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PM tries to avert pay hikes Government seeking to prevent judges from claiming larger salaries Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis is due to meet with Justice Ministry officials to discuss how to prevent judges from awarding themselves a massive pay hike which could derail the government's economic policy.

FRONT PAGE NEWS

Freshmen drop out if not in top major

One in three university students is enrolled in a major that was not one of their top picks, a fact which likely contributes to a high dropout rate among freshmen...

Chrysostomos looks for unity

Nicosia (AP) - Newly elected Archbishop Chrysostomos II was enthroned yesterday as head of the Greek Orthodox Church of Cyprus...

Big wins for league leaders

League pacesetters Olympiakos and third-place AEK made second-half surges last night to thrash their respective opponents...

Soccer fans fight amid the ferries

A police officer was hurt and a patrol car damaged on Saturday when rival fans from Olympiakos and Panathinaikos soccer teams clashed...

Pakistani immigrants held banners...

Pakistani immigrants held banners on Saturday as they marched through Athens...

Long-term depression is linked to cancer

Patients who have suffered from severe depression for more than six years have an 88 percent chance of contracting some form of cancer...

IN BRIEF

Gov't says torching of Turkish Embassy car is unacceptable : The Foreign Ministry on Saturday condemned...

Greece signs agreement with Turkey : Greece and Turkey signed a memorandum...

Supermarket robbery : Thieves broke into a supermarket in Thessaloniki...

Samos anniversary : Greece and Turkey must establish good-neighborly relations...

Heroin arrest : Two men, aged 30 and 32, were arrested...

Drug overdose? : A 30-year-old man was found dead inside a car in Grevena...

Serial burglar : Police arrested a 27-year-old man on Saturday...


THIS WEEK

Monday : The 2nd Panhellenic Congress on Health Management...

Tuesday : Hospitals are to be stocked with leaflets advising people...

Wednesday : The 46th Ideal Home exhibition opens at the site of the former...

Thursday : The Second International Food Technology Exhibition, titled...

Friday : Members of the Greek Federation of Bank Employees' Unions...


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EDITORIAL

Big police force, but not on the streets Greece has the lowest crime rates of all the countries in the European Union. This also coincides with the relatively crime-free Greece having the highest number of policemen per citizen (one police officer for every 198 people) - that is, twice the French ratio (1:417). Nevertheless, the public's sense of insecurity runs high - and not without good reason. It's hard to find a police officer when you need one.

COMMENTARY

The EU-Turkey paradox The European Commission progress report on Turkey induced smiles in Athens because it tied Ankara's casus belli threat to its European obligations. It was also welcomed in Nicosia, as it warned of repercussions should Turkey fail to meet its obligations to the Republic of Cyprus, meaning opening its ports and airports to Cypriot ships and aircraft. But the satisfaction in Greece and Cyprus may only be temporary, because the time of real political bargaining and lobbying is only just beginning...

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