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Cyprus talks end without agreement Greek Cypriots say UN chief did not accept proposals UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan was last night expected to wrap up an intensive effort to end Cyprus's 30-year division after Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot negotiators failed to agree on a deal.

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Talks begin on NATO shield

As Greek and NATO military officials yesterday discussed the details of the alliance's participation in the security shield for the August Games, the government expressed satisfaction with its coordination on matters of Olympic security.

IOC upbeat on stadium roof

The International Olympic Committee’s top inspector of Greece’s preparations, Dennis Oswald, yesterday said he felt confident that the IOC’s main headache ahead of the August Games, the roof for the main stadium, will be ready on time.

Minister promises jail reform

Justice Minister Anastassis Papaligouras yesterday heralded in a series of sweeping reforms intended to improve Greece’s prison system, including the separation of convicts according to the severity of their crimes. “Our prison system presents a miserable picture,” Papaligouras said.

Strays poisoned as tag deadline looms

The national veterinarian association yesterday called on pet owners to get electronic tags implanted in their animals under recent legislation intended to crack down on the country’s stray problem. At the same time, Athens residents complained that dozens of stray cats and dogs — as well as many of the city’s pigeons — have been poisoned in what appears to be an organized campaign.

IN BRIEF

Patriarchate said to reject compromise in letter to Athens : Istanbul-based Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios has rejected a compromise proposed by the Church of Greece...

Espionage, money-laundering charges dropped, but not bribery : A council of judges yesterday agreed to drop charges of espionage on behalf of former East Germany...

Air force chases off Turkish jets : A total of 17 Turkish air force jets broke the flight rules within the Athens Flight Information Region...

Recognition : The Israeli government yesterday officially informed the Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Irenaios I, that it had recognized his election...

Thessaloniki arson : A makeshift gas-canister bomb exploded early yesterday in Thessaloniki under a van belonging to a private security company...

Road safety : There was a 15 percent reduction in traffic accidents in January, compared to January 2003...

No listing : The government has decided to suspend the process for the listing of Hellenic Tourism Properties (ETA) on the Athens Stock Exchange...

Opposites meet : The head of the Church of Greece, Archbishop Christodoulos, is to meet Greek Communist Party (KKE) leader Aleka Papariga...


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Sprinter Katerina Thanou...
EDITORIAL

Inevitable rejection UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's peace plan, which late yesterday appeared doomed to be rejected by Athens and Nicosia, would provide an opportunity to resolve the longstanding dispute if - despite its endorsement of a set of unacceptable points and its recognition of a fait accompli that runs against international law - it at least foresaw the whole island complying with the acquis communautaire.

COMMENTARY

False hopes It finally seems that Athens and Nicosia were wrong in expecting that the EU value system and political principles could guarantee Cyprus's membership as a modern European state. As early as February, when UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan managed to draw the two sides into a process that has now culminated in the Buergenstock talks, the conspicuous absence of the EU from developments has been a surprise...

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