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A three-year marathon ends ‘We have won,’ a relieved public works minister exclaims; traffic tests show officials need time

The marathon route, one of the most important and problematic of Olympic projects, was officially opened yesterday. The highway, with two lanes in each direction separated by a barrier, had become emblematic of the problems faced by organizers in the runup to the Games. Part of the Olympic marathon will be run along this road and it is also a crucial link between Athens and the rowing center at Schinias and the journalists' village at Aghios Andreas.
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A transfusion of treasure
By providing incentives for the repatriation of capital deposited by Greek residents in foreign banks, the government is tapping into a source of investment estimated by banks to be between 70 and 80 billion euros.
Athens set to rock for Games
An extravaganza of performance and visual art will provide a rambunctious nightly backdrop to the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Athens Mayor Dora Bakoyannis promised yesterday as the city laid out a cultural palliative to persisting world concerns over Games security and a people's alternative to the much-criticized Cultural Olympiad.
ELA 3 set to be free next week
The trial of five suspected members of the Revolutionary Popular Struggle (ELA) group, which began on February 9, suffered another reverse yesterday, as the court did not hear the prosecutor's scheduled summing-up.
Olympic leak ‘unfortunate’
Olympic Games organizers yesterday expressed their regret over a report in a British tabloid newspaper revealing details about the Olympic opening ceremony, but stressed that the «magic of the ceremony» would not be lost.
Citius, altius, fortius and safer as well
Athletes at the Athens Olympics are expected to go for gold in the bedroom as well as on the field, with 130,000 free condoms being made available to them. Condom manufacturer Durex has donated the prophylactics as well as 30,000 sachets of lubricant...
IN BRIEF
President to be shown renovated sections of the Parthenon, Propylaea : President Costis Stephanopoulos is to be given a guided tour of the Acropolis today...
Protests in several prisons reportedly under control : The Justice Ministry was on standby yesterday as a climate of unrest prevailed in several jails...
Strike called for August 4 : Protesting hotel workers yesterday announced plans to go on strike on August 4...
Doctors' protest : Hospital doctors in Athens and Piraeus are to stage a six-hour strike tomorrow, demanding more money for extra work...
Portuguese aid : Greece will send two aircraft to help Portugal fight forest fires after weekend blazes destroyed thousands of hectares of forest...
Tram glitch : Trams in the Faliron area were out of action for more than two hours yesterday afternoon...
Policeman suicide : A young policeman from Komotini, who had been transferred to a police training unit in Amygdaleza to prepare for security duties...
Traffic disruptions : Traffic will be disrupted in central Athens and other parts of Attica over the next 15 days...
Olympic security : Two large scanning machines, contributed by the US government to facilitate the inspection of the cargo on trucks...
Storm alert : The National Meteorological Service has warned of heavy rain and thunderstorms...
Rail strike : Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE) staff have announced work stoppages on Friday, Saturday and next Monday...


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EDITORIAL
Capturing the center
«We have proved that we meet citizens in the political center. In the modern social center... «I want you to extend our overture to the rest of society. We will stick to the strategy of the middle ground,» said Prime Minister and New Democracy Chairman Costas Karamanlis at the close of his party's three-day congress on Sunday, presenting ND's ideological hallmark for the years to come. «The new administration rejects discrimination and fanaticism. It rejects vested interests. It rejects audacity and arrogance. Dialogue, the quest for new ideas, and a two-way communication with society do not end on ballot day. The citizen is constantly at the center of our policy.
COMMENTARY
No clear strategy
Thirty years after the traumatic Turkish invasion, Greek Cypriots are seeking to overcome the problem with the advantage of EU membership but with no clear strategy. Nicosia originally tried to win a compromise by ensuring some sort of unity for the island, hence as early as 1977 it accepted the idea of bizonal federation. Greek Cypriots used international law and UN resolutions to put pressure on Ankara, but barring some political and economic repercussions the Turks were never under enough pressure to change course.
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