Athens News Agency: News in English, 08-12-06

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[01] Athens newspaper headlines

[01] Athens newspaper headlines

The new welfare benefits for low-income groups announced by Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis and opposition party reactions were the main front-page items in Saturday's dailies.

ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "Relief measures for the weaker classes. Announced by prime minister in Parliament".

APOGEVMATINI: "Prime Minister announces relief measures for 300,000 jobless. Double Christmas bonus".

AVGHI: "Global Day against Climate Change. Action for the climate now".

AVRIANI: "Social package from Karamanlis for lower incomes and unemployed".

CHORA: "The gods make mad. Karamanlis looking for new ministry to give [former minister of state and government spokesman Theodoros Roussopoulos] in a reshuffle." (Roussopoulos recently resigned after his name became mixed up in the Vatopedi land swaps affair).

ELEFTHERI ORA: "Revelation. Red card for [Employment minister Fani Palli-Petralia]".

ELEFTHEROS: "Karamanlis finally loosens the 'purse' strings".

ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "Pocket money as an antidote to the crisis".

ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "A majority PASOK government the 'bogeyman' for [ruling New Democracy]. Opinions polls have become a nightmare and multiple scenarios are in play".

ESTIA: "Why the government is suffering wear. It is committing successive political mistakes".

ETHNOS: "Karamanlis carrying an empty basket. Attempt to dupe after cold shower in the opinion polls".

KATHIMERINI: "Conflict instead of consensus over the crisis".

LOGOS: "Package of measures to counter opinion polls ...and support economically weakest groups".

NIKI: "Petty politics with 'communion wafers'! Karamanlis hopes 100 euros will reverse the climate".

RIZOSPASTIS: "Off-the-agenda debate in Parliament on the economic crisis. ND-PASOK policies should be defeated".

STO KARFI: "Karamanlis confesses: [former minister of state Theodoros Roussopoulos] a dead weight"

TA NEA: "[Health Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos] seeks economy ministry. Preparations for reshuffle in ND".

TO VIMA: "Band-aid for the crisis. Fragmentary benefits instead of bold measures".

VRADYNI: "Benefits giving relief to pensioners, unemployed. Direct measures of support for weakest social classes".

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