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Domestic strife for PM PASOK wants parliamentary debate on government’s public sector hirings Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis returned from his three-day trip to the US yesterday to find his government furiously attempting to deflect opposition accusations it was guilty of favoritism in its allocation of state sector jobs.

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Irenaios defies Orthodox leaders

Top Greek Orthodox Church officials, meeting in Istanbul yesterday, brought further pressure on Patriarch Irenaios of Jerusalem...

Cyprus out of cells for migrants

NICOSIA (AFP) - Cyprus admitted yesterday that it was unable to arrest and deport illegal immigrants....

Alert over skin cancer issued

With the sunbathing season about to start, experts warned yesterday about the dangers of exposure to the sun's rays...

Park chief axed over wife’s sins

Just over a month after picking a new chairman for the struggling Zakynthos national park...

Free DVDs: A horror show for video clubs

Video club owners gathered yesterday outside the Economy Ministry to protest against Greek newspapers' practice of giving away DVDs...

IN BRIEF

Increase of 3.31 billion euros in Q1, accounting office says : The country's public debt increased by 3.31 billion euros...

Evros preparations 'nearly complete' : Most of the restoration work on dikes damaged during floods in Evros...

Riot suspects : Thirteen suspected anarchists, detained on criminal charges...

Peace summit : PASOK leader George Papandreou addressed Israeli and Palestinian decision-makers...

Rhodes sponger : A Rhodes trader was yesterday charged with profiteering after allegedly selling...

Japanese ties : Greece has neglected the Japanese market, especially in the area of exports and tourism...

Cultural boost : Eight million euros has been earmarked to boost the budgets...

Illegal immigrants : Coast guards on Kos yesterday detained seven who had reached...

Cypriot ties : Foreign Minister Petros Molyviatis is to receive...


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EDITORIAL

Tight time frame for government During Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis's meeting with Economy Minister Giorgos Alogoskoufis yesterday, the conservative leader called for the resolution of all pressing economic issues facing his government by September. This means that the conservative administration must hammer out a legal framework for public-private partnerships, solve the problem of banks' unfunded pension liabilities - which is most serious for Emporiki Bank - and begin auctioning state property.

COMMENTARY

Conquering Kiev What a relief: We've finally managed to clinch yet another prize that was missing from our collection. All the effort and money, the relentless promotional campaign by the state TV channels and the mobilization of ethnic Greeks abroad was not in vain. Helena Paparizou won the Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev...

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