Greek Press Review
The Wednesday edition of Athens' dailies at a glance The ban on smoking in all public areas that enters into effect Wednesday and the Siemens scandal were the main front-page items in Athens' newspapers on Wednesday. ADESMEFTOS TYPOS: "Greece without cigarettes! Prohibition of smoking in enclosed spaces, public services, etc. as of today (Wednesday, July 1)". APOGEVMATINI: "Investment boom in energy - 13.5 million euros by PPC (Public Power Corporation) by 2014 - Warm message by prime minister Costas Karamanlis". AVGHI: "The market stifling - Retail turnover collapsing, banks 'choking' households and businesses". AVRIANI: "Michalis Christoforakos' (fugitive Siemens Hellas former CEO who was recently arrested in Germany on an international arrest warrant issued by Greece) two CDs will determine the outcome - Terror in political parties and among senior political officials over the anticipated storm of revelations". ELEFTHEROTYPIA: "The smoke lights fires - General ban until the public spaces, companies and shops adapt". ESTIA: "Disengagement of the Presidential election - What PASOK and Papandreou had said". ETHNOS: "University entry exams' base passing grades on upward spiral". KATHIMERINI: "Increased pressure on Turkey - (European Commission vice president responsible for justice, freedom and security issues Jacques) Barrot: We have ascertained complicity among people-traffickers and local authorities (in Turkey)". RIZOSPASTIS: "The people must demand their rights, now - No more wasted time on the new burning measures". TA NEA: "German prosecutor to Christoforakos: Hand over the CDs with all the names (of the kickback and bribe recipients)". TO VIMA: "Siemens 'pandemic' hits the parties - Worry, awkwardness, reactions". VRADYNI: "Record rise in base passing grades for the popular (university) Schools".