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Greece agrees to spend big on fighter jets Will buy 30 planes for over 1 bln euros The government yesterday approved the acquisition of 30 F-16 fighter jets for about 1.1 billion euros in an agreement with the United States, the very type of direct deal that the ruling conservatives had attacked the previous Socialist government over for its lack of transparency.

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GSEE strike at heart of labor reforms

In a move ultimately aimed at derailing the government's plans to introduce more flexible work-hours and reduce the cost of overtime...

More passengers put tram back on track

One year to the day since the first new wave of trams rolled onto Athenian streets, the operating firm said yesterday...

Drunk driving rises but speed is falling

Greek drivers may be slowing down and obeying more red light traffic signals but many are also getting behind the wheel after hitting the bottle, according to data released yesterday....

Open-air market traders...

Open-air market traders and fruit and vegetable producers protested in front of Parliament yesterday...

Irenaios comeback is dealt a blow

The former Orthodox patriarch of Jerusalem, Irenaios, suffered a serious blow in his attempt to wrestle back power in the Church after the Israeli Supreme Court yesterday rejected...

IN BRIEF

Sweltering heat prompts record use of electricity in Greece : The demand for electricity on the national power grid reached...

City of Athens offers relief from hot weather in 25 different spots : The City of Athens reminded people yesterday that it has set...

EU poised to send warning letter : The European Commission is due today to send Greece a warning letter concerning...

Xeros stroke? : The lawyer of convicted November 17 terrorist Savvas Xeros yesterday asked...

Losing pace : Doctors are to begin checking the pacemakers used by their patients...

Officials jailed : A Thessaloniki court yesterday sentenced two members...

Road deaths : A 50-year-old man was hit and killed early yesterday morning...

Short stop : A man was arrested yesterday after he robbed a bank...

Drug overdose : Two local men, aged 35 and 37, were found dead in a car early yesterday...


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The sun beats down...
EDITORIAL

Harsh statistics There can be no doubt Costas Karamanlis's government inherited a very difficult situation. But it is equally clear that it has, so far, failed to turn it around. The publication of macroeconomic data for the first five months of 2005 simply consolidated what was already perfectly clear...

COMMENTARY

The other side of the coin True to form, public opinion has spotted another enemy. What is to blame for rising inflation? The answer is easy: the euro. What is responsible for falling exports and rocky times for tourism? The euro.

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