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All clear for Greek airports Government says no extra security measures requested after British ‘plot’ Airline travelers were urged yesterday not to panic as the government assured people that airport security in Greece was adequate following the uncovering of an alleged plot in Great Britain to blow up airplanes with liquid explosives.

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Safety at sea is a mounting concern

The coast guard is stepping up checks and using new equipment to catch speedboat drivers who disobey the rules of the sea...

Sun still shining on beaches

Greek environmentalists revealed yesterday why fewer of the country's beaches were given awards for being clean and well-maintained even though Greece retained...

Homes in peril from store fire

The fire service prevented a blaze that broke out early yesterday at an insulation factory in northwest Athens from reaching nearby houses after 60 firefighters took part...

Passport forgers arrested

Police in Greece and Germany have smashed a criminal ring based in Athens which helped Asian migrants travel within Europe using forged passports...

Police find antiquities in bar on Koufonissi

Police confiscated more than 100 ancient vases and marble fragments during a raid on a Lesser Cyclades island restaurant...

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Fare dodgers on public transport to face stiffer penalties next month : Fines for commuters caught traveling on public transport without valid tickets are set...

Prefecture fines retirement homes and kindergartens after checks : Athens Prefect Yiannis Sgouros said yesterday that there has to be an immediate...

Nicosia to protest Talat comments : Cyprus will lodge an official complaint with the United Nations...

Gripes of wrath : The number of people contacting the General Secretariat for Consumer Affairs rose...

Rhodes airport : A new wing of the Diagoras Airport on the island of Rhodes was opened yesterday...

Island rape : A 54-year-old man from Athens has been arrested on the island of Rhodes...

Hash truck : Policemen in Florina, northern Greece, yesterday arrested a man who was carrying...

Samos migrants : Three illegal immigrants were detained yesterday on a beach on the eastern Aegean island of Samos...


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Periklis Iakovakis...
EDITORIAL

Homeownership declining in Greece Homeownership in Greece over the past two years has declined from 85 to 80 percent of the population, an unprecedented trend, given that there had been a steady increase over the past 30 years. So the issue is justifiably causing concern among the authorities who are examining the various factors that may have led to this decline. Despite the continuing increase in the number of housing loans being granted and construction licenses issued, it is now clear that...

COMMENTARY

The banality of fear The panic that gripped Britain after reports of a foiled airline bomb plot and the mass cancellation of flights was long expected. After 9/11 and the carnage in London and Madrid, everyone must agree that we now live in a different world. History flows thicker and faster. It moves toward a world of fear and intimidation.

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