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US puts name on table Bakoyannis hears Washington’s proposal to end FYROM dispute The United States has proposed that Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) settle on the name «New Republic of Macedonia» for Athens's neighbor, sources told Kathimerini yesterday.

FRONT PAGE NEWS

Powerful quakes hit Peloponnese

Two powerful quakes, measuring 6.5 and 6.4 on the Richter scale, shook the region of Messinia...

PM to unveil pension reforms

Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis is poised today to unveil in Parliament his government's plans...

Police discover drug lab in flat

Police have arrested five Albanian nationals believed to have been using a flat in the eastern Athens...

Tsekou’s lawyer in no-show

The lawyer at the center of the Zachopoulos inquiry failed to appear in court yesterday...

Daniel Day-Lewis...

Daniel Day-Lewis hugs Daphne Economou, the president of Cerebral Palsy Greece...

Raid on drug suspect’s home reveals artifacts

An attempt by a 29-year-old man to smuggle a hit of heroin to his jailed girlfriend in Edessa...

IN BRIEF

Six in 10 car accidents happen in Athens, figures for 2007 show : The majority of fatal car accidents, which killed 2,000 people...

Insurance firm in capital attacked; 20-year-old caught at pension rally : A group of about 10 people set fire...

Pros and cons of rooftop gardens : Should Athenians be creating gardens on their rooftops...

Pupil stabbed : A 20-year-old man who allegedly stabbed a 14-year-old schoolboy...

Lights out : The lights will be turned off on Lycabettus Hill and Athens City Hall for 10 minutes...

Permit scam : A public official on Crete is suspected of accepting payments...

Committee rejected : PASOK's proposal for Parliament to form a committee to investigate...

US Embassy : The in Athens, the US Consulate General in Thessaloniki and all US government offices...

Devetzi record : Triple-jump champion Piyi Devetzi broke her own indoor record...


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Costas Simitis...
EDITORIAL

A courageous decision On top of draining money from the pockets of Greece's taxpayers, Olympic Airlines has a string of convictions from the European Court that translate into numerous fines from the Commission. The tendency of Greek government officials to stick their heads in the sand and their fear of vested interests have degraded the country into a pariah of the European Union, while also making Greeks poorer. The truth is that there have been many plans to reform the troubled air carrier.

COMMENTARY

Are we really moving left? The triumph of Alexis Tsipras, who was last week elected leader of Synaspismos at the age of 34, has met with various reactions. For a few days, the focus appeared to have shifted from scandals to politics proper. Some hailed the emergence of the youngest politician in Greece's modern political history and many were perplexed or surprised.

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