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Turkey divides opinion Athens happy with EU framework but Nicosia angry over ‘bazaar’ tactics As the dust settled from Monday's furious negotiations that set Turkey on the path that could ultimately lead to EU membership, Athens yesterday called the deal a «success for Greek foreign policy» while Nicosia raged against Ankara's bargaining tactics.

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Athens rejects US fuel request

Greece has turned down a request by the US Embassy in Athens, asking that its naval fleet be allowed to use a fuel normally pumped into cars...

Asylum and migrant rights questioned

Human rights group Amnesty International yesterday accused Greece of consistently violating the rights of...

Justice Minister Anastassis Papaligouras...

Justice Minister Anastassis Papaligouras (center) yesterday inaugurated the 27th exhibition of handmade art...

Monk arrested on Mount Athos

A man training to be a monk in a Mount Athos monastery visited by Russian President Vladimir Putin last month has been arrested...

Rubbish row ends, for now

The streets of Athens will be cleaned of the rubbish piles littering the city's sidewalks in the next few days...

IN BRIEF

Two outbreaks, in Attica and Patras, not cause for concern, experts say : Two reported outbreaks of meningitis - one affecting a schoolchild and a teacher...

Minister orders feasibility study : Transport Minister Michalis Liapis gave the go-ahead yesterday...

Xeros rebuffed : An Athens court yesterday rejected an appeal by convicted...

Illegal immigrants : Police on Samos, in the eastern Aegean, yesterday arrested...

Mercedes recall : The General Consumer Secretariat informed drivers yesterday...

Road fatalities : Three people were killed in separate car accidents near Thessaloniki...

Fugitive caught : Police in Athens yesterday caught a 39-year-old inmate...

Flood culprits : A Thessaloniki prosecutor yesterday ordered an investigation...

Dealers arrested : An Albanian man and woman were arrested in Ioannina...


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EDITORIAL

Lack of consistency The government's promise to officially recognize five years of additional «active service» for police, customs and fire brigade officers who joined as of 1993 is clearly aimed at satisfying the demands of these security forces. The officers, like those in other categories, have been protesting that certain additional services they provide are not recognized in their wages or their pensions;

COMMENTARY

Turkey — the real winner The 25 European Union foreign ministers who were in Luxembourg to discuss - and ultimately agree to - Turkey's accession talks were a sorry sight. The ultimate winner was the Turkish establishment. The outcome of the clash between the «democratic» West and the somewhat maladjusted East was a fair one. Turkey is a vital...

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