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Last toss of FYROM dice UN envoy to make final proposal on name dispute as EU refuses to step in The UN mediator appointed to find a solution to the name dispute between Athens and Skopje is to make a final attempt to resolve the issue before possibly stepping down, sources told Kathimerini yesterday, while the EU said it would not intervene in the dispute.

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Rules for heating oil get stricter

With cooler temperatures just around the corner, residents will be able to buy heating oil as of tomorrow but for the first time will be required to give sellers...

GM corn could make the menu

Greece will be called upon to reassess its policy on genetically modified (GM) corn in Luxembourg later this month, according to environmental campaigners, and could be cornered...

Police spoils to go to poor

Police in Patras said yesterday they had been given the government's blessing to distribute the proceeds of their raids...

Ring bust after Iraqi kidnapped

Police freed an illegal immigrant who was kept hostage in Athens and Crete for almost a month and uncovered...

Bunnies gnaw Lesvos farmers’ patience

Authorities from the island of Lesvos expressed their concern yesterday about rabbits eating...

IN BRIEF

PM congratulates new Chancellor Angela Merkel, calls for close ties : Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis yesterday sent a letter of congratulations...

A second child's body part discovered : Port authorities found a large body part belonging to a young child...

Work site death : Police were yesterday investigating what caused the death of a 48-year-old laborer...

Heroin busts : Police seized almost 2.5 kilos of heroin in two separate raids...

Customs backlog : Striking agriculturalists in northern Greece are causing exporters major problems...

Illegal antiquities : A 46-year-old antique collector was yesterday charged by a Patras prosecutor...

Collapsed building : A welder works in front of a building that collapsed in Piraeus yesterday...

Bootleg CDs : A 39-year-old man used his computer store in Salamina as a base...


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EDITORIAL

The Socialists’ binding legacy The Socialists' lack of moderation and an excess of political audacity in criticizing the government's handling of foreign policy matters has been a shock to the unbiased observer. To be sure, not everyone agrees with all the conservative administration's foreign policy decisions. Public criticism is one thing but the blatant - often bordering on the provocative - attempt by the garrulous former Socialist ministers...

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Nimetz’s end game Matthew Nimetz is a distinguished lawyer and an extremely capable mediator. So it is unlikely he is suddenly behaving in a foolish and irresponsible manner. Even so, the new proposal he submitted for a solution to the official name of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia has justifiably infuriated all of Greece.

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