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PASOK’s censure card Papandreou tries to make government’s life hard with vote call PASOK leader George Papandreou attempted yesterday to increase the pressure on the government by proposing a vote of no confidence in a move that the ruling conservatives feel will backfire on the opposition party.

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Greece irked by Nimetz’s new proposal

Athens yesterday expressed serious disappointment over a new proposal by a United Nations envoy aimed at resolving the Macedonia name dispute...

Firefighters poised for early start

As firefighters put out the remains of the first major forest fire of the year, government officials said yesterday...

Blackmail case picks up again

Lawyer Christos Nikoloutsopoulos, a key witness in the alleged blackmail of former Culture Ministry general secretary Christos Zachopoulos...

Forum on poverty in Athens

Six in 10 Greeks feel they could slip below the poverty line in the years to come, according to figures made public yesterday...

Briton, 66, gets 15 years for child sex

A Thessaloniki court yesterday passed down a 15-year jail sentence to a 66-year-old British man found guilty of sexually molesting...

IN BRIEF

Pranksters cause travel disruptions on Athens metro, train to Thessaloniki : Two bomb hoaxes caused travel disruptions...

Archbishop cancels trip to Istanbul to recover from a foot fracture : Archbishop Ieronymos was yesterday discharged...

Man dies trying to get into his flat : A Romanian man, who was locked out of his central Athens apartment...

Guard shot : Armed assailants shot and injured a security guard in Aspropyrgos...

Rhodes fire : A fire that broke out in an old flour mill on Rhodes on Tuesday night...

Travel expenses : Administrative staff at the Education Ministry are threatening...

Earth Hour : The island of Aegina will be Greece's representative in a worldwide initiative...

Roadside body : The body of a man who was shot dead has been found...

Contraband smokes : Customs officials in Thessaloniki yesterday seized 902 cardboard boxes...


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EDITORIAL

A proposal against Greek interests UN mediator Matthew Nimetz's proposal on the Macedonia name dispute does not bode well for Greek interests. He has adopted the composite name approach which, moreover, differs only slightly from FYROM's constitutional name. Unfortunately, critics of Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis's policy have so far been vindicated. Her decision to make concessions early in the process have resulted in the pressure being shifted onto Athens.

COMMENTARY

Need for patience and resolve The stage is set. The USA is trying to avert a Greek veto by initiating a last-gasp round of frenetic bargaining. It is trying to transform Matthew Nimetz from a mediator into an unofficial arbitrator. In this climate, any side that rejects his proposal will pay a hefty political price, for it will appear to be defying the UN.

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