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Pavlidis has ND sweating Ex-minister denies graft but PASOK thinks it has reason to probe further Former Aegean Minister Aristotelis Pavlidis spent more than six hours answering MPs' questions yesterday as part of Parliament's preliminary judicial investigation into alleged corruption, an issue that could still cause major problems after Easter when the deputies reconvene to assess the evidence they have heard.

FRONT PAGE NEWS

Judge on trail of Siemens’s dirty cash

An investigation into whether the Greek branch of German electronics and engineering giant Siemens paid millions of euros in bribes...

Palaiocostas hideout raided

Police yesterday were examining evidence taken from the suspected hideout of escaped convict Vassilis Palaiocostas in Alepohori...

Skopje rapped for travel alert

Athens yesterday condemned a decision by Skopje to issue a travel warning to its citizens regarding Greece...

Pollution...

A fisherman at the small port of Stylida holds up a dead fish,...

Upset patient claims psychiatrist’s murder

A 32-year-old carpenter charged with murdering a 52-year-old psychiatrist who had treated him two years ago...

IN BRIEF

Roads and airports busy as thousands leave for holidays : Athenians began to leave the city for the Easter holiday yesterday...

Pirates let Greek vessel go : Pirates have released the Greek-owned cargo vessel MV Irene...

Asopos pollution : During a debate at the European Parliament yesterday...

Rat bite : A rat bit a patient who was recovering from surgery in Rethymnon Hospital...

Halandri shooting : A 32-year-old hairdresser was in critical condition last night...

Vandalism sprees : Arsonists used gas canister bombs early yesterday to target security equipment firms...

Fatal burglary : Police in Thessaloniki yesterday detained three men...

Hospital bug : At least 10 patients at the Attiko Hospital in Haidari have been struck down by a bug...


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Traditional Easter ceremony... Bishop Alexandros of Kynouria and Mantineia's hands are seen washing the feet...

EDITORIAL

Reform needs savvy citizens National Bank of Greece Governor Giorgos Provopoulos was very clear yesterday when he said that the current growth plan being espoused by the country has become bankrupt and can no longer continue, especially in light of the global financial crisis. The head of the country's biggest bank has issued a warning; the question is when Greece's politicians will assume the decidedly difficult responsibility of telling the people the entire truth about the country's finances.

EDITORIAL:AthensPlus

Banking on the Balkans In the two decades since the fall of the Berlin Wall, Greece has managed to miss every opportunity to establish itself as the major economic and political player in Southeast Europe. Our politicians have allowed domestic concerns to dictate foreign policy without establishing a long-term strategy or showing any ability to adapt to the changing political and economic climate.

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