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Greece, UK talk Turkey Karamanlis aims to get London’s backing before EU deadline for Ankara Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis is to discuss Turkey's bid to join the European Union with his British counterpart Tony Blair in London this afternoon in an attempt to garner Britain's support ahead of a December 6 European Union deadline for Ankara to honor its commitments to Cyprus.

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Olympic security system probed

A prosecutor in Athens yesterday ordered an investigation into foreign press reports which alleged that German electronics...

Police ‘beating’ under scrutiny

A prosecutor in Thessaloniki has ordered an urgent investigation into whether undercover police officers beat a 24-year-old student...

Small snags hit pay parking

A parking fee system for central Athens came into effect yesterday, with drivers accusing the City Council of poorly preparing...

Avian flu steps swing into action

Authorities are implementing safety measures in parts of Fthiotida, central Greece, where a migrating duck was found to be infected...

System fails to catch stranded carriage

A train traveling from Athens to Corinth split in half last week after its second carriage became detached...

IN BRIEF

Watchdog says local authorities are 'tampering' with civil service hiring : Local authorities are mainly responsible for issuing...

More unrest at Evia school where 16-year-old was allegedly raped : A teacher was arrested yesterday at the high school...

Protests at hospitals on Thursday : Doctors at state hospitals in Athens and Piraeus are due...

Rape suspect : A 36-year-old foreign national was remanded in custody in Hania...

False alarm : A section of busy Pireos Street in Moschato...

OTE protest : OTE telecom union members yesterday blocked off the entrance...

Thanksgiving closure : The US Embassy in Athens, including the Consular Section...

Ambulance strike : The ambulance service in Thessaloniki will be operating...

Arson attack : Four motorcycles and a car were destroyed in a fire...


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A public sector luxury liner Here is a condensed extract from yesterday's speech by the Hellenic Telecommunications Organization's president and managing director, Panagis Vourloumis: «Public companies and organizations are an interesting and singular phenomenon in Greece and it is worth describing life there. But whose life? There are many different people in these organizations and life is not the same for all.

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Flower pots and the law There has always been a problem with flower pots in this country, particularly in Thessaloniki: They tend to take on a life of their own and do not obey rules set by those who place them on sidewalks or balconies. The most recent instance occurred in that city on the anniversary of the 1973 student uprising.

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