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UN envoy puts five FYROM name options on table Athens considers the suggestions to be ‘a good basis for negotiations’ Athens yesterday accepted as «a good basis for negotiations» five different composite names for the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) proposed by the United Nations special mediator on the Macedonia name dispute during talks in Athens.

FRONT PAGE NEWS

Snowbound airport in spotlight

An investigation was launched yesterday into why flights at Athens International Airport were seriously disrupted...

Prisoners go on hunger strike

Dozens of inmates of the main prison in Ioannina, northwestern Greece, yesterday went on hunger strike...

Ousted Cyprus leader neutral

Outgoing Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos, who was eliminated in last Sunday's first-round presidential elections...

Lawyer is not yet fit to appear

The lawyer who could provide vital information in the Zachopoulos investigation is likely to be in a fit state to face questioning...

Drug-addicted couple die in ‘double suicide’

A couple who had been drug addicts for years were yesterday found dead in a parked car in an agricultural area of Pieria...

IN BRIEF

Snooping to be made a criminal offense with 10-year jail term : The government plans to change the law...

Experts propose methadone scheme to be set up with state help : Greece should begin a wide program of administering drug substitutes...

Employees protest case pileup : Court employees are set to strike tomorrow...

Parnitha quake : A minor earthquake, measuring 4 Richter, was felt in some parts of Athens...

Embezzlement probe : An employee in the accounts department at Thessaloniki Municipality has been suspended...

Migrant journey : A 27-year-old man was arrested on the Athens-Thessaloniki national road...

Death-fall Briton : A 33-year-old British man who killed his son...

Counterfeit smokes : Police in Thessaloniki yesterday arrested four suspected members of a cigarette-smuggling ring...

Thessaloniki blast : A homemade explosive device comprising gas canisters detonated...


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TODAY'S PHOTO

Greece’s role in the Balkans A new situation has arisen in the Balkans. We may not be happy with it, we may disagree with it, or we may even consider it sad, but Kosovo's proclamation of independence is a fact. We are, therefore, left with two avenues of action: Either we close our eyes to the event and allow developments to take their course without our contribution, or we decide to carve out a new policy path that takes this new reality into consideration. The former will lead to nothing but a dead end, and the second will be tough.

COMMENTARY

Television’s provincialism No matter how many years pass, Greek television's provincialism is unrivaled. The most recent example is the completely over-the-top manner in which television stations dealt with the snow at the weekend in Attica. Danger-mongering reached fever pitch, but what was most striking was the fact that news bulletins dealt with only a single item. Two very significant events took place on Sunday: Kosovo declared independence and presidential elections were held on Cyprus.

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