Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-06-24

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

CONTENTS

[01] Draft law on public health

[02] Athens Newspaper Headlines

[01] Draft law on public health

"Our goal is to defend ESY's public character, to upgrade and support it and to save funds that until today were going to the private sector," she said.ana-mpa

The bill came under criticism from main opposition New Democracy MPs, however, which dismissed it as a "school essay" and stressed the need to radically reorder and restructure state hospitals. Strong reservations regarding the contents of the bill were also expressed by the right-wing Popular Orthodox Rally (LAOS) party, while the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) and the Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) said the bill undermined ESY's public character.

[02] Athens Newspaper Headlines

The social security and labour issue, Wednesday's blocking of passengers in Piraeus port by PAME (Communist Party affiliated labor union) from boarding ferries, and revelations of scandals in public health, mostly dominated the headlines on Thursday in Athens' newspapers.

ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "PAME acts against democracy and the government is unable to face it".

APOGEVMATINI: "PASOK storm devastates the public sector - Layoffs of tenured civil servants".

AVGHI: "Women in the pyre because of...longevity!"

AVRIANI: "Prosecutor investigates hospitals after MIG president Andreas Vgenopoulos' revelations on the huge scandal with supplies".

CHORA: "Main opposition New Democracy (ND) leader Antonis Samaras cleans up the party - Expels those who have 'hurt' ND".

ELEFTHEROS: "Prime Minister George Papandreou at the drop of a hat makes tours abroad - Rage over the 'recreation' trips".

ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "The government entrapped the employees - Political scam in social security".

ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "Social security: Changes in draft law to be finalised on Thursday at the Inner Cabinet meeting".

ESTIA: "The British show the way: This is what cutbacks in expenditures mean".

ETHNOS: "Judges express five objections on the social security bill - Justice sounds warning bell over the government's changes".

IMERISSIA: "Blockades in ports torpedo tourism".

KATHIMERINI: "Law and order disrupted in Piraeus port ".

LOGOS: "Zero Hour for social security - Turmoil and confusion in PASOK's parliamentary group".

NAFTEMPORIKI: "Euro 'surcharge' on bonds because of high debt".

RIZOSPASTIS: "Popular alliance against the big-time entrepreneurs is the only way out".

TA NEA: "Education Ministry plans to create public schools able to compete with private schools".

TO VIMA: "Loans in the 'red' will be now regulated by law".

VRADYNI: "The 13th and 14th salaries (Christmas, Easter and holiday bonus) at risk - Troika presses for new cutbacks".

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