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Elections in September Sources suggest poll announcement due in about three weeks Parliament is unlikely to convene again after the summer holidays because the government is considering calling early elections, which will most probably be held on September 23, sources suggested yesterday.

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High hopes for park at Hellenikon

The government unveiled yesterday a final draft plan to turn the capital's old airport in Hellenikon...

Greece top for British injuries

The British government yesterday warned its citizens to be more cautious when traveling abroad after figures showed...

Fires abate as weather cools

Firefighters fought several blazes in different parts of the country yesterday but the number of forest fires dropped considerably...

Textbook ready to hit schools

Education Minister Marietta Giannakou confirmed yesterday that the controversial history textbook for 11-year-olds...

Authorities ponder prison drug problem

Justice Minister Anastassis Papaligouras called an emergency summit with representatives of the country's penitentiary system...

IN BRIEF

Man kills brother-in-law in Athens to avenge his son's recent death : A 63-year-old man turned himself in to police in Acharnes...

23-year-old released by captors after police appear at ransom spot : A 23-year-old woman who was abducted...

Victim's family takes legal action : The family of Costas Tsalikidis, the Vodafone software engineer who committed suicide in March 2005, revealed...

Woman drowns : A woman, aged about 25, drowned yesterday off the eastern Aegean island of Samos...

Sea traffic : Nearly 80,000 passengers left the ports of Piraeus, Rafina and Lavrion on the first day of August...

Shark meat : The Hellenic Food Authority (EFET) announced yesterday the recall of some 22 tons of blue shark meat...

Murder solved : Police said yesterday that a known underworld figure who is already in custody was the man who allegedly shot dead...


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EDITORIAL

Watchdogs must be seen to be working The so-called «independent authorities» are a part of the state. They are funded by taxpayers to perform a specific task. But their members do not, and should not, belong to the civil service hierarchy. However this does not mean they should be unaccountable. They must be subject to strict assessment and be criticized when they fail in some task for which they are generously paid.

COMMENTARY

Forest building It's the same old script: In the wake of devastating forest fires, especially those near urban centers, government officials have taken pains to convince the public that the burned areas will be fully reforested and that no illegal properties will be allowed. But each time, these promises remain unfulfilled.

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