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Bishop resigns, boss stays Theoklitos stands down while Christodoulos says he will remain archbishop After several weeks of scandal, the crisis in the Church of Greece claimed its first victim yesterday as the Bishop of Thessaliotis tendered his resignation but Archbishop Christodoulos maintained he would not stand down, despite some calls for him to do so.

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Criminal probe on arms is possible

The president of a parliamentary committee investigating alleged wrongdoings in Greece's military procurements program under the previous Socialist government...

Mbeki calls for more EU aid

South African President Thabo Mbeki and Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis yesterday exchanged promises to further strengthen the two countries' traditional close ties.

Watchdog calls for gay unions

Greece's human rights committee yesterday called for same-sex civil unions so that homosexuals and heterosexuals have equal social benefits...

State will help fund OTE plan

The government will partly finance a voluntary retirement plan at OTE, Greece's dominant fixed-line service provider, Economy and Finance Minister Giorgos Alogoskoufis said yesterday.

Suspect held in mother and daughter rape

An Albanian construction worker was arrested yesterday on suspicion of having raped an Athenian woman and her 12-year-old daughter last November, police said yesterday.

IN BRIEF

US delegation praises ties, expresses interest in telecoms investment : «Greece is an important ally in the region and has made a significant contribution to Afghanistan and Iraq,»...

Rescue workers seek 3 laborers thought to have been trapped : Rescue workers were yesterday trying to locate three laborers...

Three-euro ticket on sale from Tuesday : A new travelcard allowing 24-hour access to virtually all forms of public transport...

Flood compensation : Farmers who lost livestock as a result of flooding in Evros earlier this week will be compensated...

Cyprus : Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos yesterday submitted his candidacy for re-election...

Dirty deal : A 38-year-old Albanian whose body was found by passers-by...

Bank raids : Unidentified robbers made off with two trays of cash containing 105,000 euros...

Forged euros : Police in Cyprus were yesterday questioning a businessman...

Rethymnon blast : A blast in a Rethymnon cafe that damaged at least seven stores...


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EDITORIAL

Church crisis: Time for state action Those who thought that the corruption scandals and shady intrigue bedeviling Greece's Orthodox Church were just a passing phase have been forced to reconsider. But the latest wave of revelations has swept away any leftover delusions nourished by senior Church clerics as well as by the political class. The embarrassing failure of the Church Hierarchy to shoulder its share of responsibility and kick off a process of self-cleansing has made state action imperative.

COMMENTARY

Tax rebellion State revenue last month was lower - for the first time in years - compared to the same month last year; and the situation does not look like improving in February. According to sources, the government's economic policymakers are in a panic as the 2005 budget, like the one before it, is in danger of being way off target because of falling revenue. And all this in a year of EU-mandated fiscal austerity measures.

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