Athens News Agency: News in English, 09-08-13

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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

Claims by Siemens Hellas fugitive CEO Michalis Christoforakos - in custody in Germany since June on a European arrest warrant issued by Greece and whose extradition was decided on Wednesday by the German authorities - that he had given graft money to the financial officers of the then PASOK government Costas Geitonas (currently and MP) and (the late) Yiannis Vartholomeos (New Democracy, the main opposition party and the time and today's government), and the state of the economy were the main front-page items in Athens' newspapers on Thursday.

ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "Christoforakos to be turned over to Greece, following ruling by Munich appeals court".

APOGEVMATINI: "Christoforakos 'bomb' on the political system".

AVGHI: "ND-PASOK consortium, with Siemens as the sponsor".

AVRIANI: "Christoforakos 'fingered' (then) PASOK treasurer Costas Geitonas and the late Vartholomeos, who had dealt with ND's finances for a short time".

ELEFTHERI ORA: "Bulgarian 'slap' against Gruevski (FYROM prime minister", adding that Bulgaria responded to FYROM provocations similar to those against Greece with an immediate deployment of troops to its borders with the pseudo-statelet rather than words, 'dialogues' and other such foolishness.

ELEFTHEROS: "Christoforakos coming (being extradited) to Greece, throwing 'bombs' at ND-PASOK - 'I was giving bribes to Geitonas, Vartholomeos'."

ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "Christoforakos ignites fires in ND, PASOK - He named the then treasurers Vartholomeos and Geitonas".

ESTIA: "Five years (to the day) since the Athens Olympics (2004 Opening Ceremony), Greece unrecognisable, towards the worse".

ETHNOS: "Thriller with Christoforakos' games - The new revelations in the Siemens case a catalyst for political developments".

KATHIMERINI: "Christoforakos in extradition 'orbit'."

LOGOS: "Unemployment hits 'red' - It climbed to 8.5 percent". in May 2009 from 6.6 percent in May 2008.

NIKI: "The high prices are not on vacation - Jump in prices in all staple goods".

PARASKEVI+13 (weekly): "Elections flurry in PASOK - Papandreou (party leader) awaiting candidacies and recommendations by August 20".

PONTIKI: "Karamanlis doesn't dare to call (early general) elections in the autumn".

PRESS TIME: "The big looting of Greece's antiquities - It is not only the 'Elgin' Marbles in the British Museum", adding the British have managed to 'lose' the greatest part of the antiquities looted by Elgin, 'perhaps the biggest thief in world history' from the Acropolis but also from all over Greece.

RIZOSPASTIS: "ND's and PASOK's strategy breeding unemployment".

TA NEA: "Christoforakos 'fingers' ND and PASOK, with amounts and names - Explosive ruling on Christoforakos in Germany".

TO VIMA: "You gave bribes to ND and PASOK via Vartholomeos and Geitonas - The full text of the German case charge sheet against Christoforakos".

VRADYNI: "More names in view of his arrival - German 'yes' to Christoforakos' extradition to Greece".

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