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Siemens divides big two ND and PASOK slug it out over investigation into alleged bribe payments

A day after a poll showed the faith of the Greek electorate in the country's two main parties dwindling, New Democracy and PASOK fought it out in Parliament yesterday over how allegations that Siemens paid bribes to successive governments should be investigated.
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Pensions strike to paralyze country
The country is set to grind to a halt today as public transport and state services shut down, joining a 24-hour general strike launched by unions...
Tsekou to face more questions
The woman with whom former Culture Ministry general secretary Christos Zachopoulos is alleged to have had an affair has been asked to return to court for questioning on Monday.
EU pact on migration mooted
Interior Minister Prokopis Pavlopoulos and visiting French Minister for Immigration Brice Hortefeux yesterday discussed a blueprint for a common European immigration pact...
New metro line in works
Work has begun this week in preparation for the construction of a totally new metro line that will run between Maroussi in northern Athens and the Veikou woods near Galatsi...
Larissa clan gets heavy prison terms for usury
A court in Larissa, central Greece, yesterday sentenced seven members of a local Roma family to a combined total of 126 years in jail...
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The International Herald Tribune and Kathimerini English Edition will not circulate in Greece, Cyprus or Albania tomorrow due to the nationwide general strike in Greece in protest at proposed pension reforms. We will be back on Friday.
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Authorities in western Greece warn against local mussels, shellfish : Authorities in western Greece warned yesterday that mussels and other shellfish that have been found on one side of the Amvrakikos Gulf should not be sold or eaten...
FM asks Skopje to cooperate in talks to solve Macedonia name dispute : Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis has again warned the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia...
Late archbishop's assets go to Church : The late Archbishop Christodoulos has left the majority of his personal belongings to the Church of Greece...
Firebombed : The offices of the Manpower Organization (OAED) in Neos Cosmos, near central Athens, were seriously damaged...
Sea Diamond : Authorities yesterday froze the assets of the firm that owns the cruise liner...
Bust stolen : Police in Veria were yesterday seeking to recover a bust of Alexander the Great...
Singer critical : The singer-songwriter Arleta was yesterday in critical condition in a Volos hospital after suffering a heavy stroke just a few minutes before she had been due to appear on stage...
Reluctant patient : A man who visited a private hospital in Nicosia, Cyprus, yesterday after experiencing strong pains in his chest but refused to receive treatment was found dead outside the hospital shortly afterward...
Drug hauls : Police yesterday seized 70 kilos of cannabis in three rucksacks hidden near the border with Albania...

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EDITORIAL
It’s the law only if it suits us
 Laws are passed to be enforced. This, of course, goes without saying, but nevertheless has to be constantly restated in Greece because many social classes as well as individuals deem that the law should be respected only if it's «fair» - in other words, only if it suits their needs. Some gas station owners have said that they are not in a position to implement the new law aimed at combating fuel smuggling and, for this reason, will not implement it. In fact, they have warned that they will not sell heating oil.
COMMENTARY
Orphaned middle ground
 It will be some time before we really know whether Greece is turning to the Left, whether Alexis Tsipras is a phenomenon or merely a communications coup and whether the Left is seeing a rise in popularity because it has touched the pulse of society or because PASOK no longer cuts the mustard. What we do know is that the country needs people to protest, but it also needs people to govern. We are seeing a sequence of events these days that may deeply affect political life. The Communist Party (KKE) is feeling the breath of the Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) on its neck and will protest increasingly more vigorously in order to make an impression.
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