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Judges on the move Transfer of long-serving justices ordered for sake of impartiality The mass transfer of judges who have been serving for long periods in four major Greek cities, as requested by the head of the Supreme Court yesterday, was the latest step in the fight against corruption in the judiciary.

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Aide resigns over LAFKA suit volte-face

The government insisted yesterday it would return some 800 million euros in social security contributions...

4,000 hectares, village flooded

Rescue services, including the army and fire brigade, battled to evacuate some 300 people from homes in Thrace...

Officer held for shielding club

The head of a Thessaloniki police station has been arrested on suspicion of taking money from the owner of a local nightclub to prevent officers from inspecting the establishment, it was announced yesterday.

Police net hundreds in swoop

Almost 2,200 officers have mounted a new coordinated swoop on crime-infested areas of Attica and Crete, arresting 658 suspected lawbreakers, police said yesterday.

Turkish Cypriots arrest Greek teacher in class

Turkish-Cypriot police have arrested a Greek-Cypriot man for teaching Greek to a group of villagers in the occupied northern part of the island, according to reports yesterday.

IN BRIEF

Second 48-hour strike begins today as seamen press benefit demands : Passenger ferries are to remain moored today and tomorrow...

Pharmacist slapped with record fine : The National Pharmaceutical Association (EOF) yesterday fined a female pharmacist 2.15 million euros...

Waste treatment : More than 100,000 tons of sludge that has accumulated...

PASOK congress : PASOK leader George Papandreou is expected to call for major changes...

School discipline : New reforms mean the use of corporal punishment to discipline students is illegal...

Suspect foods : A total of 7.8 tons of Worcester sauce, 1.1 tons of Dijon mustard and 50 kilos of seafood sauce...

Movie 'hijacked' : The Thessaloniki premiere of a movie based on the June 1999 hijacking of a Greek bus by an Albanian...

Balkan tour : Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis yesterday backed Croatia's bid to join the European Union...

Armed robberies : Three people were slightly injured after two Albanians tried to rob a post office in Avlonas...


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EDITORIAL

Embarrassing blunder Blunders happen frequently in politics; but there is no excuse at all for the recent about-face on the reimbursement of pensioners' contributions to the LAFKA fund. As is well known, the conservative government decided to abolish the supplement because, among other reasons, it was deemed unconstitutional. The reimbursement question should have been taken care of when the supplement was abolished.

COMMENTARY

Same tune, same ending? PASOK will today open its seventh congress, the first since George Papandreou inherited the mantle of the Socialist party under the banner: «We are changing PASOK, to change Greece.» Papandreou had earlier sketched out the main aims of the congress: renewal of PASOK's political platform, administrative structure and political staff. However, there seems to be little hope Papandreou's ambitions will be realized.

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