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Village, roads ready Major projects will help improve transport conditions in Athens The Olympic Village, the biggest construction project of the 2004 Athens Olympics, and two major road sections were inaugurated yesterday. Located at the foot of Mt Parnitha, northwest of central Athens, the 120-hectare Olympic Village will open its gates to some 16,000 athletes and team officials on July 30. The village was built by the Labor Housing Organization at a cost of 320.5 million euros and its 2,292 apartments will be transferred to low-income families beginning in May 2005.

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NATO force for Athens in Germany

As the security net for the Athens Olympics begins to close and there also appears to be have been no credible terrorist threat made to the Games, the fever over security issues is expected to ease. Also, the picture of how security will be handled is gradually emerging.

EU delays Cyprus issue votes

Brussels - The European Union decided yesterday to postpone until the autumn two decisions on EU regulations concerning dealings with the Turkish Cypriots, giving the Cypriot government time to negotiate an improvement of its position.

No PASOK approval for Barroso

In yesterday's endorsement by the European Parliament of Portugal's former Prime Minister Jose Manuel Durao Barroso as the new president of the European Commission, Greece's deputies from the opposition PASOK party voted against the move...

Police guide on ‘right conduct’

A new police handbook for officers who will be on duty during the Olympics advises them on how to behave in a range of situations, from dealing with disoriented pedestrians to using violence in hostage situations.

Petrol bombs tossed at ministry buildings

Demonstrators at an anti-Olympics protest in central Athens last night hurled a gasoline bomb outside the Interior Ministry and spray painted the columns of surveillance cameras set up for the Games. There were no arrests.

IN BRIEF

Ten new armed patrol boats to guard Olympic venues, moored cruise ships : Merchant Marine Minister Manolis Kefaloyiannis yesterday attended a ceremony...

Britain is 'completely satisfied' with preparation, Straw tells Molyviatis : Britain is «completely satisfied» with the security measures implemented by Greece...

300,000 leaflets for tourists : A total of containing a list of suggested prices...

ELA trial : Revolutionary Popular Struggle (ELA) suspect Michalis Kassimis yesterday concluded his testimony...

Thyroid medicine : The medicine Thyrormon, dispensed to patients with thyroid problems...

Loutsa fire : A force of 60 firemen, 19 engines, two water-carrying aircraft and two helicopters...

Restoration of democracy : President Costis Stephanopoulos last night attended a function at the Pnyx...

Car burglar : A drug addict who broke in to more than 17 cars parked by beaches at Voula and Vouliagmeni...

Railway disruptions : There will be no service between Tavros and Piraeus on the Piraeus-Kifissis urban electric railway...

Murder 'solved.' : A 34-year-old Albanian man has been arrested for the murder of a 57-year-old betting agency owner...


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A young woman carries the Olympic torch...
EDITORIAL

Waiting for a date Athens has been closely following Ankara's diplomatic efforts to convince Europe that the time has finally come for it to receive a date for launching European Union accession talks. Officials at the Maximos Mansion and the Foreign Ministry are already working out different scenarios for how they should react according to the various possible outcomes of the EU summit in December. What is certain is that there is no expiry date for the rounds of secret «exploratory» talks that have been going on for years between Greek and Turkish diplomats.

COMMENTARY

Cyprus emancipated Tomorrow is 30 years since the collapse of Brig. Gen. Dimitrios Ioannidis's dictatorship and the restoration of the pre-1967 coup political life - with the exception of the former king Constantine, who was held accountable for all the disasters which fell upon the nation. The restoration of democracy might not have come about were it not for the military coup against Makarios and the Turkish invasion of Cyprus which resulted in the island's partition.

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