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Deadly virus in Greece EU confirms H5N1 form of bid flu found; officials advise calm

The European Commission confirmed on Saturday that the deadly form of bird flu has reached Greece, as well as neighboring Bulgaria and Italy, as the government urged people to remain calm about the possibility of an outbreak.
FRONT PAGE NEWS
Tax cuts on the way for start of 2007
The Economy and Finance Ministry is examining the gradual introduction of income tax cuts as of next year in an attempt to reduce incentives for tax dodgers and stoke economic growth, sources told Sunday's Kathimerini.
Phone secrecy a heavy burden
More members of the government than previously thought knew that tens of mobile phones were tapped before the matter was made public, sources told Sunday's Kathimerini.
Web date ends in rape charge
A 28-year-old man who met an underage teenage girl on the Internet has been arrested after allegedly raping her on different occasions and posting photos of her on the Web, police said on Saturday.
Bourse is source of mistrust
Nearly nine in 10 Greeks do not have confidence in the Athens bourse, according to the results of a poll released yesterday, while the majority also said they are not interested in the local equity market.
Ring forced pensioners to pay ‘children’s debt’
A routine check by traffic police led to the uncovering of a ring in Athens involving seven people who worked together to scam pensioners out of some 27,500 euros, police said on Saturday.
IN BRIEF
Two suspected dealers flee after exchanging fire with police : Police were yesterday seeking two suspected drug dealers...
Greece seeking to ease procedures : Greece is seeking to ease visa procedures for Ukrainians visiting Greece...
Deadly driver : The driver of a vehicle that hit and killed a pedestrian in Metamorphosis...
Papandreou contacts : In his capacity as head of the Socialist International (SI), PASOK leader George Papandreou...
Cabbie attacked : Police in Kallithea were yesterday questioning a 30-year-old man...
Mild earthquake : A measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale shook...
Road fatalities : One person died and three were injured in a collision...
THIS WEEK
Monday : Deputy Foreign Minister Evripidis Stylianidis to meet...
Tuesday : Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis to visit...
Thursday : Israeli President Moshe Katsav to pay an official visit to Athens...
Friday : Seventh Dental Congress to begin at the University of Patras...
Saturday : Popular Orthodox Rally (LAOS) to hold party's...

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A two-faced state?
 It has often been said that this country has two faces - on the one hand, that of a prosperous Greece that is open to reform and adaptation, and that of a passive, indolent and incapable Greece on the other. These two aspects coexist and frequently clash. And these dynamics often give vent to truths that are sometimes exposed with dramatic lucidity, as is currently the case.
COMMENTARY
The German perspective
 Costas Karamanlis's scheduled meeting in Berlin this week with German Chancellor Angela Merkel is crucial for the simple reason that it will establish the extent to which Greece wants to play a more integral role within the European system, particularly as the new leader of this major EU partner already shows signs of significant personal influence and decisiveness. Greece is a small, economically weak country that lacks a sense of purpose and, in view of this, it cannot afford to overlook...
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