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Public use is promised for Games venues Private funds sought, ministry gets MPC Olympic installations will remain in the hands of the state and will leave a lasting legacy by making Attica a year-round tourist attraction and upgrading the quality of life of local residents, Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis said yesterday.

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Greek pupils near bottom of class

Greek schoolchildren are performing much worse in a range of subjects compared to their counterparts around the world, according to a report made public yesterday.

Grinches on patrol in Piraeus

Furious at the prospect of losing their exclusive parking spaces, Piraeus police yesterday arrested municipal employees setting up a children's Christmas playground on the lot, the city's mayor charged yesterday. Yesterday morning, officers arrested a gang of workers engaged in erecting Christmas decorations and playground toys on the empty lot, which belongs to the Piraeus Municipality but has been ceded for years to the police, who use it to park their patrol cars.

Farmer turns up Roman trophy

A farmer plowing his fields near the central Greek town of Orchomenos has stumbled across the marble trophy...

Married man held for prostituting blind lover

A married man, suspected of prostituting his blind lover, was arrested in Thessaloniki yesterday, police said.

IN BRIEF

Karamanlis starts three-day visit, to meet President Putin tomorrow : Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis arrived in Moscow yesterday...

Routes better serviced, trips swifter, more commuters using them, firm says : Trams are running approximately every 7.5 minutes and are significantly speedier...

Record rise in new vehicles : The number of new cars - or newly registered second-hand ones...

Cameras attacked : A group of youths vandalized two traffic cameras in central Athens...

Doctors charged : A Piraeus prosecutor yesterday brought charges against five doctors...

Athens radio : The operation of Athens International Radio 104.4, a multilingual radio station established by municipal authorities...

Poisoned chicken : A Cretan man and his five children, aged 20 to 30, were yesterday hospitalized...

Banking complaints : Μost complaints (82 percent) lodged with the Banking Ombudsman...

Farmers protest : Farmers from Serres yesterday blocked key road junctions...


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Athens sees ‘a lot of work’ before Dec. 17
EDITORIAL

Provocation The fact that the issue of Turkey's recognition of the Republic of Cyprus has become the subject of negotiations is alone an institutional paradox: a paradox that has become possible due to the European Union's lack of self-respect. In fact, the matter should not even be up for discussion. The refusal by an EU candidate state to recognize an existing member of the bloc constitutes a blatant deviation from the Community's principles.

COMMENTARY

Socialist delusions Blanket criticism and stark negativism do little to reinforce the credibility of a politician or party. What the public expects to see from a major party and its cadres - PASOK's Socialists in this case - is fruitful criticism and a viable alternative to the government positions. The political confrontation sparked by the government bill on the «major shareholder» above all underscored PASOK's inability...

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