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PM warns Turkey off Says Ankara’s military activities in the Aegean can affect EU prospects Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis yesterday warned Ankara that its aggressive military activity in the Aegean could well affect Turkey's prospects of eventually entering the European Union.

FRONT PAGE NEWS

MPs have second thoughts on grants

Following objections by political parties to Parliament's controversial decision to give dozens of former MPs 3,000 euros a month...

Mass death on Souli mountains

Melting snow in the rugged mountains of northwestern Greece has revealed the corpses of scores of wild horses...

Rural cops to return in 2006

Eleven years after the old Rural Police was disbanded, the Public Order Ministry is working on a draft bill to revive the force in a new form...

Free tram pass to tempt riders

Almost a year after trams took to Athenian roads following a four-decade absence, the company which runs them launched a scheme yesterday...

British doctor Chris Stockdale...

British doctor Chris Stockdale holds up his bicycle in front of the Erechtheion yesterday after cycling to Athens from the British Museum...

Lifer shot, caught after 12 years on the loose

An escaped prisoner with 15 outstanding convictions for murder and robbery...

IN BRIEF

Peace march to cause problems in central Athens, along marathon route : Traffic is due to be disrupted in Athens and along the marathon race route tomorrow...

Youths target police riot van : A group of around 70 youths hurled Molotov cocktails at a riot police bus...

Illegal immigrants : Coast guards on Lesvos yesterday detained a 26-year-old Turk...

GDP hike : Greece's gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 3.6 percent in the first quarter of this year...

Cypriot vintners : Cyprus was the first country to make wine in the Mediterranean region...

Seaplane routes : Development Minister Dimitris Sioufas and Merchant Marine Minister Manolis Kefaloyiannis yesterday traveled...

Illegal racers : Two men have been arrested for participating in illegal car races along the coastal road at Varkiza...

Burnt corpse : The charred corpse of a 60-year-old woman was discovered on a mattress...

Food raids : A 15-year-old Albanian believed to have burgled nine homes and two schools...


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EDITORIAL

Harmful acrimony Yesterday's agenda for discussion in the Parliament may not have added anything to the image of Greek foreign policy, but it did reveal an underlying malaise. While there is a convergence of opinion on fundamental issues, at least among the main parties, the tension has spiraled out of control. The opposition's need to differentiate its stance from that of the government is understandable, but there are limits...

COMMENTARY

Poll trap It would be a major error if the Prime Minister allowed himself to feel any satisfaction or relief over the findings of the latest VPRC poll. Though 71 percent of those questioned are dissatisfied with the government's performance, Costas Karamanlis's popularity remains high (60 percent) while there is minimal leakage of support to the opposition. But governmental vigilance cannot be relaxed, because those disappointed will now be expecting a change...

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