Athens News Agency: News in English, 11-02-21

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CONTENTS

[01] Arsonists target Tax Bureau office in Thessaloniki

[02] Attack against Super League office in wake of controversial derby

[03] Transport stoppages this week, labor strike on Wednesday

[04] ASE opening: Small decline

[05] Athens Newspaper Headlines 

[01] Arsonists target Tax Bureau office in Thessaloniki

The explosion caused minor damage and broke glass panes in the facade of the building.

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[02] Attack against Super League office in wake of controversial derby

Remnants of firebombs were found at the scene, while the blaze was quickly extinguished by the fire brigade.

Authorities believe the attack is directly related to the Olympiacos Piraeus-Panathianikos Athens derby of the previous day, which ended with a controversial 2-1 victory by league-leading Olympiacos in the wake of a handful of questionable referee calls. (ÁÍÁ-ÌPA)

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[03] Transport stoppages this week, labor strike on Wednesday

Buses in Athens are holding a work stoppage from 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Monday, while trolleys will hold a stoppage from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

On Tuesday, ISAP trains will not be running from 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm, while buses and trolleys will not be running from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm to enable employees to hold a general assembly to decide further action.

On Wednesday, only the ISAP trains will run from 9am to 5pm, while all other public transport means will hold a 24-hour strike in the context of the nationwide labor strike called by GSEE and ADEDY.

The ISAP trains will be running to serve people who wish to take part in the mass demonstration and march to be held in downtown Athens on Wednesday, according to an announcement by the employees' union. ISAP employees will be holding work stoppages from the beginning of the morning shift to 9am and from 5pm to the end of the night shift.

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[04] ASE opening: Small decline

Individual sector indices were moving downward, with the biggest gains in Banks, up 0.16 percent; and Health, up 0.15 percent.

The biggest losses were in Raw Materials, down 4.01 percent; and Financial Products, down 2.48 percent.

The FTSE/ASE 20 index for blue chip and heavily traded stocks was down 0.18 percent, the FTSE/ASE MID 40 index was down 1.02 percent, and the FTSE/ASE-80 small cap index was down 1.32 percent.

Of the stocks traded, 35 were up, 67 were down, and 25 were unchanged.

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[05] Athens Newspaper Headlines

High-profile statements by IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn, closer scrutiny in the wider public sector to stop unregistered hirings and a meeting on Tuesday in Berlin between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and PM George Papandreou mostly dominated the headlines on Monday.

ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "George Papandreou himself asked for IMF invasion".

AVRIANI: "Papandreou betrayed his country and party".

City Press: "Recourse to IMF was already decided".

ELEFTHEROS: "All-out war between ministers over government's confusion."

ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "Recourse to IMF a premeditated crime (by the government)".

ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "Stop to all hirings in public sector".

ESTIA: "Understanding by political parties necessary".

ETHNOS: "Law framework for transfers in public sector".

NAFTEMPORIKI: "Banker mergers chapter opening".

TA NEA: "Papandreou-Merkel meeting of the year".

VRADYNI: "Sell-off of state land, assets".

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