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EU squeezes Ankara Turkey told it must keep its promises on Greece and Cyprus The European Union yesterday gave its strongest warning yet to Turkey that its membership talks would not progress unless Ankara opens its ports and airports to Cypriot ships and planes and maintains good relations with Greece.

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Greek land drying out, deteriorating

Rising temperatures and dwindling rainfall are leading to water shortages and the increasing desertification of land in Greece, experts warned yesterday ahead of today's World Day to Combat Desertification.

PM open to education talks

The government is willing to discuss its proposed controversial reforms to the tertiary sector but this does not change the need to press ahead with necessary changes, Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis said yesterday.

Police set sights on teen gangs

Undercover police started patrolling some of Athens's larger squares as of last night in a bid to crackdown on teenage gangs and street violence, Public Order Ministry sources said yesterday.

Homeless have qualifications

Nine in 10 homeless people in Greece are educated and almost half of those living on the streets have been homeless for more than three years, according to a survey conducted by the Klimaka non-governmental organization which was made public yesterday.

Outcast monks try to heal Patriarchate rift

The 110 dissident monks of the Esphigmenou Monastery on Mount Athos have taken the first step toward restoring relations with Patriarch Vartholomaios by writing to him, it was revealed yesterday.

IN BRIEF

Foreigners waiting for residency permit can leave country : Foreigners living in Greece who have applied for a residence permit or are waiting for their permit...

Greek-Cypriot businessman honored with knighthood : The Greek-Cypriot founder of low-cost airline easyJet, Stelios Haji-Ioannou, will be able to use the title «Sir»...

Minister asks for return of Lalas : It was revealed yesterday that Justice Minister Anastassis Papaligouras has written to US Attorney General...

Ship evacuated : Piraeus port authorities evacuated the Sea Diamond cruise ship yesterday of the more than 1,000 passengers...

Traffickers caught : Two men were arrested yesterday and a third was being sought by police in Florina...

Emergency action : The police, the fire service and the coast guard said yesterday that they would begin industrial action...

Marijuana stash : Police seized 173 kilos of cannabis in a mountainous area on the Greek-Albanian border near Prespes...

Milk checks : Olympos milk company indicated yesterday that the recent discovery of impurities in one of its milk products may be the result of sabotage...

Dangerous candles : Athanassios Skordas, the Development Ministry's secretary for consumer affairs, said yesterday that about one in five candles...


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EDITORIAL

Kicking poor eating habits The drastic, in some cases excessive, measures currently being drafted by the Labor government in Britain to curb the consumption of unhealthy items most popular with children, such as burgers, potato chips and soft drinks, are a reminder of the increasing levels of obesity in children in Greece today. According to the latest reports, 16.3 percent of Greek children aged between 13 and 19 years old and 11.9 percent of those in the 7-12 age group are overweight.

COMMENTARY

Two steps back Fierce reactions by university students and teachers eventually forced the conservative government to back down on its reform proposals. The New Democracy government was also forced to retreat on the banks' collective labor agreements. These reactions were not a sign of weakness but of prudence. A proper leader must be decisive in pushing for radical change but must also be flexible to compromise when he must, as long as he gets his way most of the time. Compromise is one thing but walking away from fundamental pre-election commitments is quite another.

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