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Irenaios’s ouster confirmed World’s Orthodox leaders uphold decision on Jerusalem patriarch The world's Orthodox Church leaders yesterday upheld the overthrow, by his own bishops, of scandal-mired Jerusalem Patriarch Irenaios, one day after the senior churchman defied a final appeal to voluntarily step down.

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OECD voices deficit doubts

On the same day the prime minister met with the head of Greece's industrialists to discuss the future of the economy, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) poured...

3.2 mln buildings face quake risk

A stunning 80 percent of all of Greece's buildings need to be reinforced to withstand earthquakes despite stringent building regulations which have been in place since 1985...

‘Lame’ justice offered a crutch

Justice Minister Anastassis Papaligouras presented to Parliament yesterday a draft law intended to radically accelerate the course of awarding justice in a nation of highly litigious citizens...

Two more judges up for the ax

Another two judges were added yesterday to the long list of members of the judiciary facing dismissal for alleged participation in a trial-fixing ring...

It’s all Greek for new Internet addresses

In a meeting of ancient and modern, Internet users will, for the first time, be able to register website addresses using Greek characters...

IN BRIEF

Two cows slaughtered in Achaia, mass vaccinations planned : Prefectural authorities in Achaia and Corinthia, in the Peloponnese, were on standby...

Ano Liosia landfill blockade : A blockade of the Ano Liosia landfill by local residents due to begin today could result...

Church ruling : The Culture Ministry's Central Archaeological Council (KAS) late on Monday rejected...

Toy threat : State inspectors have confiscated nearly 2,000 laser guns...

Eurovision reception : Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis yesterday congratulated...

Driver stopped : Police who stopped the driver of a tourist coach on the Iraklio-Siteia highway in Crete...

Special Olympics : Around 450 athletes with intellectual disabilities are to compete...

Cyprus : President Karolos Papoulias receives Cypriot Foreign Minister...

Zakynthos quake : A moderate undersea quake, measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale, occurred...

Child molester : A 75-year-old man yesterday faced an Athens prosecutor...


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EDITORIAL

Public sends strong signals on EU text The fact that the imminent referendum on the European Constitution has split French society shows that a lack of legitimacy is plaguing European institutions. The crisis is hardly exclusive to France. According to opinion polls, the Dutch, who will cast ballots three days after the French, have grave misgivings about the EU text, too. The message that the citizens are sending to their governments and the political elites in Brussels is too strong to ignore.

COMMENTARY

Disclose their incomes Education Minister Marietta Giannakou's attacks on the Hellenic Federation of University Teachers' Unions (POSDEP) for its opposition to the proposed assessment of academic staff is justified. The bill has pitted the minister against a bunch of university professors seeking to protect their vested interests. Their stance in fact blackens the image of the majority of professors. to oppose evaluation is to oppose one of education's fundamental principles.

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