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Skopje urged to decide New talks at UN today; Athens calls on FYROM to reach a deal Greece has warned the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) that «the time for decisions has come» as the two countries are set to embark on a new round of talks on the name issue at the United Nations today.

FRONT PAGE NEWS

Police given approval to use cameras

Supreme Court prosecutor Giorgos Sanidas yesterday gave police the green light...

Push for more organ donors

Organ transplant recipients yesterday called for a concerted campaign to boost public awareness...

Party chiefs in green debate

Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis is today expected to defend his government's record on environmental protection...

Insurance hike likely for drivers

Drivers are likely to be hit soon with an increase in car insurance premiums as Greece adopts an EU directive...

Pygmy hippopotamus...

A newly born rare pygmy hippopotamus takes its first steps...

Women prisoners set to leave Korydallos

Greece's largest prison for women, in the Athens suburb of Korydallos, will be closed down...

IN BRIEF

Former minister, Chrysochiodis declares support for party leader : Former PASOK secretary and Public Order Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis yesterday...

Body of Swiss cave explorer found two days after his disappearance : Rescuers yesterday recovered the body of a 67-year-old Swiss diver and speleologist...

Refuse drivers to end industrial action : Truck drivers who transport construction waste look set to end their strike...

Paul Johnston : Athens-based Scottish author Paul Johntson is letting...

Cleaners' strike : Athens Mayor Nikitas Kaklamanis indicated yesterday that he is hopeful...

Police ecstatic : A man carrying more than 4,000 ecstasy pills in his car was stopped...

Migrants detained : Leros coast guard officials detained 27 would-be migrants...

Pensioner killed : A fire broke out at a farm in the village of Doxa, near Tripoli...

Fewer victims : The number of people killed in road accidents in August fell to 145 from 165...

Nafpaktos quake : A 4.1 Richter earthquake was recorded in Nafpaktos...


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Employment Ministry...
EDITORIAL

Environment a matter of urgency If there's one thing that is certain, it is that by the time Giorgos Souflias gives the green light for the creation of an independent Environment Ministry, there will no longer be a need for it. If things stay as they are, we'll simply resolve what is today considered to be an environmental problem by destroying everything. Presidential decrees (such as the one on the recycling of discarded building materials) will continue to be shelved in the archives of the various ministries...

COMMENTARY

Knee-jerk reactions If Costas Karamanlis were to give the go-ahead for the NATO accession of Greece's northern neighbor with the provisional name FYROM, he would be relinquishing his only bargaining chip. Ironically, such a huge blunder would meet with little resistance from the main opposition or inside his own party. As for the ultra-nationalist LAOS, they will protest any decision. And New Democracy's dissidents?

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