Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-03-03

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From: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>

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[01] Athens airport freezes rates

[02] Athens Newspaper Headlines

[01] Athens airport freezes rates

The Athens Airport presented an "incentives programme for 2010" aimed at helping airline companies significantly lower their operating spending.

Presenting the plan, Yiannis Parashis, the airport's managing director, said the decision to freeze charges - without inflation adjustment - aims at offering support to airline companies and maintaining the attractiveness of the Athens market.

[02] Athens Newspaper Headlines

The prime minister's dramatic reference to the state of the economy at ruling party Parliamentary group meeting and expected announcements on additional austerity measures on Wednesday mostly dominated the headlines on Wednesday in Athens ' newspapers.

ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "Government announces (austerity) measures for public sector".

APOGEVMATINI: "(PM George) Papandreou created a climate of fear on Tuesday in order to prepare people for imposition of harshest austerity measures in modern Greek history".

AVGHI: "PASOK divided over the anti-social measures - High ranking cadres and ministers believe government's leadership bypasses society and PASOK's limits".

AVRIANI: "Black crows ready to devour country's wealth and leave half the population jobless".

ELEFTHEROS: "European Commission: Papandreou government lying -- we never said a thing about abolition of 14th salary".

ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "Finally ⦠we are sinking - Papandreou puts country in deep recession - Cynical confession without a trace of self criticism over his government's inertia and mistakes".

ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "We're in a state of war - Papandreou's dramatic speech indicative of forthcoming severe measures".

ESTIA: "We're downgrading our national wealth".

ETHNOS: "Shock measures decided on Wednesday by Inner Cabinet".

KATHIMERINI: "Papandreou: Measures or collapse - In dramatic words, the prime minister refers to the 'end of an era'" for the country".

LOGOS: "Say farewell to your bonuses ⦠VAT will also be increased".

IMERISSIA: "Measures now or else bankruptcy - Papandreou: Hour of responsibility for all".

NAFTEMPORIKI: "Papandreou's dramatic speech on new measures at Inner Cabinet meeting ".

NIKI: "Storm of measures puts Greece in state of war".

RIZOSPASTIS: "PAME (communist affiliated union) demonstrations on Thursday must shake country".

TA NEA: "George's (Papandreou) dramatic speech ahead of measures - "We must sacrifice to save the country from possibility of bankruptcy".

VIMA: "All night thriller over 14th salary".

VRADYNI: "Severe austerity with plenty of populism".

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