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Diploma scam exposed Qualifications of thousands of public sector workers in doubt Thousands of people working as nurses, physiotherapists, dental technicians and in other vocations may have been employed on the basis of diplomas awarded despite the fact they did not attend any classes, it emerged yesterday.

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EC clashes with Greece on emissions

The European Commission said yesterday that the Environment and Public Works Ministry had been fully aware of Greece's imminent suspension...

Cold fails to stem Easter rush

The prospect of one of the coldest Easters in 30 years and rising prices do not seem to have had any negative impact...

Drug ring had Costa Rica link

A 21-year-old Romanian national arrested in Athens yesterday in possession of more than 5 kilos of cocaine is believed to be a central link...

Relief over EU report on FYROM

Greek Euro MPs yesterday expressed their «full satisfaction» with the approval of a European Union progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)...

Hospital chief stays despite scan slip-up

The Health Ministry yesterday turned down the resignation of Antonis Kontaratos, the director of the Evangelismos Hospital in Athens...

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Greece not intending to lift its ban on cultivating genetically modified crops : Greece has no intention of lifting its ban on the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops...

Firebombs thrown at car showrooms in apparently coordinated strikes : Arsonists carried out what appear to be coordinated attacks...

Grocer caught with 7,500 pyrotechnics : A minimarket owner in the Peloponnesian town of Xylokastro was arrested...

Museum hours : The National Archaeological Museum in Athens will be closed tomorrow...

PASOK raids : A group of some 10 people wearing hoods threw rocks at police officers...

Corrupt taxmen : A Patras misdemeanors court passed down four-year suspended jail sentences...

New jail : Justice Minister Sotiris Hatzigakis yesterday inaugurated...

Cyprus damages : The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Ankara...

Work site accident : A 40-year-old Bulgarian truck driver was crushed to death...


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Few days resting... PASOK leader George Papandreou waves to journalists as he leaves KAT Hospital...

EDITORIAL

Fake diplomas, familiar lessons A small industry of vocational schools selling counterfeit diplomas has been uncovered in Arta, central Greece. This came as no great surprise and simply proved what is already self-evident. Firstly, that the private education sector is not exactly overrun with angels and, secondly, that when the state decides to take its supervisory role seriously, it can bring about results. Many were quick to condemn private education overall on the basis of a few people having broken the law.

COMMENTARY

Only a weak favorite The Pennsylvania primary showed that the Democratic nomination still hangs in the balance. Barack Obama, currently holding the lead, has been unable to open the gap that would force Hillary Clinton out of the race. Her goal is to stay at least a short head behind him until the end. She is hoping that the superdelegates of the Democratic Party will use the opportunity presented by such a development to endorse her nomination.

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