Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 12-05-02

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

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[01] Municipality files injunction objecting to illegal migrant detention centre

[02] Athens Newspaper Headlines

[01] Municipality files injunction objecting to illegal migrant detention centre

The municipal authorities are also considering "evicting" the police academy from the Amygdalesa facilities, which host the centre.

A formal notification dated April 12, signed by Acharnes Mayor Sotiris Douros and addressed to the prime minister's office, the ministry of finance and the ministry of the environment, stressed that the Amygdalesa site is the property of the municipality and therefore, a prior approval by the Acharnes city council is necessary ahead of any action.

On April 12, the municipality called on the citizen protection ministry to comply within five days and refrain from any action that would affect the Acharnes municipality property rights. amna

For the record, the first 56 illegal migrants were transferred to the facility on Sunday. The ministry announced that a total of 220 illegal migrants will be led to the centre by May 15. The centre's capacity is 1,000-1,200 people.

[02] Athens Newspaper Headlines

The two mainstream parties' attempts to rally their voters and the new measures foreseen in the Memorandum that will be applied in June regardless of the elections' result, mostly dominated the headlines on Wednesday in Athens' newspapers.

ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "New Democracy (ND) leader Antonis Samaras: Strong government or lack of governance".

AVGHI: "Left, or Memorandum with Venizelos and Samaras".

AVRIANI: "PASOK's collapse radically changes the political system".

DIMOKRATIA: "PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos' vertigo".

ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "Troika's (EC, ECB, IMF) message 'via' Prime Minister Lucas Papademos".

ESTIA: "Monday's impasse".

ETHNOS: "Headache over the secret opinion polls".

IMERISSIA: "Economy and Stock Market in nervous breakdown".

KATHIMERINI: "The outstanding commitments".

LOGOS: "Four days to...hell!".

NAFTEMPORIKI: "Squad against corruption under troika's directions".

RIZOSPASTIS: "Communist Party's (KKE) grand May 1 rally at Steel Industry".

TA NEA: "The puzzle of the 15 percent - Campaign for the undecided voters".

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