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Tourism in trouble Arrivals could be off 8 pct this year, hurting jobs, growth The Greek tourism industry is facing a crisis in a year during which it expected to reap the rewards of Athens's hosting of the Olympic Games, according to the Association of Greek Tourist Enterprises (SETE).

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EU wrath over Greek environment

The European Commission yesterday said it was pursuing legal action against Greece on several violations of EU environmental law, including the dangerous transportation and dumping of 300 tons of sludge daily from Athens's sewage treatment plant.

Greek faith in UN Cyprus plan

The 30th anniversary yesterday of the Turkish invasion which divided Cyprus was marked by strikingly different ceremonies and moods on the two sides of the island.

Tram ‘will take time to fit in’

Dozens of trams shuttled tens of thousands of commuters between central Athens and the coastal suburbs relatively smoothly yesterday, despite a minor accident.

6-year-old boy slain by sister

A 24-year-old woman was being questioned late yesterday on suspicion of having murdered her 6-year-old brother in their home in Kypseli, central Athens, Monday evening.

The Parthenon...

The Parthenon, the symbol of Athens, was illuminated as part of a new lighting display on Monday night.

Tons of gold, silver, bronze for Olympians

Thirteen kilos of gold and a ton apiece of silver and bronze are to be used in the production of over 6,000 medals for athletes...

IN BRIEF

Privacy watchdog says security airship does not need its permission : Greece's Data Protection Agency said yesterday that police did not need to get a permit from the privacy watchdog...

Passengers for Argo-Saronic ferries will not be affected by August ban : People wanting to board ferries to islands in the Argo-Saronic Gulf during the month of August will not be affected...

Patriarch warns Turkey over orphanage : Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios has told Turkey's Milliyet newspaper that he will appeal to the European Court...

Insurance : The Association of Companies yesterday appealed to Transport and Communications Minister Michalis Liapis...

Kifissou Avenue : Traffic will be disrupted on from today as road resurfacing work gets under way...

Olympic Village : Labor Minister Panos Panayiotopoulos is to officially hand over the to Athens 2004 Organizing Committee...

Ambulance protest : Ambulance staff and paramedics in Thessaloniki yesterday threatened to go on strike...

Chinese ties : Deputy Foreign Minister Panayiotis Skandalakis yesterday discussed Olympic security and information-sharing...

ELA trial : Revolutionary Popular Struggle (ELA) suspect Irini Athanassaki yesterday denied any involvement...


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The Virgin and Child...
EDITORIAL

Tough autumn for the economy Economic analysts agree that in fiscal terms, the current year will be tougher than 2003. On one hand, the budget overruns in Olympics-related projects - a cost that cannot be avoided at this stage - have put an additional strain on the fiscal economy which was already in a sorry state. On the other hand, the inflow of European Union funds is expected to fall short of the - revised - projections that put the size of the EU package at least 1 billion euros below the forecast of the now-departed Simitis administration.

COMMENTARY

Suspended step The timing of Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to Paris - where the Turkish prime minister tried to come across as a good disciple of the acquis communautaire as he eyes a green light for Turkey's EU bid - should not surprise us but should instead be seen as a sign of the cynicism pervading today's realpolitik. The occupation of northern Cyprus has long ceased to be a sufficient reason for refuting Ankara's bid - even more so following the referenda on the UN Cyprus peace plan that whitewashed Turkey's diplomatic tactics.

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