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The day after accession Cyprus talks to go on, Nicosia wants to share EU benefits with Turkish Cypriots Cyprus's accession to the European Union was greeted with jubilation in Nicosia and Athens, with Cyprus President Glafcos Clerides being given a hero's welcome when he returned home on Saturday. But negotiations aimed at solving the island's division are set to continue.

FRONT PAGE NEWS

2004 costs curbed, benefits spreading

Citing a «positive wave of energy» flowing from the Olympics preparatory effort, Athens 2004 president Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki defended her organization's progress...

MP’s attacker is charged

A deranged car mechanic who, on Friday, tried to assassinate Athens Mayor-elect Dora Bakoyianni was charged on Saturday with attempted murder and firearms offenses.

Secrets, in lieu of cash, Aburn ‘spy’

Canberra (AP) - A Greek-Australian former government intelligence analyst was found guilty on Friday of passing top secret papers to a prostitute and urging her to sell them to a foreign embassy.

Judges issue urgent call for state help

Warning that the justice system is nearing collapse due to a huge case backlog and acute personnel shortages, Greece's judiciary yesterday urged the government to take corrective action over the next month.

IN BRIEF

No cabs in Thessaloniki today : Extra congestion is expected in Thessaloniki today...

Migrant death : Police are investigating the death on Saturday of an 18-year-old Iraqi...

KKE offices : A homemade explosive device — consisting of four gas canisters...

Tram protest : Thousands of Palaio Faliron residents gathered in the southern Athens coastal suburb...

Car plunge : Rescue workers on Saturday retrieved the body of a 66-year-old man...

Bomb hoax : A telephone warning on Sunday morning, that an explosive device was due to detonate...

Ferrari targeted : Police in Athens are investigating Friday evening’s attack on the offices of luxury-car manufacturer...

THIS WEEK
Monday Foreign Minister George Papandreou meets with the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross...

Tuesday Cabinet to discuss priorities of Greek EU presidency...

Wednesday Prime Minister Costas Simitis to speak at Foreign Press Association luncheon...

Thursday Prime Minister Simitis visits Patras...

Friday Public Power Corporation employees hold 24-hour strike...


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EDITORIAL

The importance of staying the course The accession of Cyprus to the European Union is a milestone in Cypriot history, and also a sign of hope for a solution to the Cyprus issue. That problem has not been solved, and not only would any relaxation of vigilance in that respect be unforgivable, but the greatest diplomatic effort is essential in order to impose a solution that is in accordance with the principles of international justice and the acquis communautaire.

COMMENTARY

Cyprus, the EU and Turkey The decision made at the European Union's Copenhagen summit in favor of Cyprus's accession to the EU was greeted as an historic event by Athens and Nicosia, and it indeed represents a highly significant qualitative leap forward in the island's progress since the Turkish invasion of 1974. But while the Greek and Cypriot leaders are enjoying the euphoric atmosphere surrounding Cyprus's EU accession, the newly resurgent leader of Turkey's ruling party, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was without question a tragic figure at the Copenhagen summit.

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