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Plan to privatize highways Souflias pledges 761 new kilometers; contractors to run existing network In a major program planned to expand Greece's national road network by 50 percent, the government said yesterday it would launch tenders for 761 kilometers of new highways, to be built with mostly private funds over the next five years.

FRONT PAGE NEWS

Tender law faces Brussels drubbing

The government's proudest achievement in its first year in office - a law banning media barons from access to lucrative state tenders - appears set for a drubbing...

Illegal fuel drains state coffers

While the financial crimes squad (SDOE) said yesterday that it discovered a gas station that distributed over 3.5 million liters of heating oil with fake invoices...

Bad poll news for government

Greeks are far from happy with the conservative government, just over a year after its election, according to a new poll published yesterday.

Folder on Vavilis was destroyed

Secret intelligence documents, copies of which were recently leaked to the press...

Newcastle United’s Alan Shearer...

Newcastle United's Alan Shearer celebrates his 12-minute successful penalty strike against Olympiakos...

Mycenaean tomb lost to Attica development

An impressive tomb used by a Mycenaean family that ruled parts of eastern Attica...

IN BRIEF

Iraklion residents use balloons to stop flights for two hours : Local residents demanding that Iraklion's airport be moved yesterday forced it to shut...

Union calls for March 17 stoppage : Postal workers around the country will go on a 24-hour strike next Thursday...

Evros mines : As floodwaters in the northeastern prefecture of Evros receded slightly...

Molyviatis trip : Foreign Minister Petros Molyviatis will meet with US Secretary of State...

Hammer heist : Two robbers yesterday smashed the window of a branch of Emporiki Bank...

Dodgy doctor : A Thessaloniki court yesterday handed down a 15-month suspended jail sentence...

School uprising : Some 500 pupils from three schools on the island of Lesvos skipped lessons for the third day...

Annan thanks : Foreign Minister Petros Molyviatis yesterday received a letter from Kofi Annan...

Cyprus fallen : Deputy Defense Minister Yiannis Lambropoulos is in Cyprus where he is due today...


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Pensioners marched...
EDITORIAL

Tough road The announcement yesterday of six major, self-financed road network projects due to be constructed over the next five years marks a big step for the government. Up until now, the conservatives have seemed rather dormant during much of their year in power, causing serious problems for the construction sector's labor force and resulting in delays for vital infrastructure; this was a conspicuous factor in the tragic accidents at the Tempi and Maliakos regions last year.

COMMENTARY

A suspended step Pressured by Washington, most European governments have, over the last few years, tried to embellish Turkey's image, portraying it as a nation that is steadily converging with European norms and standards. But Ankara has not tired of showing its true face, most recently with the brutal breakup on Sunday of a demonstration to mark International Women's Day. Such incidents are not uncommon in Turkey, however a visit by senior European Union officials at the same time ensured that this one reached international audiences.

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