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Souflias stirs up ND Party anger at remarks but sources say PM still close to minister Just after the conservatives' parliamentary majority voted in the 2005 state budget in the early hours of yesterday by a 165-135 vote margin, ruling New Democracy was humming like a beehive over remarks by a senior minister criticizing the spearheading of the party's anti-corruption drive. In off-the-cuff comments during a meeting with journalists on Wednesday, Public Works Minister Giorgos Souflias rubbished aspects of the new draft law intended to block media barons from using leverage to gain access to state procurements.

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Crackdown on roadhogs

As Public Order Minister Giorgos Voulgarakis joined traffic police officers handing out safe-driving leaflets...

EU summit result judged satisfactory

If not overwhelmed, Greek public opinion was on the whole satisfied with the government's handling...

Drive for greener Athens in 2005

A program, costing some 40 million euros, to make use of open spaces and increase the amount of greenery...

Ex-king in former palace

Thirty-seven years after he was forced to flee Greece, the country's last king was received...

GSEE press man faces sex charges, loses job

A journalist who had worked for some 20 years in the press office of the General Confederation of Greek Labor...

IN BRIEF

Panel of experts to tackle red tape gets go-ahead from government : The setting-up of an independent committee to combat bureaucracy was given the green ligh...

Freezing weather causes problems on roads in northern Greece : Snowfall in various parts of northern Greece, including mountainous areas of Thessaloniki...

Owner finds stash in rented home : A Thessaloniki woman who had rented her home out to a Greek...

Romanian return : Two Romanian women at the center of a court case at the beginning of the month...

Land return : The Council of State, Greece's highest administrative court...

Daughter abuse : An Albanian man, as yet unnamed, was arrested in Attica...

Phones down : Engineers were working to restore telephone services...

Sports bonuses : The Greek national soccer squad, which won the European Championship this summer...


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EDITORIAL

Mature public The recent RASS survey on people's views on the December 17 EU summit in Brussels and its handling by the Greek administration brought to light some interesting findings. Most importantly perhaps, the poll underscored keen public interest in the subject of the summit: a decision on giving Ankara a date for the start of membership negotiations.

COMMENTARY

One-man rule Nine months after its election defeat, PASOK has yet to reform itself. Most of the early confusion has diffused, particularly as the government's shortcomings become more evident. In a way, both major parties have yet to find a sure footing in their new roles. In the forthcoming Socialist convention, PASOK will have to outline its ideological contours and organizational structure.

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