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Church heads called to end unholy mess Vartholomaios convenes Monday meet One day after unsuccessfully summoning the scandal-mired patriarch of Jerusalem to bow to his own bishops' wishes and resign, Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios yesterday decided to convene a rare meeting of all heads of Orthodox churches on Monday in Istanbul, in a bid to solve the impasse.

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Finish line now in sight for Kenteris crash probe

Disgraced sprinter Costas Kenteris is to face a prosecutor tomorrow on charges he faked...

EU shot in the arm for Acropolis

An extra 5 million euros will be provided for the Acropolis conservation works, bringing...

Work anthem hits wrong key

An investigation is to be launched into a telemarketing company in Athens which allegedly threatened to fire its workers unless they sang...

Police are in ecstasy over haul

Following a double sweep in Myconos and Thessaloniki yesterday, police achieved the biggest-ever haul of ecstasy tablets in Greece, seizing...

Suspended terms for rioting soccer fans

A Thessaloniki court gave four supporters of Aris soccer club 18-month suspended jail sentences late on Monday...

IN BRIEF

Cancellations, delays due today as air-traffic controllers stage strike : Airline passengers scheduled to travel today are to face disruptions...

Public services to be disrupted : Public services across the country will be subject to disruption today...

Museum Day : Entry to state museums and archaeological sites is free today...

LAFKA ruling : A court decision, which found that the government's levying...

WW II : Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis and Development Minister Dimitris Sioufas stand...

Hash haul : A Corfu coast guard officer has been arrested...

Salonica taxis : There will be no taxis on the streets of Thessaloniki today...

Bad poultry : Health inspectors in Piraeus have confiscated...

Rhodes rape : A 60-year-old Rhodes man was arrested yesterday...


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EDITORIAL

Dysfunctional government A few days ago, Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis issued a strict warning to members of his Cabinet after instances of poor cooperation became evident. The prime minister's aides have made it clear that he will not shrink from reshuffling the Cabinet soon, should he see fit. Karamanlis has given all the members of his government enough time to prove their worth in producing serious government work.

COMMENTARY

Ideological hegemony The past week was marked by three incidents that betray psychological violence and even underlying fascistic tendencies, which should give Greece's intellectuals and politicians plenty of cause for worry. Respected filmmaker Pantelis Voulgaris stepped down...

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