PHILELEFTHEROS: “Papandreou in hospital”. Doctors at the Thriassio hospital in Athens have said that Greek opposition leader George Papandreou’s condition was stable.
Papandreou was admitted to the hospital in western Attica on Monday night with a respiratory infection. He had been suffering from a high fever and went to hospital for a cat scan. The PASOK leader was said to have had an infection in his left lung and was kept in hospital for treatment.
POLITIS: “Fuel price hikes: more to come”. The price of 95 Octane unleaded petrol went up by 0.9 cents a litre on Monday as a result of rises in the international price for crude, the paper reported. On Monday, fuel giant Petrolina went ahead with price increases while the other three companies in Cyprus are expected to follow suit. Fuel price increases are expected to range from 0.5 to one cent a litre.
HARAVGHI: “Redundancy a last resort”. Not a single Cyprus Airways (CY) employee will be made redundant unless it is the last resort, and not before the unions are informed, according to Communications Minister Haris Thrasou. Thrasou and officials from the Finance Ministry were briefed by the CY chairman on the provisions of a strategic plan aiming at restructuring the national carrier and generating profits.
ALITHIA: “In the Olympic rhythm”. With only nine days left until the start of the Olympic Games, the entire Attica area is buzzing, the paper reports. All security measures have been put in operation with Athenians getting a first taste of the new road network. Security measures have also been implemented in all areas vulnerable to a terrorist attack. An umbrella of missiles is guarding the Olympic grounds, flights have been restricted, and a Zeppelin keeps a watchful eye over the city on a 24-hour basis.
MACHI: “Floating brothel in Ayia Napa”. According to the paper’s sources, a boat owner has turned his boat into a floating brothel. The boat owner is working with a prostitution ring that supplies his boat with Russian women. According to the paper, Russian Pontians are sent out every night to approach tourists and lure them onto the boat.
SIMERINI: “A huge blow to tourism”. Hoteliers and unions are on a collision course over the renewal of a collective agreement between employers and employees, the paper reports. Unions are preparing to blow up the tourism industry at a critical time for the island. The consequences of a series of strikes will be detrimental to the economy since tourism constitutes 20 per cent of the Gross National Product.
