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Greek economy taken to task European Commission to revise deficit figures upward, blame military, social spending BRUSSELS - The European Commission will today release a report on the Greek economy that will highlight the fallout caused by the way the previous government handled the economy.

FRONT PAGE NEWS

Rail security at the Games

Greek troops will be stationed across the country's railway network during the Olympic Games, providing additional security...

EU mulls Turk-Cypriot trade link

The European Commission will propose next month that the EU establishes direct trade links with the Turkish-occupied north of Cyprus...

Language of ancients hones skills

Primary school pupils who learn Ancient Greek and its complicated system of stress and aspiration marks at least once a week are less likely to develop dyslexia...

Police ‘ignored’ ELA evidence

A former labor chief who survived a terrorist assassination attempt in 1987 told a court trying five Revolutionary Popular Struggle (ELA) terrorism suspects yesterday that senior police officers had ignored crucial information...

Two blind men...

Two blind men adopt a hands-on approach yesterday to a copy of a celebrated early fifth-century BC statue...

Ruling highlights risks in buying pirated CDs

An Athenian who bought a pirated music CD from an African street vendor has been jailed for three months for handling stolen goods...

IN BRIEF

Parliament receives report odelayed demolitions, which cost a life : A Supreme Court prosecutor yesterday sent to Parliament the results of ainvestigation...

Charges brought over alleged DEKA stock manipulatio : AAthens prosecutor yesterday brought charges of breach of faith against all those implicated...

Probe into 10 firms : The Economy Ministry's Financial Crimes Squad (SDOE) yesterday supplied aAthens prosecutor with material...

GMO crops : The Agricultural Development and Food Ministry has told farmers iDrama to destroy more tha100 hectares...

Flag switch : Greek former world champiojavelin-thrower Sofia Sakorafa does not need the approval of the International Olympic Committee...

AEK rejectio : Greek soccer star Demis Nikolaidis, who plays for Atletico de Madrid, yesterday called off a bid to buy his former club...

Tilos protectio : Deputy Agricultural Development and Food Minister Evangelos Bassiakos yesterday approved the release of 824,000 euros...

Lift death : A 32-year-old police officer, who was found dead ithe elevator of his apartment block iExarchia...


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EDITORIAL

Breaking the cycle Developments in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip should have long ago prompted public opinion in the West to apply moral and political pressure in order to bring about an end to barbarity in the region. For how long will the region remain trapped in a cycle of blood and violence? For how long will the governments in the West - which are otherwise sensitive to the protection of human rights - continue with their double standards in foreign policy?

COMMENTARY

Olympic security Greece's reaction to foreign reports about its ability to guarantee security during the Games shows that we fail to fully grasp our role and responsibility. The Olympics are a global event hosted by a country every four years. «Host» is no random word, as the country that organizes the event comes under four-year supervision by the IOC, which has the first say on the projects and timetables. The country that shoulders the Olympics burden, under the watchful eye of the IOC, is driven by various motives, particularly worldwide promotion.

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