Athens News Agency: News in English, 09-02-20

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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

The Economy and Finance Ministry's measures to contain public sector expenditure, the police investigation into the failed car-bomb outside a Citibank office building at the northern Athens district of Kifissia on Wednesday (which was neutralised by police bomb-disposal experts) and a prosecutor's visit to SIEMENS offices in Athens, dominated the headlines on Friday in Athens' newspapers.

ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "Prosecutor confiscates 150 files containing facts on Siemens slush funds from Siemens offices in Athens".

APOGEVMATINI:" Raid at SIEMENS offices - Prosecutor stormed into SIEMENS headquarters".

AVGHI: "Banks acting without controls, and countries placed in excessive deficit procedures - The government conforms to the EU recommendations with drastic cutbacks in state spending".

AVRIANI: "According to an Athens Journalists Union announcement: The government gave a nationwide broadcasting licence to private SKAI TV channel gratuitously".

CHORA: "FinMin Yannis Papathanassiou's direct answer to Almunia's message: We will tidy up spending".

ELEFTHERI ORA: "Government decides a strict plan for exit from the crisis".

ELEFTHEROS: "Former Public Order Minister in PASOK government Michalis Chryssohoidis on the terrorists: They are setting up a new group with young people".

ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "The banks took 7.8 billion euros (under the government's liquidity package) and are giving crumbs - Government opens front on liquidity".

ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "Contract employees being sacrificed to Almunia".

ESTIA: "Statists return - The drama of the Greek economy".

ETHNOS: "Following EU Commissioner Joaquin Almunia's orders and a step before the excessive deficit procedure, the Financial Crimes Squad will raid a 'dead' market".

KATHIMERINI: "Limitation on bank dividends - Only stocks will be given, in lieu of cash dividends (by the banks registering with the liquidity package)".

LOGOS: "Government responds to Almunia with immediate cutbacks".

NIKI: "Government is 'cooking up' new measures - Maximos Mansion (government headquarters) fears the people's reactions".

RIZOSPASTIS: "Communist Party of Greece (KKE) struggle for a different development course".

TA NEA: "Give loans, not dividends! Government playing 'cat and mouse' with banks".

TO VIMA: "Frightened government, terrified Police from the escalating blind terrorist attacks".

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