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People power summoned Athens changes policy, says may call referendum on FYROM name plan Athens gave its strongest indication yesterday that it could put any proposal for a resolution of its name dispute with Skopje to a popular vote after throwing out the latest idea put forward by the UN for a settlement.

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Court to rule on CCTV cameras

A decision which allows authorities to use cameras to monitor traffic but bans them from spying on potential terrorist suspects is to be contested...

Thieves try to foil fuel testers

Stakes in the government's crackdown on Greece's billion-euro illegal fuel business appear to be getting higher after a number of samples of suspected...

Bone fears for Greek women

One in three Greek women under the age of 50 has reduced bone mass - which gradually leads to osteoporosis - largely because they fail...

Thirty dead chickens were found...

Thirty dead chickens were found floating in a lake near the village of Matsouki in Neapoli, the southern Peloponnese...

Calls for greener buildings

Homes in Athens consume 80 percent more energy than those in Copenhagen because of poor design and construction, according...

Police on the trail of ‘toughest gang ever’

A ring of Albanians believed to have staged dozens of burglaries, armed robberies and car thefts in Attica in the past eight months is «the toughest gang ever,»...

IN BRIEF

Two men arrested for allegedly selling smuggled women to bars : Two men, suspected of smuggling women into Greece and then selling...

Greece sends more food, medicine for victims in Pakistan, India : A C-130 air force cargo plane is due to leave Greece today...

Top prize for services in its class : Athens International Airport was yesterday voted top of its class...

More quakes : More seismic activity hit Greece yesterday as a 4.8 Richter earthquake shook...

Studio fire : Firefighters managed to control late yesterday a blaze that broke out...

Bishop probed : Athens prosecutor Dimitris Papangelopoulos yesterday ordered...

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

Illegal canteen : The canteen at the Peace and Friendship Stadium in Neo Faliron has been operating illegally...

Car ring : Five Greeks and a foreigner have been charged in connection with the activities...

Diver drowns : A 35-year-old diver who went spear-fishing off the coast of Elafonisos...

University strike : University staff are due to stay away from work today...


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EDITORIAL

Has Athens lost FYROM name fight? The latest proposal by UN special envoy Matthew Nimetz to resolve the longstanding name dispute with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, or FYROM, dealt a severe blow to Greek expectations. Last spring, officials at Greece's Foreign Ministry deemed that, after a long period of inaction, they had finally managed to pressure the government in Skopje into abandoning its intransigent stand on the issue.

COMMENTARY

Tackling television corruption People in the media are tired of hearing governments pledging «decisive and effective» action against chronic and all-too-familiar problems. The removal of Adam Regouzas following allegations that he abused his post illuminated the suspect activities of numerous illegal television channels. Whenever a scandal breaks out, governments appear to be taken by surprise and react spasmodically. Is their reaction justified? Their surprise must result either from unforgivable ignorance or, worse...

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