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Greeks digging deeper Consumer survey shows Greece seventh most expensive in old EU 15

Greeks pay more on average for basic goods than do the French, British and Germans, according to a new survey which places Greece as the seventh most expensive country among the 15 EU members before last year's enlargement.
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Another bell due to toll for Irenaios
Weekend reports said Jordan is poised to take the final step in approving the ouster, by his own bishops, of the scandal-mired Orthodox patriarch of Jerusalem...
Pressure grows for Vavilis’s return
A Larissa prosecutor has issued a European arrest warrant for Apostolos Vavilis, a fugitive drug dealer with close links to top officials...
Wet sailors raise hell in Hania
Three Spanish crew members of a NATO naval unit were arrested in Hania, Crete on Saturday after they were allegedly involved in...
Western highway by 2012
Work on a new highway cutting through western Greece from the Rio bridge to Ioannina in Epirus will have started by next summer and is expected...
Exploratory talks on Cyprus to open today
A senior Cypriot presidential aide is to join in exploratory talks in New York today with United Nations officials, which will focus on restarting the Cyprus peace process.
IN BRIEF
Frenchman Loeb wins : Norway's Henning Solberg and his co-driver Ceto Menkerud leave...
Russian memorial : Greece yesterday paid homage to 200 Russians who died...
Prince departs : Britain's Prince Charles yesterday left Greece...
Sick conscripts : A group of 30 conscripts was being treated for symptoms...
IN BRIEF
Monday : Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis attends European Council Summit in Warsaw...
Tuesday : Entry into museums is free, in celebration of International Museum Day...
Wednesday : Civil servants affiliated with the Communist PAME movement...
Thursday : Prime Minister Karamanlis begins visit to United States...
Friday : Prime Minister Karamanlis meets with US President...
Saturday : End-of-year exams for senior high ...
Sunday : President Papoulias visits Hania for events ...

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EDITORIAL
An unfair burden on the citizen
 The general impression among Greek consumers that prices have increased disproportionately to those in the other 14 European Union member states before enlargement has been confirmed by statistics. A pan-European study based on the prices of 100 products widely consumed in EU states ranks Greece as the seventh most expensive state.
COMMENTARY
One-dimensional politics
 The political system of the post-dictatorship period has evidently come full circle, while the government's fumbling attempts to implement its policies, together with the unpredictable behavior of the opposition, are evidence of a broader malady. The seven-hour detention of former PASOK ministers in the Athens Polytechnic building last week by self-styled anarchists would have been a major crisis under normal circumstances. However, the incident was handled...
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