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EU scrutinizes budget 2006 state finances may be headed for last-minute adjustment The European Commission will pass judgement on Greece's attempt to securitize 2 billion euros of tax debt by the end of the year, it said yesterday, in a decision that could force the government into a last-minute overhaul of the 2006 budget.

FRONT PAGE NEWS

Athens to have say on Turkish EU goals

Most of the demands Athens has made in relation to Turkey's European Union accession are to be raised today when Brussels assesses...

Bank bait attracts watchdog

Increased competition in the Greek banking market has some of the players in the sector resorting to questionable marketing tactics, raising concerns...

Theater for a song by tram

In the latest attempt to promote lagging passenger use of the city's tram system, the government announced yesterday a program...

Guard shot 20 times in attack

Police were yesterday investigating the possible motives behind the unusually brutal murder of a 43-year-old bodyguard who was shot at least 20 times outside his home in Halandri...

Scuffles broke out yesterday...

Scuffles broke out yesterday as street market traders staged a demonstration outside Thessaloniki City Hall...

Greeks rise to occasion and win world sex title

After a seemingly Olympian effort between the bedsheets, Greece has become the most sexually active country in the world...

IN BRIEF

All OA, Aegean routes planned for tomorrow canceled due to strike : Passengers due to board domestic or international flights tomorrow should telephone...

Hospitals on emergency staff, school disruptions tomorrow : State hospitals will be operating on skeleton staff...

3.5-force tremor not worrying : A mild earthquake, measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale, shook...

MEP expelled : Cypriot MEP Marios Matsakis was expelled yesterday...

Alexandrakis dies : Popular screen actor Alekos Alexandrakis died of cancer yesterday...

Explosive batteries : Some 30,000 batteries from China seized in Thessaloniki could have exploded...

Food fines : The Hellenic Food Authority (EFET) yesterday fined eight companies...

Customer satisfaction : Two men who had been on a robbery spree in Thessaloniki were stopped...

US visa : Greece is not among the countries included in the US government's Visa Waiver Program...

Murder victims : Police said that they are close to tracking down the murderers...


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EDITORIAL

Banks profiting from high debt The Bank of Greece's recommendation to the banking system institutions to avoid misleading advertising matches its continuing concern about the high level of consumer credit. The torrent of advertisements for credit cards and consumer and housing loans certainly does not reflect the real terms of loans, but it does reflect the main tendency of commercial banks. The sector's profit margins are by far the highest in the Greek economy...

COMMENTARY

An irresponsible ruler One has to wonder whether Costas Simitis's new book should be analyzed primarily from a political or psychological viewpoint, judging by the excerpts. First, he claims that PASOK lost the 2004 elections because his successor, George Papandreou, failed to draw attention to the achievements of his predecessor. Then he discusses the way Papandreou succeeded him and analyzes his leadership qualities. Thirdly, he refers to the Imia islet fiasco and lays the blame...

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