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Athens comes together Capital’s ambitious transport network is ready for Olympics

Athens's integrated transport system, which will be crucial in ensuring a smooth Olympic Games, will be in place by Sunday, Transport Minister Michalis Liapis said yesterday.
FRONT PAGE NEWS
Prosecution in ELA trial trims charges
The prosecutor in the Revolutionary Popular Struggle (ELA) case yesterday called for the conviction of four of the five defendants as accomplices of a terrorist group, arguing that the instigators and perpetrators of its activities were not in the Korydallos prison court's dock.
Officials: Games will have power
A commission of inquiry into the blackout that hit Athens and most of southern Greece on July 12 cast blame on both the state-run Public Power Corporation (PPC) and the state body which is responsible for the distribution of power (DESMIE).
Cyprus protests to US
The Cypriot goverment lodged a renewed protest with the US ambassador in Nicosia yesterday regarding the use of US-supplied weapons by the Turkish occupation forces in the north of the island republic.
Islamic art museum opens
The Islamic art collection of Athens's Benaki Museum was yesterday unveiled at the inauguration...
Designated taxis only for Games venues
Only taxicabs bearing the sign «Olympic Taxi» will be allowed to approach Olympic venues during the Games to pick up or drop off passengers, according to a decision signed yesterday by Economy and Finance Minster...
IN BRIEF
Glut of Olympic roadworks have caused more accidents, insurance firms say : The Association of Insurance Companies yesterday charged that the rate of road traffic accidents has increased...
Relatives of 39 victims appeal against leniency shown to architect, engineer : The relatives of people who died when the Ricomex factory collapsed during the 1999 Athens earthquake yesterday appealed...
PM updated on Olympics, tourism : Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis was yesterday briefed on preparations for the Olympic Games...
Security talks : Public Order Minister Giorgos Voulgarakis yesterday briefed (separately) the ambassadors of Albania, Korea, Israel and the USA...
ATM withdrawal : Three Gypsies who allegedly used stolen machinery and vehicles to remove five ATMs from different parts of Thessaloniki have been arrested...
Doctors return : The Greek contingent of the Doctors Without Borders aid organization based in Afghanistan has decided to return to Greece...
Astir probe : The sale of land to the Astir Palace Hotel in Vouliagmeni was not carried out by the PASOK government...
US Embassy : The Federal Benefits Unit (FBU) of the in Athens will be able to offer only limited services from August 11-31...

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EDITORIAL
New face of the transport network
 Extension of the metro network, return of the tram, inauguration of the suburban railway system, new bus routes, longer hours of service. Whine as we may about the temporary trouble caused by infrastructure projects, we must admit that the capital's public transport network has undergone a radical overhaul.
COMMENTARY
The Olympic spirit
 Leaving aside various questions that are still begging for an answer - such as: How much did the Olympics cost? What was the size of the debt bequeathed by the Games? Who exactly profited from the projects? To what extent were civic rights undermined? And what was the damage done to the country's international profile as a result of security-related allegations? - one could raise another question. If the US and EU governments as well as other states really think that global terrorism poses an immediate threat to the Olympic host country and if they really think that the perils necessitate a string of security measures such as changes in the legal code...
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