Athens News Agency: News in English, 09-02-12

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

CONTENTS

[01] �D secretary Lefteris Zagoritis on vote for overseas Greeks

[02] ASE opening: Decline

[03] Athens Newspaper Headlines

[01] �D secretary Lefteris Zagoritis on vote for overseas Greeks

Central Committee secretary Lefteris Zagoritis said in a statement that the extremely important issue of voting for overseas Greeks was also discussed during the meeting.

"The possibility will be provided for Greeks living abroad to vote in the countries where they live and work as of 2011," Zagoritis said, adding that "the government will raise the issue in Parliament and let everyone assume his responsibilities."

[02] ASE opening: Decline

Individual sector indices were moving downward across the board, with the biggest losses in Construction, down 1.74 percent; Oil & Gas, down 1.62 percent; Food & Beverage, down 1.56 percent; and Industrial Products, down 1.52 percent.

The FTSE/ASE 20 index for blue chip and heavily traded stocks was down 0.91 percent, the FTSE/ASE MID 40 index was down 0.67 percent, and the FTSE/ASE-80 small cap index was down 0.22 percent.

Of the stocks moved, 17 were up, 64 were down, and 15 were unchanged.

[03] Athens Newspaper Headlines

The economy and the measures to combat the financial crisis, the condition in public hospitals and speculation of a pending resignation by ND deputy Yiannis Manolis were the main front-page items in Thursday's dailies.

ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "The iDoser will mark the 21st century", referring to electronic 'beats', some of which are designed to induce drug-like effects and are also referred to as 'digital drugs', that are available on the internet.

APOGEVMATINI: "Housewives and women farmers are victims of spousal abuse, indicates survey of thousands of Greek women living in the provinces".

AVGHI: "Nervous breakdown in ruling party New Democracy and main opposition PASOK".

AVRIANI: "Shut up and govern or pack up and leave - At a time when the country is on the verge of sinking in poverty and despair, we cannot occupy ourselves with MPs' and ministers' cockfighting".

CHORA: "Unemployment becomes a nightmare - Storm of dismissals in Europe and USA".

ELEFTHERI ORA: "Manolis one step before his exit from New Democracy (resignation from his MP seat and from the party itself)".

ELEFTHEROS: "ND a volcano ready to erupt - Karamanlis remains impassive - Ministers and MPs are at each others' throats".

ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "All night long thriller with Manolis' resignation".

ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "Ring around the rosies and...Karamanlis in the middle - ND a tower of Babel - Manolis poised to hand in his resignation from parliament".

ESTIA: "Inexplicable attack against private initiative".

ETHNOS: "Vendetta between Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis and New Democracy MP Yannis Manolis".

KATHIMERINI: "TV show 'ballots' - In the midst of the crisis, the country is becoming hostage to the 'democracy of TV'."

LOGOS: "Manolis threatens with resignation ".

NIKI: "They are chasing after Manolis".

RIZOSPASTIS: "The proceedings of Communist Party of Greece (KKE) 18th Congress are a major event".

TA NEA: "A man died unaided for 100 euros - The shortages of medical supplies in hospitals are fatal".

TO VIMA: "Knives unsheathed over succession - Speculation spree of early elections in April".

VRADYNI: "New salary scale for doctors working in national health system".

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