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PM set for keynote address Karamanlis gears up for TIF speech; ND upbeat despite planned protests Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis begins his three-day visit to Thessaloniki today ahead of his economic policy speech at the International Fair tomorrow, with sources saying the ruling conservatives are confident that the address will strengthen the government's reformist image.

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Dutch call on Turkey to respect EU terms

Turkey must open its harbors and airports to Cyprus if it wants to join the European Union...

Milos moves to cut off mining

In a bid to help protect Milos's vital tourism industry, authorities from the island have called...

Greece ‘at risk’ of tsunami hit

The Mediterranean region - particularly around Greece - could be hit by a major tsunami...

Brazilian soccer legend Pele...

Brazilian soccer legend Pele kisses a golden boot during a presentation in Athens...

Magistrate to probe Alex case

An investigating magistrate was yesterday assigned to the case of the disappearance...

Phone bug connected to cheating partner

Police said yesterday that an OTE telecom technician uncovered a telephone bug...

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IN BRIEF

Capital to host second City Break Exhibition from June 11-13, 2007 : The government is throwing its weight behind a campaign...

More than 400 migrants detained last month in Attica crackdowns : Police in Attica intercepted 441 illegal immigrants last month...

Zissis to face questioning this month : The former vice president of the Supreme Court, Achilleas Zissis, was...

Pensioner scorched : An 80-year-old woman was burned alive yesterday...

Traffickers arrested : A foreign national who was detained with another 20 illegal immigrants...

New ambulances : The Health Ministry has started procedures toward the purchase of 240 new ambulances...

Electric robbery : Two armed men held up a Germanos electrical goods store...

Man drowns : A 75-year-old man drowned at a beach near Hania...


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EDITORIAL

Milos residents pave the way The demand made by the residents of the Aegean island of Milos, as expressed by the municipal council, is clear and self-evident. Permits to mine on an island far from Athens cannot be granted without the consent of the local authorities who, in the end, will have to deal with the many negative consequences that such activities entail. The rationale of the draft bill that will have the central authority deciding on areas for mining activity...

COMMENTARY

There is a solution Only someone who is blatantly selfish or incurably fanatical could say that entangled interests and corruption are the «privilege» of one party. These are phenomena that find fertile ground for growth in the very foundations of the party system, but they do not stem from it. The root cause of the problem lies with our flawed value system.

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