Athens News Agency: News in English, 08-07-21

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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

New opinion polls indicating a lead for ruling New Democracy (ND), the FYROM issue, and the government-opposition clash over the Liberal Studies Centers (KES-franchise colleges) were the main front-page items in Monday's dailies.

ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "Public sector promotions made transparent with new technology - All the data of the civil servants on computer", adding that promotions in the public sector will as of 2009 be made with the aid of new technology, so as to ensure the transparency of the process and rule out 'outside' interventions.

APOGEVMATINI: "(Main opposition PASOK leader) George Papandreou in new hardship - Top PASOK cadres once again disputed his tactics, during the party's National Council conference in Thessaloniki".

AVRIANI: "Elections, with candidate lists, on October 19 decided by Karamanlis (prime minister), in order to clear up the landscape and avert plans in process for fragmentation of the political parties and throwing the political life into chaos".

CHORA: "ND maintains firm 3.5 percentage point lead - New opinion polls consolidate the lead".

ELEFTHEROS: "Opinion polls indicate 'Waterloo' for ND and PASOK".

ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "Interview with Matt Bryza, US deputy assistant secretary of state for European (and Eurasian) affairs: 'You should discuss only the name' - 'We are close to a solution on the name, but conflicting issues should not be raised'," adding that the US does not have a specific position on the new claims against Greece put forward, for the first, by FYROM prime minister Nikolas Gruevski on what he called a 'Macedonian' nationality, identity, language, minority and properties, in his recent letter to Greek prime minister Costas Karamanlis.

ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "Goodbye! The opinion polls sound final bell for Karamanlis and Papandreou".

ESTIA: "The early general elections scenarios - They might take place as early as autumn".

ETHNOS: "Chaos with the oil tax rebate for 900,000 farmers".

TA NEA: "They're ousting Vourloumis (Hellenic Telecommunications Organization-OTE) chief in order to 'close mouths' - Maximos Mansion (government headquarters) fears new revelations".

VRADYNI: "The changes in the 'heavy and hazardous' work category".

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