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New bank law on the way Government working on amendment to allow closer regulation of charges The government is expected to submit to Parliament in the next few days an amendment that will allow the Bank of Greece (BoG) to monitor bank charges that consumers are hit with despite opposition to the protective measure, a source told Kathimerini yesterday.

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Smokers lighting up across Greece

Smokers in Greece are bucking a European trend by increasing in number, according to figures...

Pakistan ties are strengthened

Pakistan and Greece are looking to strengthen their cooperation, the countries' two prime ministers said in Athens...

A view of the Athens Stock Exchange’s old trading floor ...

A view of the Athens Stock Exchange's old trading floor currently used...

Athens poised for Eurovision

More than 3,000 police officers will be working around the clock to help guard the Eurovision...

Cab drivers will have to belt up

Taxi drivers and their front-seat passengers will have to wear seat belts under the new...

Pelican is returned after flight of fancy

A pink pelican which had flown thousands of kilometers off course and landed in Lithuania...

IN BRIEF

Ferries to operate as normal today after government deregulation promise : Ferry services will run as normal today...

Government backs Muslim MP despite reference to 'Turkish minority' : The government yesterday gave its backing to Muslim MP...

Service to help trim queues : Interior Minister Prokopis Pavlopoulos said...

Contract killing? : Police said yesterday that they believe a 39-year-old man...

Panteleimon case : The former bishop of Attica, Panteleimon, is due to stand trial today...

Ricomex trial : An architect and a civil engineer involved in the construction...

Construction gang : A gang that managed to steal more than 100,000 euros...

Arms stash : Police yesterday discovered a large haul of arms...

Moderate quake : An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale shook Aghios Nikolaos...


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EDITORIAL

Serious issues at ratings’ mercy One of the biggest problems of television worldwide is that it turns every issue it addresses into cheap spectacle. In Greece, with few exceptions, the issues are brought down to a parochial level of discourse more akin to village gossip. Over the past few days, we have seen self-styled experts on the price of fruit...

COMMENTARY

‘Read your Scripture’ Jesus was a «controversial subject» from the outset, as were the Gospels, since some accept them as being the result of divine inspiration, others as the work of humans, others as depositions of faith. Still others see them as verifiable - and verified - sources of information on events about which very little information has been provided either by Greek or Jewish historians.

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