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Fuel firms hit with fines Competition Commission points out price fixing among sector leaders The Competition Commission slapped fines of nearly -9 million on three of the country's largest petrol refineries for price-fixing practices in a sector dominated by a government-controlled firm.

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Tertiary protests build up this week

University teachers and professors kicked off a weeklong strike yesterday against...

Boost for Muslims of Thrace

The development and prosperity of Thrace is a «top priority» for the government, Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis said...

Kozani plant still blocked

Residents of two villages near the Aghios Dimitrios power station in Kozani...

No early polls after vote win

The ruling New Democracy party repeated yesterday that it has no plans to call...

Con artist uses prison phone to scam victims

A 58-year-old prisoner has been accused of blackmailing the owners of stolen cars...

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Woman, 73, shot during assault : Police were searching yesterday for a 35-year-old man in the area of Grevena...

ATM fraud : Police believe they have broken an international ring that allegedly used electronic devices...

Missing migrants : Rescue workers said yesterday that hopes were fading in efforts to find the 12 remaining illegal immigrants...

Cannabis found : Two Albanian nationals were arrested in Ioannina...

Champions League : Tickets for the soccer final went on sale yesterday...

Armed holdup : A 29-year-old man was arrested in Thessaloniki yesterday accused...

TODAY : Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis to chair meeting with ministers and deputy ministers...


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EDITORIAL

Empty battle Tabling a no-confidence vote is the inviolable right of every opposition party. They may do so whenever they deem necessary. As a result, there is not much meaning in exploring the motivations of PASOK leader George Papandreou. The important thing, however, is that the three-day parliamentary debate was of little service to Greece's political life.

COMMENTARY

Hares in the House It's not a bad thing for politicians to use sayings, even if they nearly always introduce them with the phrase «as the people say;» for example, when they seek to exempt themselves from the humble masses while also supposedly honoring them by invoking popular wisdom.

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