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ND intent on shaking off corruption claims PM to preach ‘zero tolerance’ to party committee today Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis is set to reiterate today his government's determination to root out corruption, as Labor Minister Savvas Tsitouridis attempts to distance himself from the three men arrested in connection with the alleged blackmail of dairy firm Mevgal.

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Greece at helm of EU coast guard

The European Commission is moving ahead with plans to create a European coast guard...

Judges dodge holy blessing

More than 100 high-ranking judges snubbed the head of the Church of Greece, Archbishop Christodoulos, yesterday as he blessed the Council of State, the country's highest administrative court, at the start of the new judicial year.

Civil war mines to be cleared

Officials in northern Greece have started a program to clear the mountains of Grammos and Vitsi of land mines and other explosives that have been buried in the area for some 60 years, sources said yesterday.

Athens ready for top athletes

Many of the world's top athletes will be competing at the 10th World Cup in Athletics in Athens this weekend, as part of a contest between teams representing all the continents.

Housework, walking helps Greeks keep fit

Greeks get most of their exercise through housework and walking rather than any concerted effort to keep fit, medical research has shown.

IN BRIEF

People fleeing wars will no longer need permits to stay in the country : The government has changed the law so that foreigners who flee to Greece from war zones will not be fined...

Greece's oldest athlete from Summer Games passes away in California : Peter Clentzos, a pole vaulter who competed for Greece in the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles...

Neighborhood set for new park : Work began yesterday to demolish derelict buildings at the junction of Tryfilias and Lampsa streets...

PAO sacking : After a disappointing start to the season, Panathinaikos soccer club said late yesterday that it had fired Swedish coach Hans Backe...

Swimmer survives : A 53-year-old man from Rhodes who was swept out to sea on Thursday afternoon was rescued...

Crete murder : A photographer who was found dead at his home in the Cretan village of Zoniana, near Rethymnon, had been shot...

Thieves tackled : Police said yesterday that they have arrested three men who allegedly held up three supermarkets and two banks...

Manslaughter trial : A judge in Leeds, England, yesterday ruled that a Greek engineer was unfit to stand trial...


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EDITORIAL

Ailing democracy behind the screen Recent accusations that a member of Greece's Competition Committee accepted bribes has set off the usual television circus. Once again there is no assumption of innocence. Instead hints are made, unfounded allegations are exchanged and any notion of ethical journalism is grossly abused. And all for the sake of higher ratings and vicious competition.

COMMENTARY

Not afraid of supervision The European Commission spring report on the economies of the 25 member states is to be released in March 2007. According to sources at the Economy Ministry, if Greece's fiscal deficit is reported to be under 3 percent of GDP then there is good reason to expect that Greece will be freed from EU supervision by the end of next year.

OPINION

The dangers of voting superficially According to the results of a recent study by VPRC-Public Issue on behalf of Skai Radio and Kathimerini, the chief criterion for voters when choosing a mayor is the personality of the candidate. If this is really the case, then I would ask my fellow citizens to refrain from complaining about all the blunders and dubious developments that are bound to occur over the next municipal four-year term.

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