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Shock waves from charged Paleokrassas Anger at PM’s stance on corruption The outgoing head of the Public Power Corporation (PPC) Yiannis Paleokrassas expressed his disappointment yesterday over the lack of support from the prime minister in the «dirty war» waged against him when he was in charge of the state-controlled electricity company.

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N17 appeals trial opens amid massive security

Convicted members of the November 17 terrorist group yesterday faced an Athens court to appeal...

Cyprus condemns US remark

Cyprus struck out at Washington yesterday after the US Embassy in Nicosia claimed that President Tassos Papadopoulos had «misled» the public over US comments regarding a stalled plan to reopen a commercial street that runs through Nicosia's buffer zone.

Thief killed in bank shootout

A guard at a bank in central Athens yesterday shot dead an armed robber as he was about to make off with more than 8,000 euros in cash after holding up the branch, police said.

Support for EU terror proposals

Greece backed an agreement yesterday between EU justice and interior ministers to force telecommunications companies to keep phone and e-mail records for a minimum of six months so they can be used in terrorist and criminal investigations.

Holy Synod hits back in row over separation

The Holy Synod of the Church of Greece yesterday accused left-wing politicians who proposed a separation between the Church and state of attempting to «weaken Christian faith» and create an atheist society.

IN BRIEF

Officers have been ordered to show more tact at union gatherings : The Greek police force has issued explicit orders that officers attending union assemblies should be «extremely discreet»...

Soccer club must play two games to empty stands after fan violence : AEK soccer club will have to play two games behind closed doors...

Greece hails US backing for patriarch : Greece expressed its satisfaction yesterday...

Esphigmenou visit : Deputy Foreign Minister Panayiotis Skandalakis yesterday said he would visit Mount Athos...

Attica arrests : A police operation in Attica on Thursday involving more than 2,000 officers led to 649 arrests...

Stuck in Salonica : Hundreds of passengers were stranded at Thessaloniki's international airport...

Farmers end sit-in : The Union of Agricultural Cooperatives (EAS) yesterday ended a daylong symbolic sit-in...

Lawyer out on bail : Lawyer Petros Machas was released on bail yesterday...

Customer complaints : The Greek Consumer Center said yesterday that most of the complaints which it received...

Sick conscripts : The army said yesterday that 27 conscripts at a camp in Rethymnon, Crete, had developed gastroenteritis...


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EDITORIAL

EU package goes out the window The rate at which Greece is absorbing funds from the EU's Third Community Support Framework (CSFIII) has long been a cause for concern. Only a year ahead of the end of the seven-year program (2000-2006), Greece has absorbed a paltry 36.2 percent of the designated funds - barely a third of the European Union money it had access to. The big challenge for the New Democracy government will be to exploit the remaining time - this next year...

COMMENTARY

The other Karamanlis Much is being said and written in an attempt to cast slanderous aspersions on Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis, alleging that he is indifferent to the country's problems or that, at best, his efforts are those of an amateur. Any journalist covering his office knows what a hard worker the prime minister is. Over the past two weeks alone, I myself have observed him having dozens of lengthy meetings with his ministers in order to reconcile opposing views and to ensure unity on the bill on public utilities that will lead to improvements in the broader public sector.

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