Athens News Agency: News in English, 08-02-12

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

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[01] EU Immigration Pact proposed

[02] Athens Newspaper Headlines

[01] EU Immigration Pact proposed

The Pact proposal is part of France's program for its EU presidency in the second half of 2008.

Speaking a joint press conference after their meeting, Pavlopoulos spoke of common rules and a common policy based on respect of human rights with respect to the issue of immigratin, and stressed that Greece always champions the creation of a common policy on illegal immigration and on protection of Europe's borders.

Hortefeux outlined the French proposal, stressing that among the principles proposed by the French side are refusal of legalisation of illegal immigrants without prior agreement among the EU states and EU authorities, agreement for return of illegal immigrants to the countries of origin, joint determination of the right of asylum, and boosting the development of the countries of origin of illegal migrants.

Pavlopoulos said that Greece will respond to the French proposal in mid-March.

Later in the day, Hortefeux, accompanied by Deputy Interior Minister Panagiotis Chinofotis, will fly to Samos to visit the island's new reception center for illegal immigrants.

Caption: Greek Interior Minister Prokopis Pavlopoulos (R) and French Minister of Immigration, Integration and National Identity Brice Hortefeux on Tue. 12 Feb.(L) ANA-MPA/PANTELIS SAITAS

[02] Athens Newspaper Headlines

�he central aspects of the social security reforms, due to be tabled in Parliament on Friday, the general nationwide strike on Wednesday and main opposition PASOK and Synaspismos' (Coalition of Left Movements and Ecology) clash over the election of Alexis Tsipras to the Synaspismos leadership dominated the headlines on Tuesday in Athens' newspapers.

ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "The country 'shuts down' - General nationwide strike against social security reforms".

APOGEVMATINI: "Change of guard in the Archdiocese - Who are coming, who are leaving and who are uncertain".

AVGHI: "Strike: A dynamic reply to government - Public and private sectors to participate in Wednesday's general strike".

AVRIANI: "The election of Tsipras signals the 'eviction' of civil war and Polytechnic uprising generation members from the party".

CHORA: "Karamanlis' initiatives - 3 fronts - High cost of living, social security, FYROM name issue".

ELEFTHERI ORA: "Government and ND look on contentedly at the rift in the relations between PASOK and SYN".

ELEFTHEROS: "ND reins-in its parliament members - Maximos mansion (government headquarters) in fear of mutiny over social security reforms and Siemens scandal".

ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "Corruption, nepotism, scandals and DVDs - Do we deserve this image for our country transmitted by all international mass media? - The Zachopoulos affair 'travels' throughout the world due to a foreign news agency dispatch".

ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "6+1 lies over social security reforms - Government will announce measures that have not been sufficiently studied".

ESTIA: "Disproportionate decline of government due to its successive mistakes".

ETHNOS: " Mouths wide shut - Maximos mansion (government headquarters) orders New Democracy (ND) MPs to keep their mouths shut over social security reforms and scandals".

KATHIMERINI: "New plunge in PASOK, ND's popularity - SYRIZA reaches 11.5 percent, poll claims".

LOGOS: "Social security reforms' main axes - Prime Minister will present them in parliament on Friday".

NIKI: "(Development Minister Christos) Folias' provocative statement blaming the people for the high cost of living enrages the citizens"

RIZOSPASTIS: "All together at Wednesday's general strike - Struggle for social security and collective labour agreements".

TA NEA: " 'High prices' cartel in banks and supermarkets - Government in panic over profiteering".

TO VIMA: "2,000 public sector officials' bank accounts released - Following check-up on their 'source of wealth' statements".

VRADYNI: "Two strangers - The day after Tsipras' election indicates all-out rift in PASOK-Synaspismos".

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