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Gov’t unveils action plan for ‘tough summer’ Fears of drought, fires and power cuts The government stressed yesterday that it is fully prepared to tackle likely water shortages, forest fires, floods and power cuts during what promises to be a «tough summer.»

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Papandreou pledges to break with the past

PASOK leader George Papandreou told his party conference yesterday that the Socialists would draw up a «new contract»...

Rallying call for the disabled

Disabled people in Greece should try to get out of their homes more, despite the obstacles they encounter on sidewalks, in stores and on public transport, the man organizing an exhibition in Athens to promote facilities and equipment for the disabled told Kathimerini yesterday.

Woman ducks to avoid train

A 76-year-old woman, who slipped and fell while trying to cross a railway track near the town of Aigion in the northern Peloponnese yesterday, lay down and let an oncoming train pass over her without suffering as much as a scratch.

US prod to Turkey on patriarch

Turkish authorities yesterday received a letter from the US House of Representatives foreign affairs committee calling on Ankara to recognize Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios and respect the religious freedoms of the Istanbul-based Patriarchate.

Jewelry angler and bank robber netted

Policemen on patrol in the center of Thessaloniki early yesterday caught a 35-year-old man trying to fish gold rings and chains out of a locked jewelry store with a piece of wire, police said.

IN BRIEF

Olympiakos board member allegedly involved in fan's death is bailed : A member of the governing board of Olympiakos soccer club was released on bail yesterday...

Arrest warrant issued for suspect over teenage stabbing incident : A Thessaloniki magistrate yesterday issued a warrant for the arrest of a 20-year-old Albanian...

Search for girl extends to Crete : Police on Crete have joined the search for a 4-year-old British girl who disappeared in Portugal...

Boat found : A Super Puma rescue helicopter located the Israeli-flagged sailing boat Araba off the Cycladic island of Kea shortly after the vessel issued a distress signal...

Australia trip : Greece plans to honor the surviving Australian and New Zealand soldiers who fought in the Battle of Crete 66 years ago, Deputy Foreign Minister Theodoros Kassimis said...

Electricity readings : Homeowners should take their own electricity meter readings to double-check that the charges calculated by the Public Power Corporation (PPC) are correct...

ND firebomb : An improvised explosive device went off outside a New Democracy party office in Kalamaria on the outskirts of Thessaloniki early yesterday, police said...

Toy withdrawn : A children's toy is being withdrawn from the Carrefour Marinopoulos supermarket chain because it could be dangerous for small children...

Stolen cars : Customs officials said that they have recovered 15 stolen luxury cars at the Kakavia border crossing with Albania...


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EDITORIAL

PASOK must keep populism at bay PASOK's party conference which opened yesterday is in itself a major political event. Should the main opposition Socialist party succeed in articulating a comprehensive and modern proposal for tackling Greece's structural problems - and at the same time a proposal that will advance the common good - this will constitute a propitious development not only for PASOK itself but also for the country's political system.

COMMENTARY

Doomsayers eat their words The European Commission decision to end the excessive debt procedure for the Greek economy has thrown the main Socialist opposition party into a whirlpool of confusion and meanness. The announcement by the EU's Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Almunia that the Greek government had managed to trim its deficit to below the 3 percent threshold sparked a spate of vitriolic statements by PASOK officials.

OPINION

The principle of countability The principle of countability has become omnipresent. We measure the square meters of the property we own (or would like to own), we count the number of hours we spend commuting and the hours we are awake and asleep. Meanwhile our work performance is constantly being measured and assessed. In all these areas, quantity counts more than quality. The number of «clients» a doctor sees has become more important than the number of sick people he or she cures.

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