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Gov’t shields minister Pressure on Tsitouridis over Labor Ministry links to suspects in Mevgal case Labor Minister Savvas Tsitouridis was given the full backing of the government yesterday despite the revelation that two of the men who allegedly blackmailed the Mevgal dairy firm had been appointed to a ministry committee six days before news of the corruption case broke.

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Gul vows to boost ties with Greece

As Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis and her Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul pledged to develop trust between their countries on the sidelines...

Police brush up on traffic laws

As the government prepares to introduce stricter fines for disobedient drivers, the Public Order Ministry said yesterday that police will be called in to the classroom...

Pakistanis find ‘secret prisons’

Some of the Pakistani men who allege they were kidnapped by secret services in Greece last summer have identified several interrogation centers...

Flat tire for big city bike plans

Plans to introduce bicycle paths to some of the country's largest cities and towns have been shelved due to the cost of setting them up...

Parents oblivious to children’s Net habits

Almost two-thirds of parents in Greece have no idea that their children can access pornography on the Internet, according to the results of a survey made public yesterday...

IN BRIEF

High-tech trolley bus stops will tell commuters expected journey time : Six smart trolley bus stops are set to be unveiled today...

43 would-be immigrants and two traffickers found off coast of Evia : The coast guard detained yesterday 43 illegal immigrants...

Stoppage on blue buses tomorrow : Drivers of the ETHEL bus company in Athens are due to hold a five-hour work stoppage...

OTE strike : Workers from OTE telecom held a 24-hour strike yesterday...

Policeman guilty : A policeman from Katerini in northern Greece was given...

Jail sentences : Four men accused of taking part in clashes with police...

Officers arrested : Police arrested two off-duty coast guard officers in Acharnes...

Minefield injuries : Two Iranian immigrants were injured as they tried to cross...

Sea chase : Coast guard officers arrested two suspects after a chase at sea...

Mild quake : A mild earthquake measuring 3.4 on the Richter scale occurred...


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President Karolos Papoulias...
EDITORIAL

Time to leave the blame game behind Responsibility is part and parcel of politics. It is ubiquitous. But the results of politicians' actions are only judged by the voters, rather than the politicians themselves. For example, the Greek people hold both the major political parties responsible for the current state of public administration, particularly PASOK which governed the country for 20 years and less the New Democracy party, which in a few months' time will have been in power for three years.

COMMENTARY

Mr Political Cost At times I can almost hear the secret adviser whispering in the prime minister's ear: «PM, we cannot take this. The costs will be unbearable. The TV media and newspapers will lynch us.» The secret adviser, a government heavyweight with knowledge of what is being said outside the gates of the government headquarters, has in the past changed the minds...

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