Athens News Agency: News in English, 10-11-14

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CONTENTS

[01] Wide gov't meeting ahead of Troika arrival

[02] Athens Newspaper Headlines

[01] Wide gov't meeting ahead of Troika arrival

The new budget is due to be tabled in parliament on November 18, and will take into account an upward revision of the country's deficit for the period 2006-2009 expected to be released by Eurostat on Monday.

Also discussed at the meetings was the upcoming visit by Papandreou, who is also president of the Socialist International (SI), to Paris to chair a two-day meeting of the SI Council that opens in the French capital on Monday. Papandreou will also meet with French president Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday during his visit to Paris, which takes place shortly after the G-20 summit in Seoul and amidst heightened developments in Europe.

Speaking during the first of three consecutive government meetings held at his office in Parliament on Saturday, Papandreou stressed: "We can succeed in targeting extravagance. No dismissals, no additional burden for wage earners and pensioners and no increase in tax rates, beyond what we have already committed ourselves to."

The meetings focused on the 2011 budget and the discussions that will begin with the troika on Monday, as well as the government's programming and initiatives for the immediate future.

Another issue in the meetings was European developments and discussions in the eurozone, in light of the meeting that the prime minister will be having in Paris on Monday with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the meeting of the Socialist International.

"To the persistent danger-mongering, we reply with consistency and we are steadfastly continuing the struggle for the salvation and recovery of the country with big changes," Papandreou said.

The prime minister underlined that his government, just as it had achieved the biggest deficit decrease in a year in the country's history, will continue in this way "speaking to the citizens with sincerity," "looking at them in the eyes" and "waging with them the most important struggle, that for the salvation and the recovery of our country."

Papandreou also called on all to realize their responsibilities and to take an example from all that is currently taking place in the rest of Europe, stressing "how important it was and is to have as a shield today the support mechanism, which protects us from the attacks," and "how important it is for us to continue with steadfastness and consistency the big changes that guarantee the rule of law, social justice, a prospect for the economy and our growth prospect."

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[02] Athens Newspaper Headlines

Sunday's local government run-off elections, the economy and Monday's arrival of the European Commission, European Central Bank (ECB) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) troika inspectors were the main front-page items in Athens' newspapers on Sunday.

AVGHI: "Elections (local government), recession, and.... (early general) elections on the horizon".

AVRIANI: "New 'massacre' of salary and pension earners decided by government at troika's suggestion".

CHORA: "Universal resistance - IMF's 'meat grinder' gets back to work tomorrow (Monday)".

ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "Neo-dauphins in PASOK, with their weapons at ready".

ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "They're bargaining a new three-year Memorandum - Deliberations and exchanges of documents between Athens and troika".

EPOCHI: "With eyes turned to the troika - New, harsher measures as of tomorrow (Monday)".

ETHNOS: "Clear victory for the major wager of the economy - Papandreou 'votes' for acceleration of the changes from 'the morning after'."

KATHIMERINI: "Week of tough tests - Negotiations with the troika on additional measures and political scenarios".

LOGOS: "Now come the difficulties - The landscape in the economy after the elections".

NIKI: "And now, the two of us - Second round (run-offs) electoral showdown in regions and municipalities".

PARON: "Government with expiration date - Papandreou will be obliged to call general elections by March".

PROTO THEMA: "Papandreou interview with 'Proto Thema' - Heading towards renegotiation of the Memorandum".

REALNEWS: "Black Monday - Troika demands 24 new measures".

RIZOSPASTIS: "Everyone turn up for the KKE (Communist party of Greece) rally at 6:00pm at Syntagma Square".

TO ARTHRO: "The nightmare returns - Ireland collapsing, Europe fears domino effect".

TO VIMA: "George (Papandreou) calls on party leaders for consensus - Crisis in the economy worries government".

VRADYNI: "Secure your pension - Which women are 'saved', which are threatened (by the changes entering into effect as of the New Year)".

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