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Ferry prices are set to rise Cost of environmentally friendly fuel to be rolled over onto passengers Ferry ticket prices are likely to increase by at least 8 percent as of next Friday due to a European Union directive that requires companies to switch to a more environmentally friendly fuel, an industry source said yesterday.

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Auction reprieve for loan holders

Thousands of overstretched loan holders will be given more time to repay their debts...

Help pledged for regional TEIs

Many students at technical colleges (TEIs) will be sent to schools in Greece's regions rather than big cities in the future, Education Minister Marietta Giannakou assured local officials in northern Greece yesterday.

Convicted murderer gets away

A convict serving a life sentence for five murders and thought to be a friend of the notorious Palaiocostas brothers has escaped from custody, authorities said yesterday after confirming that Michalis Makriyiannis had not returned from a prison furlough.

Theseus ring is authentic

A gold ring dating from the 15th century BC which was allegedly found near the Acropolis during building work some 60 years ago is a genuine artifact, Greece's Central Archaeological Council (KAS) said yesterday.

Honey is new secret weapon to fight crime

Greek honey will become a diet staple for police cadets in training at academies as part of an effort by the government and the honey industry to boost the product's sale.

IN BRIEF

Another shipment sent to war zone; accounts opened for donations : A military cargo plane left Elefsina, west of Athens, yesterday carrying 10 tons of humanitarian aid...

Silt from Acheloos being illegally taken for construction, residents say : Silt from the bed of the Acheloos River in western Greece is being taken by trucks...

Anti-war rally in city center today : Traffic in central Athens will be subject to several diversions today and parking on side streets will be forbidden...

Air pollution : The Environment and Public Works Ministry yesterday warned citizens with breathing problems to remain indoors...

Violent customer : A German tourist has been identified as the suspect who attacked and injured a taxi driver in Sivota...

Illegal immigrants : Police yesterday detained 12 on the island of Samos who sneaked into the country from Turkey...

Holdup : A man armed with a knife held up a branch of Piraeus bank in Thessaloniki yesterday and made off on foot...

Offerings snatched : A thief who pretended to be a religious icon painter yesterday stole the gifts that worshippers had left...

Fatal crash : A husband and wife, aged 35 and 25 respectively, were killed close to the Malgara tollgates...


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Aris Grigoriadis glides...
EDITORIAL

Immigration policy needs elaboration Statistics prove that immigrants make a vital contribution to the national economy, both through their accounts in Greek banks (believed to exceed 5 billion euros) but also through their consumption, which boosts growth. Despite the problems that may have arisen during the early phase of economic immigration to Greece - exacerbated by the lack of any clear immigration policy on the part of the state - those who came in search of a better future found one in Greece.

COMMENTARY

Greece in Lebanon? It has been three weeks since Israeli troops entered Lebanon and the outcome of this offensive is dubious to say the least. The impression that has been created is that this is a war against the civilians and infrastructure of Lebanon. The international community has not forgotten the fact that, following weeks of NATO bombing of Serbian targets in Kosovo in 1999, Yugoslav military forces emerged relatively unscathed. The barbarism of this war is broadcast daily and in witnessing the indescribable trauma being suffered by the Lebanese...

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