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Gov’t defends zoning plan Minister rebuffs environmentalists’ criticism, says tough restrictions in place Environment and Public Works Minister Giorgos Souflias yesterday rebuffed criticism by environmentalists of a proposed «land zoning plan» that would allow the construction of tourism complexes, stressing that building would be subject to strict restrictions.

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A pile of deflated soccer balls...

A pile of deflated soccer balls is pictured at the Attica narcotics squad headquarters yesterday.

14 to be put on trial in Alex case

An appeals prosecutor will recommend that 14 suspects stand trial...

Hottest summer in decades

The country will brace for more hot weather this weekend with the temperature expected to be around 43 degrees Celsius (109F)...

A second charge for Aussie con

Police in Australia yesterday lodged a second set of murder charges against the country's most wanted fugitive, Tony Mokbel...

Younger users dodge therapy

The number of younger teenagers that turn to the KETHEA Therapy Center...

Police stand over cleanup operation

A police operation in Monastiraki, central Athens, took place yesterday to help municipal work crews clean up...

IN BRIEF

Albanian charged with sexual attacks on two women in Glyfada : A 34-year-old Albanian national has been arrested in Glyfada...

Farmer admits to killing neighbor for treating him condescendingly : Police in Serres yesterday charged a 25-year-old farmer with the murder on Thursday...

Iraklion-Cardiff flight grounded : A flight carrying 185 passengers from Iraklion, Crete, to Cardiff, Wales...

Archbishop recovering : Archbishop Christodoulos, who has been diagnosed with cancer of the liver...

Forgery ring : Police in Athens yesterday arrested two Pakistanis believed to be members of a large criminal...

Shampoo withdrawn : A British-made shampoo called Osmo Essence has been withdrawn from the Greek market...

Food confiscated : The Agriculture Ministry said yesterday that it blocked 203,183 kilos of food...

Consulate shut : The consular section of the US Embassy in Athens will be closed to the public on Wednesday...


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EDITORIAL

Easing the traffic in the city The road network expanding throughout the Attica basin has been subject to extensive alterations over the previous years. It would be no exaggeration to say that these changes have affected people's daily lives. However, the truth is that most streets in and around the capital remain jam-packed with cars.The recent proposal to turn busy Patission and Acharnon avenues into one-way streets should be welcomed. The proposed change demonstrates that a mixture of imagination and careful study...

COMMENTARY

The root of pessimism Greece is not unaffected by the global economic downswing. Even government officials who brag about rescuing the national economy from its mammoth debts and deficits admit that we are only halfway there and that the economy still has many structural challenges to overcome.

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