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Fewer schoolchildren Numbers decline despite growing presence of immigrant pupils Greece's student population in elementary and secondary schools decreased last year, data released yesterday by the National Statistics Service (NSS) show.

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Accusations follow 2004 test mishaps

Recriminations followed the problems that surfaced during the rowing competition held at Schinias last week, with the main opposition party abandoning its usual stance in support of the organization to sharply criticize both the government and Athens 2004, the Olympic Games organizers.

Bid to freeze building on islands

Hoping to slam the brakes on a rash of building activity in the Aegean Archipelago by landowners hastening to forestall an anticipated tightening of legislation, the government has ordered a freeze on new construction permits in parts of the Cyclades. The ban will only apply to applications to build in the countryside, outside designated settlements.

Forgotten exiles start to return

Ten native Greek Civil War exiles resident in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) have entered Greece since a ban on their return was temporarily lifted on Sunday, the Foreign Ministry said yesterday.

Markopoulo flood threat?

The mayor of the town hosting Olympic equestrian events accused organizers yesterday of creating potential flooding problems by not installing a drainage system for the venue.

Ownership of Marbles still open, Greece says

In a new sign of how wide the gap is between Athens and London regarding the ownership of the British Museum's Elgin Collection of sculptures from the Parthenon, Culture Minister Evangelos Venizelos denied yesterday that it had renounced ownership of the fifth-century BC sculptures.

IN BRIEF

62 ancient sites open free of charge tonight for full moon : A total of 62 archaeological sites and monuments will be open free of charge tonight in an annual event organized by the Culture Ministry...

Greece to send tents, blankets and food for flood victims : In addition to the 100,000 euros pledged on Friday, Greece will send a consignment of humanitarian aid including tents, blankets, food and medicine to the victims of last week’s floods...

Lesvos authorities arrest 13 people : Coast guard officers on the island of Lesvos yesterday arrested nine illegal immigrants from Somalia and Sudan...

Cyprus lawsuits : As Turkish-Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash claimed that a total of 18 Greek Cypriots have tabled lawsuits with officials...

Serres murder : A Serres man was charged yesterday with the bloody murder, on Sunday, of his baby son...

Forest fires : Four broke out yesterday in the areas of Kotronas in Mani, Paramythia in western Greece, Elatia in Fthiotis and Yialtra on Evia...

Street reopens : A section of Doukissis Plakentias Street in northeastern Athens (between Metamorphoseos and Olympou streets) that was closed...

Storm damage : Thousands of hectares of crops, mainly cotton and maize, in Thessaly — mainly in the vicinity of Larissa, Tyrnavos and Trikala — were destroyed...

Land dispute : Police in Crete are seeking a 38-year-old man from the village of Geraki, near Kastelli, who is suspected of having tried to murder a fellow-villager...


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EDITORIAL

Questions over 2004 The number of debacles that have plagued the preparations for next year's Olympic Games in Athens is rising. Last week's rowing test event was scourged by high winds and capsizing boats. Dozens of foreign athletes were infected with salmonella and were forced to drop out while others had to race at 6 a.m.

COMMENTARY

False expectations Recent developments in Nicosia confirm that the Cyprus issue has not become a stagnant matter, as reformists in Athens believe, placing all hope in a fresh international initiative that could revive the UN plan for reunification. In fact, any progress on the issue is due to the initiatives of the leader of the breakaway Turkish-Cypriot state Rauf Denktash and the Islamic government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara. The so-called «framework agreement» for an eventual customs union between Turkey and the breakaway state signed on Friday should prompt second thoughts in the mind of Greek Premier Costas Simitis, whose administration deems that the EU bogeyman can block any such moves from Ankara. Reactions from Brussels so far have been mild and the EU has said it will examine the documents before deciding whether Ankara has breached any commitments made to the Union.

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