Athens News Agency: News in English, 08-01-26

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[01] Picasso in Thessaloniki

[02] Athens Newspaper Headlines

[01] Picasso in Thessaloniki

The exhibition, entitled "Suite 347", includes 347 works made by the renowned Spanish artist during the period from March 16 to Oct. 5 1968.

In these works, which belong to the Bancaja foundation, Picasso etches events inspired by the May 68 protests in Paris, and the political protagonists of the events, as Charles De Gaulle and Georges Pompidou. Other works involved Picasso's beloved themes of women and the female body.

The exhibition will remain open until April 16.

Caption: The inauguration of the Picasso exhibition at Telloglio Arts Foundation in Thessaloniki on Friday 25 January 2008 ANA-MPA/ DIMITRIS BALASKAS

[02] Athens Newspaper Headlines

Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis' recent visit to Turkey, an apparent decrease in the popularity of the two major parties and various newspaper views on Costas Koukodimos (a ruling New Democracy deputy recently implicated in Anastasiadis-Triantafyllopoulos 'media war') dominated headlines in the Saturday editions of Athens' dailies.

ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "Massive overhaul in public sector via digital modernisation"

APOGEVMATINI: "Koukodimos' letter to ND Parliament secretary creates turmoil in party"

AVGHI: "Reaction against corruption - Invitation to people of culture"

AVRIANI: "Evangelos Venizelos (high ranking PASOK member and former leadership candidate) doesn't step back - PASOK leader George Papandreou's responsibility that party is facing final split"

CHORA: "Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan sends message to ethnic Greeks: Return to Istanbul"

ETHNOS: "Government in a mess over Koukodimos - Parliament member and government humiliate themselves with false manipulations"

ELEFTHEROS: "Parliament members' rage over Koukodimos "

ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "Venizelos and another 22 PASOK member in secret meetings"

ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "Koukodimos takes Maximos Mansion and New Democracy hostage"

ESTIA: "Time for expulsions - Tolerance must stop"

KATHIMERINI: "PASOK on the verge of splitting and turmoil over New Democracy- Government covers up Koukodimos for the time being"

LOGOS: "ND covers up Koukodimos for time being"

TA NEA: "Koukodimos 'prunes' Maximos Mansion (government headquarters)"

NIKI: "Government plays hide and seek with Koukodimos"

RIZOSPASTIS: "Communist Party of Greece secretary general Aleka Papariga: We must all together, say no to media disgrace"

TO VIMA: "Worries, procedures and scenarios for general elections in spring - Parties in state of crisis"

VRADYNI: "2,425 hirings in public sector"

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