Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-07-02

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

CONTENTS

[01] Rise at ASE opening

[02] Athens Newspaper Headlines

[01] Rise at ASE opening

Individual sector indices were moving mostly upward, with the biggest gains in Insurance, up 3.41 percent; and Raw Materials, up 1.61 percent.

The biggest losses were in Food & Beverage, down 1.07 percent; and Telecoms, down 0.80 percent.

The FTSE/ASE 20 index for blue chip and heavily traded stocks was up 0.93 percent, the FTSE/ASE MID 40 index was up 0.80 percent, and the FTSE/ASE-80 small cap index was up 0.92 percent.

Of the stocks traded, 59 were up, 13 were down, and 21 were unchanged.

[02] Athens Newspaper Headlines

ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "Ministry director sat on...31 Committees (with pay) - Revelations by the Public Administration Inspector General".

APOGEVMATINI: "Everyone against everyone in PASOK - The government severely criticised, the (ruling) party falling apart".

AVGHI: "IMF 'recipe' in the state hospitals, too".

AVRIANI: "Labor leader has 9 million euros in bank - Orgy of scandals and illegalities throughout the entire public sector ascertained in Public Administration Inspector's burning report".

CHORA: "One in two enterprises going out of business - Shocking study by EBEA (Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry)".

ELEFTHERI ORA: "Piranhas and rodents in public administration and municipalities, according to Public Administration Inspector General Leandros Rakitzis' report".

ELEFTHEROS: "Unbelievable! Ministry employee with 9 million euros in bank deposits - Shocking revelations by Public Administration Inspector General".

ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "Behind-the-scenes and bargaining for...breadcrumbs - Government baptizes as 'success' the signing of a national collective labor agreement with 1 percent salary increases, while inflation is running at over 5 percent".

ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "5 'aspirins' for the Social Security system - 16 questions and answers on the new regulations".

ESTIA: "The deficits in public transport companies - How they skyrocketed in the space of 10 years".

ETHNOS: "Last-minute 'face-lift' on retirement ages - Social security bill: They're changing the draft law again, just before it's tabling in parliament".

IMERISSIA: "Three-year agreement on salaries - Papandreou intervention with the 'green' (PASOK-affiliated) trade unionists".

KATHIMERINI: "Internal clashes in PASOK and government - Despite the heavy climate, the social security bill is expected to be passed".

LOGOS: "Corrections lacking substance to the social security bill tabled by employment ministry".

NAFTEMPORIKI: "2.3 billion euros entering the market for investments".

NIKI: "Bankruptcy suffocating the people".

RIZOSPASTIS: "Government-GSEE collusion on labor relations, social security changes".

TA NEA: "Secret reductions in IKA (state-run Social Security Foundation) pensions".

TO VIMA: "New retirement ages for those hired before 1992 - 'Gift' of one year - They will be able to retire with the old retirement ages up to the year 2011".

VRADYNI: "The Death of the Merchant - One in to SMEs (small and medium size enterprises) going out of business, according to EBEA report".

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