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Fiscal measures put off Government backs down from tax evasion fight for fear of backlash The ruling conservatives have decided against introducing new measures aimed at stamping out tax evasion despite major difficulties in implementing its fiscal policy as it fears the political backlash, according to sources.

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Siemens slush paid from 1998 to 2002

Most of the money paid as kickbacks in Greece was exchanged between 1998 and 2002...

IOC bars Thanou from Games

BEIJING (Reuters) - Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou will not be allowed to compete...

South Ossetia Greeks ‘safe’

The Foreign Affairs Ministry said yesterday only a handful of Greeks live...

Phony ministry man nabbed on Santorini

Police have arrested a 33-year-old man on Santorini for allegedly conning businessmen...

IN BRIEF

Youths clash with police in protest against landfill : A group of youths clashed with riot police on the island of Corfu...

Summer storm strikes : Athens streets were empty yesterday...

Protection racket : Two men have been arrested in Patras for their alleged involvement...

Car gang : Police have broken up a gang of car thieves...

Prankster caught : A 16-year-old male has been arrested...


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Poor start... Greece's Stefani Bismpikou competes on the balance beam during the women's qualifying round...

EDITORIAL

After the summer, time to act When the summer torpor comes to an end, it will again be time for politics. But will the government and the opposition parties be up to the task? The conservative administration appears to be taking refuge behind its wafer-thin majority in Parliament. However, a new round of reforms seems out of the question. As too are measures to crack down on tax evasion and the wasting of state funds.

EDITORIAL:AthensPlus

Life after the Games In the runup to the Athens Olympics, some of us wondered whether there would be life after 2004. The entire country was involved in a gigantic effort to get ready in time for the opening ceremony four years ago. Roads were being constructed, stadiums completed, volunteers trained, the November 17 terror gang dismantled - even the city's notorious taxi drivers were being put through etiquette classes. The latest, massive infusion of European Union funding was programmed to end in 2004. Even the political landscape was undergoing massive change, with PASOK looking certain to lose the spring elections after being in power almost continually from 1981.

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