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Cabinet backs first bill

Support for new taxes to fund handouts; end of scrappage scheme less popular

The Cabinet yesterday discussed the content of the first bill, aimed at giving low-income groups a financial boost, to be drafted since the government was elected a month ago at the same time that some discontent was being expressed within PASOK over the decision to withdraw the car scrappage scheme introduced by the previous administration.

FRONT PAGE NEWS

Future of ND still not clear after withdrawal

There was little indication yesterday of what kind of impact Dimitris Avramopoulos's withdrawal...

Wet spell causes floods, damage

Heavy rain and strong winds yesterday caused problems across much of the country...

An honor from Japan

Aristides Alafouzos, the president of Kathimerini's board of directors, yesterday became one of only a handful of Greeks...

Votanikos court ruling to stand, says minister

Environment Minister Tina Birbili made it clear yesterday that she will not intervene...

IN BRIEF

Mass vaccination program will start on November 16 : A mass innoculation program aimed at vaccinating the population against swine flu...

Robbers make bold entrance : Police yesterday were seeking four robbers who raided...

Strong tremor : A powerful undersea quake, measuring between 5.6 and 5.9 on the Richter scale...

Protesters charged : A 28-year-old man alleged to have been involved...

Rape indictments : An Athens prosecutor yesterday brought charges...

Firebombing : Unidentified arsonists yesterday hurled five petrol bombs...


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Ecumenical Patriarch... Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios shares his concerns with US President Barack Obama...

EDITORIAL

A matter of Greece’s reputation The port of Piraeus, the country's biggest, must remain open and fully operational and, in addition, the government's deal with Chinese port operator Cosco must be allowed to go ahead without further obstructions.

EDITORIAL:AthensPlus

Papandreou’s first challenge It is ironic that George Papandreou is trying to reform public life by introducing transparency and the concepts of accountability and merit as leader of the party responsible for most of the ills that he has vowed to remedy.

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