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ND mulls new poll date

Speculation grows that Karamanlis may plump for September 16, not 23

The government did not deny rumors yesterday that Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis is considering calling general elections for September 16 and not the 23rd as had been widely expected.

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Bond suspects to face questions

Suspects implicated in a recent pension fund scandal are expected to be summoned for questioning by an investigating magistrate...

Police target Cyclades drugs

In a change in previous tactics, police have this summer been mounting major operations to catch drug users and dealers on the Cycladic Islands...

Carpenter charged with arson

A magistrate remanded in custody yesterday a 30-year-old man in Aigion, northern Peloponnese, accused of multiple counts of arson...

Closed on account of robbery

A policeman watches a woman deliver coffee to a branch of the National Bank in the town of Argos...

Bather found safe after days

A 43-year-old man, missing since Friday after going for a swim off Alyki, near the town of Aigion in the northern Peloponnese...

Passenger tries to bite his way onto ferry

A Roma man who attempted to board a ferry without a ticket was arrested yesterday...

IN BRIEF

Cypriot archbishop slams Ankara for denying him visa to visit patriarch : Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus yesterday condemned Ankara for refusing to issue him a visa...

Santorini relaunches efforts to get sunken ship removed from crater : Santorini authorities and residents have resumed their lobbying for a sunken passenger ship...

Oinofyta residents threaten action : Residents of Oinofyta, north of Attica, are expecting to learn today...

Crete vendetta : Police on Crete know the identity of the 35-year-old man who shot a 19-year-old army conscript...

One-way delay : The Municipality of Piraeus said yesterday that work to make a number of roads...

Oil row : Cyprus Foreign Minister Erato Markoullis yesterday warned Ankara that its aggressive stance...

Chocolate drink : A soya-based chocolate drink made by the German company Natumi has been withdrawn from the market in Greece ...

Armed robbery : Two armed men held up a branch of National Bank in Thessaloniki...


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A disabled person prepares to ascend to the Parthenon...
EDITORIAL

New initiative on Kosovo is inspiring The 1999 war in Kosovo has left many open wounds in the region of the Balkans. All evidence shows that this conflict began without the USA or NATO having had a clear final goal in mind as regards the final status of the troubled province. Protracting the current deadlock, as some foreign powers are seeking to do, entails many risks. The most significant danger posed by this tactic is that of dragging the Balkans into a new crisis at a very crucial time for several countries in the region.

COMMENTARY

Skopje’s friendship offensive In the middle of summer, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) chose to open its borders to Greek visitors presenting just their identity cards. The FYROM government was reportedly prompted to simplify border procedures...

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