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Greece seeks Lebanon role Navy, soldiers could be part of international force; Cyprus is also keen Diplomatic efforts to push for an end to hostilities between Israel and Lebanon are set to intensify and it looks increasingly likely that Greece will be one of the countries supplying personnel and equipment for the international force set to maintain the ceasefire, sources said yesterday.

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Bank of Greece eyes rate impact

With interest rates on an upward path, the Bank of Greece has warned banks to be more stringent in their lending policies as the higher cost of borrowing is squeezing household incomes and threatening to hurt property prices.

Monastery fined for illicit homes

Town-planning officials have fined the Pendeli Monastery in northern Athens some 1 million euros after ruling that six houses that have been built on one of its sites were constructed without permission, sources said yesterday.

Corrupt judge gets 25 years

A former judge was yesterday jailed for 25 years, while seven lawyers received prison sentences of four years each in the first trial linked to an alleged trial-fixing ring which was uncovered last year.

More bus lanes for city center

The Transport Ministry is expected to add 4 kilometers of new bus lanes in central Athens by the end of the year in a bid to help ease traffic problems, a source said yesterday.

Man in immolation threat at UN office

An Iranian man yesterday threatened to set himself on fire in the headquarters of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Psychico, northern Athens, but gave in to police after lengthy negotiations.

IN BRIEF

Officials on alert today due to high temperatures in the city : Authorities will be on standby in Athens today for people experiencing health problems...

Ministry releases names of teachers for next academic year : The Education Ministry announced yesterday the names of 5,220 teachers that have been appointed...

No pollution danger from dump fire : A fire that burned for more than a week at the Tagarades landfill in Thessaloniki did not have a lasting impact...

Airport scam : A 55-year-old Greek man was arrested at Athens International Airport...

Lawyers disciplined : The Veria Bar Association yesterday called all the lawyers involved in the Alex Meshivili case...

Young robbers : Two boys, aged 11 and 14, were arrested yesterday on suspicion of robbing a taxi driver...

Roommate murder : Police said yesterday that the roommate of a 35-year-old Pakistani man found murdered on Wednesday...

Drug peddler : A 56-year-old man was arrested yesterday on suspicion of selling drugs to addicts in Omonia Square...

Teenage fugitive : A 14-year-old suspected thief who escaped from police custody in Athens on Thursday morning was recaptured...


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Michail Tzifas...
EDITORIAL

Social security on shifting sands It is difficult to understand why unions and opposition parties are refusing to take part in a broad dialogue about reforming the social security system, a problem that threatens the foundations of the country's economy as well as its social cohesion. Figures presented today in Kathimerini show just how urgent the problem is while also indicating the shifting nature of the circumstances shaping the issue. It appears that the first signs of trouble will begin in 2015, and by 2050, one in five of the euros the country produces (that is, 25 percent) will have to be paid out in pensions.

COMMENTARY

Death of a salesman A gentleman called Antonis Panayiotou, whose barbershop used to be frequented by all the journalists passing through Syntagma, cashed his first pension check at the end of last year. But his old shop sign has not been taken down for the simple reason that no one could be convinced to pay a rent of 1,600-2,000 euros per month for a 20-square-meter space. In the same arcade, another six stores have been vacant for months or even years.

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