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New law to stop graft Landmark bill seeks to tackle corruption in the private sector Bribery in the private sector is to become a legal offense for the first time in Greece as part of tougher legislation to combat corruption, the government said yesterday, while it continued to deal with the fallout from the alleged blackmail of the Mevgal dairy firm.

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Ignorance fuels heart fatalities

Widespread public ignorance about the symptoms of a heart attack and heavy traffic on the country's roads conspire to ensure that a large proportion...

Miners dig for gov’t breaks

Mining in protected areas and a reduction in restrictions are among a list of demands that mining firms have put to the government in moves...

Parnitha fault line no threat

The Mount Parnitha fault line that was responsible for the deadly 5.9 Richter earthquake in Athens in 1999 is unlikely to strike again with the same strength...

Cassandra trees will grow again

Officials in northern Greece yesterday declared that the area of Cassandra on the Halkidiki peninsula, which was ravaged by forest fires...

Bogus doctor plied trade for five years

A 52-year-old bogus doctor, alleged to have conned terminally-ill patients with fake potions and therapies for five years, had also...

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Indecent images of babies are found on medical student's computer : A 25-year-old medical student has been arrested...

Owners of building which collapsed in 1999 quake cleared of manslaughter : The two owners of the Faran pharmaceutical firm whose factory collapsed...

Pilot ejects just before air crash : An air force plane crashed yesterday during a training flight near the base of Araxos...

Gennimata victory? : The PASOK candidate for the Athens-Piraeus prefecture, Fofi Gennimata, may need...

Court unrest : Police used tear gas at the main courthouse in Piraeus yesterday...

Brief escape : Yesterday afternoon police on Crete rounded up eight migrants...

Bus route : A new between Politechnoupolis...

Fatal accidents : Two youths, aged 19 and 17, were killed in a traffic accident on the island of Rhodes...

Food fines : The Hellenic Food Authority (EFET) slapped fines totaling 347,000 euros...


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EDITORIAL

Cartel milks people’s purses Recent reports of the alleged bribing of a government-appointed member of the Competition Commission and blackmail of the Mevgal dairy firm have become an embarrassment to the conservative administration. The discussion - as tends to happen in these cases - is spreading like brush fire. This is deflecting attention from the heart of the issue which is, of course, the fact that the milk market is dominated by a cartel that squanders people's money.

COMMENTARY

Out of tune The lack of a permanent home, funding and respect are the common characteristics of Greek orchestras, which are starting to resemble a bad joke. Suffering either the state's indifference or political exploitation, they have been sounding the alarm bells for decades, but all that amounts to is an annoying buzz in the ears of successive culture ministers.

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