newspaper Headlines

[01] Papandreļu: PASOK regaining its identity

Addressing a meeting of the party's Political Council on Monday night, Papandreou stressed that "it is not a time to celebrate, we have much work ahead of us", referring to recent opinion polls indicating a PASOK lead over ruling New Democracy, adding that his address at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) had been positively met, which means that "the people are now listening to what PASOK has to say, which in turn increases the party's responsibilties".

Papandreou praised the Political Council's contribution to PASOK's successful presence at the TIF, while he also set out the party's priorities, stressing that the target was to "bring back politics to PASOK".

He also said that, in that direction, he considered it important that the Panhellenic Socialist Movement "clarified, early on, who we are, with whom we are, who are on the other side, and what our fundamental priorities are".

"PASOK is regaining its identity, albeit gradually, that of a Movement of the people, and not of governmentism," Papandreou concluded.

[02] Athens Newspaper Headlines

Planned measures to fortify the economy and the weaker households and Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis' meeting Bank of Greece (BoG) governor George Provopoulos, the global fiscal and credit crisis, the Vatopedi monastery scandal and the foundation of a subsidiary fund for one million professional dominated the headlines on Tuesday in Athens' newspapers.

ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "The new subsidiary fund is ready".

APOGEVMATINI: "Karamanlis response - Prime Minister took the game (the financial crisis) into his own hands".

AVGHI: "Government conceals the truth about the financial crisis".

AVRIANI: "Karamanlis takes the lead - He ensures financial stability and fortifies the banking system".

CHORA: "Abbot Efraim (Vatopedi monastery) smuggled 41 million euros out of the country - Karamanlis orders ' block' on the money deriving from the monastery's real estate sales".

ELEFTHERI ORA: "The poll results made the prime minister declare the government in a state of emergency".

ELEFTHEROS: "Mr. Karamanlis, seize the opportunity - This is not the time for the applauders and 'court flatterers'."

ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "Fiscal crisis makes the Economy Ministry take initiatives to protect 350,000 households unable to repay their debts".

ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "Archaeological sites given as gift to Efraim, Abbot of Vatopedi Monastery, without the knowledge of the Archaeological Service".

ESTIA: "Thessaloniki International Fair is a guillotine for politicians".

ETHNOS: "PASOK accuses the Foreign Ministry of secret bargaining for the sale of national aircarrier Olympic Airways to Qatar Airways".

KATHIMERINI: "Oil, US dollar and Wall Street in a whirl due to (US Treasury Secretary Henry) Paulson Plan".

LOGOS: "Prime minister's first moves aimed to reverse the political climate".

NIKI: "Karamanlis to announce new measures - The government wants to 'annihilate' us".

RIZOSPASTIS: "Huge turnout at the political rally of (Communist Party of Greece youth organisation) KNE Festival".

TA NEA: "Defense Minister Evangelos Meimarakis 'shoots' at Minister of State Theodoros Roussopoulos- The clash in ND at the extremes".

TO VIMA: "Operation 'Return to the fold" - The turmoil in ruling New Democracy (ND)".

VRADYNI: "Reaction with political initiatives - Karamanlis targets reversal of the political scenery".

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