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New citizenship drive Gov’t to naturalize some 200,000 ethnic Greeks from Albania The government yesterday pledged to implement measures to naturalize tens of thousands of ethnic Greek immigrants from Albania, provided they have a special identity card certifying their status.

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Police threat over refusal to pay bonus

The pressure on the government from striking primary school teachers may have eased temporarily but the ruling conservatives...

Healthier score for hospitals

One in two patients who have sought medical assistance at a hospital said that they were satisfied with the services offered...

Man killed in gambling row

An Athens betting agency owner was killed on Sunday after being stabbed 27 times by two suspects who claim they attacked...

Extra cash not a lure for reform

State funds that are increasingly being funneled into universities are not being used to sweeten the controversial reforms...

Bystander hurt after Roma feud spills over

A mass brawl yesterday involving about 30 people outside the main courthouse in Ioannina, northwestern Greece, led to a bystander...

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Consumers warned to avoid bogus Coca-Cola cash draw pledge : The general secretary for consumer affairs...

Forensic evidence from bulldozer raid 'does not incriminate' 8 suspects : Evidence gathered from the scene of a daring bank heist...

Motorcyclist crashes into police car : A 42-year-old man was killed on Patission Street...

Migrants intercepted : Coast guard officers were yesterday seeking...

Food checks : The Athens Prefecture confiscated 4.6 tons of food...

Trams collide : Two trams were damaged early yesterday when they crashed...

Mock earthquake : Greece and Turkey yesterday started an exercise in Ankara...

Embassy closed : The US Embassy in Athens, including the Consular Section...

Lawyers strike : Lawyers will not attend trials at the Supreme Court...

Cherokee recall : Chrysler Jeep Dodge Hellas is recalling two models of its vehicles...


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Culture Minister...
EDITORIAL

Double standards on police officers No right-minded person would deny that a great number of police officers in Greece work under demanding and often dangerous conditions. But that does not change the fact that more and more police officers succeed in getting themselves a safe, undemanding post in some office or as a bodyguard, where they can then enjoy the easy life in a civil servant-like job.

COMMENTARY

Amused to death I was lucky enough to have good teachers when I was learning this trade. Fred Friendly, a towering figure in broadcast news, once told the story of how he decided to quit CBS News after President Lyndon Johnson pressed him not to air an unflattering report on the Vietnam War. Journalist Sofianos Chrysostomides, who worked at the Avgi and Eleftherotypia dailies, used to mark...

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