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Confidence in 2007 running low Survey shows pessimism over jobs, wages and economy, while opinion is split on reforms Greeks are not facing the new year with confidence, according to a survey conducted on behalf of Kathimerini, which also found that voters are split over the government's privatization program.

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Bulgaria hails Greek support

As his country joined the European Union yesterday, Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev said in an interview with Kathimerini that Greece's support helped the Balkan country join the bloc.

PM sees more reforms ahead

As Greece's leaders sent their New Year messages yesterday, Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis said that the government will continue down the road of reforms in 2007 and finish off its program.

2 women injured in candle fire

A mother and daughter were taken to the hospital suffering from serious burns early yesterday after their fifth-floor apartment in Nea Smyrni, southern Athens, caught fire, authorities said.

Hunter killed on illegal trip

A man was killed by mistake on Sunday afternoon when he was shot by a fellow member of a group of hunters that was hunting illegally on land belonging to the monastic community of Mount Athos, northern Greece, police said.

Bomb threat grounds Athens-bound plane

An Olympic Airlines plane bound for Athens from New York with 195 people aboard made an emergency landing in Ireland on Sunday after authorities received a phone tip-off that that there was a bomb on board.

IN BRIEF

Five people to share total of 10 million euros from New Year draw : There were five big winners in the New Year's Eve State Lottery...

Missiles thrown at prison officers : A group of some 50 hooded motorcyclists threw smoke bombs and fireworks at police officers...

Party stabbing : A 27-year-old man was stabbed to death at a New Year's Eve party...

Canal closed : The Corinth Canal will be closed for several days...

Propane explosion : Two people were injured at the Gastone restaurant in central Athens on Saturday when a propane cylinder exploded...

Safe landing : An Israeli passenger plane with 238 people on board made a successful unscheduled landing...

Kolonos fire : It took firefighters more than three hours to put out a blaze that broke out yesterday at paper-recycling factory...

Serial robbers : Two men have been arrested on suspicion of carrying out 10 armed robberies at banks in Thessaloniki...


THIS WEEK

Tuesday : The US Embassy in Athens and the US Consulate General in Thessaloniki will remain closed today...

Wednesday : Communist Party leader Aleka Papariga makes a two-day visit to the Palestinian territories...


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EDITORIAL

Greek voters a step ahead of politicians The results of the public survey that were published in Kathimerini's Sunday edition as well as the opinion polls recently conducted by the country's major political parties both agree that Greek society is one step ahead of the political elite. Insecurity among citizens is running high, the survey has found.

COMMENTARY

Pages through the ages Each New Year's Day we celebrate the coming year but we also fear deep down that at the same time in some future year we will have lost something precious. This applies not only to loved ones but also - though to a lesser extent, of course - to things that add something special to our lives. Over the last few years, one of the most endangered parts of our daily lives has been the newspaper, like the one you hold in your hands. Right on cue, ending the year with heavy symbolism, the world's oldest daily newspaper, which had been published without a break since 1645, announced on Friday that it would stop being printed and will from now on appear only on the Internet.

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