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Minister gone but problems remain for ND Media blitz planned to instigate recovery Mired in scandals and internal bickering, New Democracy plans to launch a charm offensive over the next few days in a bid to restore the public's trust in the government, as a poll yesterday showed PASOK ahead of the ruling conservatives.

FRONT PAGE NEWS

Gov’t revokes monastery land rulings

Economy and Finance Minister Giorgos Alogoskoufis yesterday called for the revocation of all decisions by state councils...

Congestion charge mulled again

Travel on all forms of public transport will be free this coming Monday as part of the latest drive to get Athenians onto trains...

PPC to move a 7th village

A village of 1,100 residents in the northern prefecture of Kozani is to become the seventh small community obliged to relocate...

Nigerian couple held for credit card scam

A 22-year-old Nigerian is believed to have swindled credit card holders out of 100,000 euros by using card details...

IN BRIEF

Highway fees increase to 2.80 euros as of today : The price of road tolls on the national highway from Elefsina to Patras via Corinth...

Hospitals deserted this week : State hospitals in Attica will be operating on emergency staff ...

Eco-driving : Athens City Hall is organizing a week of events...

Afidnes fire : Four water-dropping aircraft were dispatched...

Teachers protest : Primary school teachers are to go on strike tomorrow...

Donor sought : Doctors at Thessaloniki's Ippocrateio Hospital yesterday appealed for a donor...

Hash haul : Three Albanian nationals faced a prosecutor...

Bridge works : Maintenance work on the Rio-Antirio Bridge...


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Threatened to jump off... A woman sits on the roof of a branch of National Bank in central Athens...

EDITORIAL

Wishful thinking will not do The bankruptcy of investment banking giant Lehman Brothers (whose assets were three times Greece's gross domestic product), one of the biggest failures in Wall Street history, has opened up a can of worms in the international economy. The fate of Lehman Bros has sent shock waves throughout the world's stock markets. It goes without saying that the liquidation of the bank spells great danger for the Greek economy, notwithstanding past reassurances from Economy Minister Giorgos Alogoskoufis that the domestic economy has nothing to be afraid of because it is «shielded» against outside threats.

EDITORIAL:AthensPlus

Malevolent neglect In the heart of Athens, things are falling apart. The streets and smaller squares surrounding Omonia Square at the city’s center are becoming no-go areas for law-abiding citizens, as rival gangs clash over control of drug and prostitution rackets. Shopkeepers live in fear of crime, even as revenues shrink because customers move away. With suburban malls just now becoming the fashion in Athens, the city’s center was already threatened as a commercial district. But it was still attractive in terms of providing homes with a good location at affordable prices, as well as attracting people interested in trendy offices and edgy bars. There was just enough color and multiculturalism to make things interesting, breaking the monotony of the rest of the city.

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