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Work force is rapidly aging; 50 pct over 40 New sectors remain underdeveloped Greece's work force is aging at a rapid pace, with practically one in two workers currently aged over 40, while younger people are finding it increasingly difficult to find jobs.

FRONT PAGE NEWS

Papoulias takes up reins of state as sixth president

As former president Costis Stephanopoulos enjoyed his first day out of office with a 16-kilometer bike ride...

Tax boost sought for state coffers

Officials are to begin putting together an emergency plan to boost state coffers, which is likely to involve adjustment to some VAT rates...

Poisoning family is hit again

Another five members of a Cretan village family that has been afflicted by severe food poisoning four times over the past four months were yesterday being treated in hospital with poisoning symptoms, doctors said.

Turks increase unsolicited visits

Incursions by Turkish military jets into Greek air space have increased radically this year, with violations of the Athens Flight Information Region rising by 115 percent last month, compared to the monthly average for 2004.

Mountain life good for heart and longevity

People living at higher altitudes face fewer odds of dying from heart disease than those closer to sea level...

IN BRIEF

Patrols search around Kalymnos for signs of two missing fishermen : Coast guard patrol boats and aircraft last night scoured the areas around the islets of Kalymnos...

Bank in central Athens targeted : Unidentified assailants hurled a Molotov cocktail bomb at a National Bank of Greece branch...

Composer dead : The popular songwriter Stavros Kouyioumtzis is to be be buried today...

Stray bullet : A bus driver sustained minor leg injuries yesterday...

Ticket fraud : A 52-year-old ticket inspector was arrested at a first-division soccer game...

Tuesday : General Confederation of Greek Labor (GSEE), civil servants' federation ADEDY and other labor groups meet...

Wednesday : Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis to meet with European Commission President...

Thursday : General Confederation of Greek Labor (GSEE) and Civil Servants' Association (ADEDY) stage a four-hour work stoppage...

Friday : Communist Party stages «anti-imperialist» rally...

Sunday : Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis visits Berlin...


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An age problem Research into the country's labor force, made public recently by the National Statistics Service, paints a worrying picture regarding the renewal of the working population. The data show that in the five-year period between 1999 and 2004 the number of workers aged over 40 is approaching the same level as those aged under 40.

COMMENTARY

Fight grows over bill It is no surprise to anyone in public life that the government and Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis are under constant attack by long-established entangled business and political interests. The casus belli for members of these circles has been clear from the outset: First of all, the change of power that occurred on March 7 of last year deprived them of profitable channels to various official and unofficial centers of power...

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