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Bankers told to back off Negotiate with unions, employment minister urges; strikers, police clash Bank unionists, striking against their employers' unprecedented refusal to negotiate a sectoral labor agreement yesterday, found an ally in new Labor Minister Savvas Tsitouridis.

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Suicide probe to finish in 10 days

An investigation into the alleged suicide of Costas Tsalikidis is expected to be completed within the month, sources said yesterday, as the government vowed to shed light on the phone-tapping case.

Cyprus may veto Turk EU entry

NICOSIA (Reuters) - Cyprus warned Turkey yesterday that it would veto its European Union accession talks if Ankara did not meet its EU obligations to open ports and airports to Cypriot traffic.

List of H5 cases gets longer

The number of birds detected with the H5 strain of bird flu grew yesterday as authorities said that they have come across three more cases of the virus in northern Greece.

Arson attacks hit five banks

Five banks were damaged in Athens early yesterday in a spate of carefully coordinated arson attacks, police said.

Industry spilling toxic chromium into water

Unmonitored emissions from industrial sites in Koropi, east of Athens, are polluting underground water supplies with a potentially carcinogenic compound of the mineral chromium, according to a report made public yesterday.

IN BRIEF

Services halted for two more days after workers extend action : All passenger ferries are to remain moored until Monday...

Inspectors catch clubs breaching health codes : The Prefecture of Athens said yesterday that it has referred the owners of five nightclubs to the prosecutor...

4.4 Richter tremor hits Ionian : An earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale shook the Ionian island of Cephalonia yesterday...

Fans indicted : A Thessaloniki court yesterday indicted two young supporters of Thessaloniki's Iraklis basketball team...

ND election : New Democracy's central committee will convene next Friday to appoint a new party secretary...

Royal visit : Denmark's Queen Margrethe will travel to Greece May 24-26 on an official visit...

Passenger recovering : A passenger seriously injured in a train crash on Thursday that killed two people near Serres...

Body found : The coast guard found a partially decomposed body of a man off the shore of Mount Athos...

Armed robbery : Two armed men held up a post office in Thessaloniki yesterday and made away with an unknown amount of cash...

Rape charge : A 55-year old man on the island of Rhodes was charged yesterday with raping his teenage stepdaughter...


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EDITORIAL

Reforms and labor peace The clash between banks and the Greek Federation of Bank Employees' Unions (OTOE) has caused serious upheaval in the banking sector. Tension could well spill over into the private sector as negotiations between the General Confederation of Greek Labor (GSEE) and the Federation of Greek Industries (SEV) are not going well. Responding to the industrialists' refusal to raise wages by more than 2.8 percent, the workers' union has called a general strike.

COMENTARY

Hopes and concerns Reacting to my criticism of the recent government reshuffle as not daring, several ministers and bankers recommended I take a better look at the new Inner Cabinet. So I came up with some interesting scenarios. First, the Inner Cabinet - the sole collective government body used by Costas Karamanlis to carve out policy - will become more lively and dynamic. Two of the top members in the previous Cabinet, Petros Molyviatis and Spilios Spiliotopoulos, used to speak only on issues under their direct competence.

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