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Athens stands firm at NATO gathering Discussion of FYROM’s alliance bid may be postponed until coming fall Greek diplomats attending a crucial NATO summit in Bucharest yesterday stood by their threat to veto the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia's bid to join the alliance, as Washington appeared to tone down its insistence that the Balkan state be invited immediately.

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Hope on Cyprus grows as Ledra Street opens

A major step toward healing the divisions on Cyprus is due to be taken today when a symbolic crossing...

Cafeteria blast rocks Elefsina

A 20-kilogram bomb went off in Elefsina, west of Athens, early yesterday...

Zachopoulos set to testify

The former Culture Ministry general secretary, Christos Zachopoulos, who tried to commit suicide...

DNA sheds light on Minoans

Crete's fabled Minoan civilization was built by people from Anatolia, according to a new study...

Officer charged hefty fee for army contracts

A middle-ranking army officer has been arrested for allegedly accepting...

IN BRIEF

Tram and metro services to suffer disruptions in the morning : There will be no trams running this morning between 8 a.m. and noon...

Businessman and wife held and forced to hand over 20,000 euros : Police revealed yesterday that they have arrested two men...

First day of new charges causes jams : Traffic backed up for kilometers at tollbooths around Athens...

Murder trial : Dimitris Vrakatselis, the man accused of killing Social Security Foundation...

Treasure seekers : Police detained seven people, aged between 28 and 61...

Disabled rights : Education Minister Evripidis Stylianidis yesterday heralded...

Trawler protest : Greenpeace and other environmental groups yesterday called...

Suspect confesses : A 49-year-old Pakistan national has confessed to killing a homeless man...


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EDITORIAL

Alliance summit causing bellyaches Yesterday, the first day of the NATO summit in Bucharest, Romania, was marked by a rift at the very heart of the North Atlantic alliance on the issue of its expansion along the soft underbelly of Russia. US President George W. Bush reiterated Washington's position in favor of Ukraine and Georgia's admission to NATO's antechamber, telling Russia that it has nothing to fear as NATO is «dedicated to peace.»

COMMENTARY

The day after Bucharest All indications are that Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis will remain steadfast and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) will not make it into NATO at the Bucharest summit. As things stand, it would be political suicide for him to back down, though this did not deter some from suggesting that he accept FYROM's accession in exchange for a rather vague US promise to find a solution to the name dispute at a later date.

OPINION

Time of truth for the socialist party The political strength of PASOK and the Coalition of the Radical Left, or SYRIZA, is different to what was indicated by opinion polls conducted from January onward. Until recently, public surveys showed that the gap between Greece's two left-of-center parties was narrower than ever before.

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