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Greece in bad books European anger at deficit figures — belt-tightening on the way Greek confidence took another beating yesterday as Europeans were highly critical of its upwardly revised public deficit figures while EU officials denied making any special concessions in the past over how the government made its accounting calculations.

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Nepotism scandal snowballs

The ruling conservatives yesterday intensified calls for PASOK to sack Spyros Vougias as the main opposition party's press spokesman struggled to prove that there had been no nepotism involved in his daughter securing a student transfer to Thessaloniki from a provincial university.

Court bombshell on Cyprus homes

NICOSIA (Reuters) - A Cypriot court yesterday ordered two elderly Greek-Cypriot refugees to return their house to its former Turkish-Cypriot owner, a shock ruling highlighting the complexity of the problems that keep the island divided.

Powell sees Molyviatis, cancels trip

US Secretary of State Colin Powell has called off a scheduled Athens visit after «substantive» talks with Foreign Minister Petros Molyviatis on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, Greece said yesterday.

7 charged over TV quiz scam

Seven TV station officials, producers and presenters have been charged with criminal fraud after a police crackdown on a televised quiz show that enticed viewers to compete for a cash prize by phoning in on high-charge toll lines.

Baby, grandfather die as Gypsies seek home

A baby girl and her grandfather were killed and several other people were injured yesterday during a brawl over a new home between two Gypsy families in a settlement near the town of Serres, northern Greece.

IN BRIEF

Free entrance to museums and sites for three days : Entry to museums and archaeological sites around Greece is free this weekend...

Southern Athens roads closed today for Paralympic cycling : Roads in the southern Athens coastal suburbs of Vari and Vouliagmeni will be closed today...

Thessaloniki cabbie case postponed : The trial, scheduled for yesterday, of a Thessaloniki taxi driver charged with beating a pregnant customer...

Kenteris witnesses : Two men who claim to have witnessed the motorcycle accident...

Fuel for thought : Development Minister Dimitris Sioufas yesterday proposed to the EU Competitiveness Council...

Schroeder visit : German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is on a one-day visit to Athens today...

Weather warning : There is a likelihood of heavy rain and storms...

Rimini ceremony : Greek President Costis Stephanopoulos will make a visit tomorrow to the graves of the 117 Greek officers...

Immigrants caught : Fifteen illegal immigrants (seven women, five men and three children) were arrested in waters near Chios yesterday...

Olga sinking : A ceremony will be held on Leros tomorrow for the 61st anniversary of the WWII sinking of the Greek destroyer Vassilissa Olga...


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EDITORIAL

Cheap spectacle Those of us who had high expectations of the post-Olympic period have come down to earth with a bump. The manner in which our local television channels tackled the dramatic affair of the Chinook helicopter crash, as well as the more recent allegations of nepotism against the government (after a minister's son was transferred to a respected university on highly controversial grounds), leave no room for doubt that the TV screen remains the unrivaled protagonist in the world of politics.

COMMENTARY

Not so fortunate fortunes The quick succession of events in recent days has diverted attention from some provocative aspects of Greek public life that speak volumes about the current socioeconomic conditions. The headlines are dominated by stories of nepotism and the burgeoning fiscal crisis, but little is said about the outcome: an unprecedented accumulation of wealth which has led to reckless fiscal management. Little is being said about the growing inequalities and the consequences of understated deficits. The briefs of a legal dispute between two heirs recently revealed the existence of an unbelievable fortune. Their heritage includes portfolio shares in major Swiss banks...

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