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PM to accelerate reforms Karamanlis says more changes to electoral legislation will boost stability Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis pledged yesterday to push ahead with reforms in his first parliamentary address since being re-elected and indicated there will be further changes to the electoral law.

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PASOK race gets a third runner

PASOK's former party secretary Costas Skandalidis yesterday threw his hat into the ring of the leadership challenge, expressing his intention to run as a third candidate...

Museum for Alexander the Great

Greece will dedicate a museum to Alexander the Great in the northern town of Pella, his birthplace and the seat of the Macedonian kingdom that ruled an empire from Europe to India, an official said yesterday.

Education law put to the test

The start of the academic year on Monday will put to the test a recently adopted law which introduces the assessment of university staff and bans students...

Piraeus protest at sewage odor

The stench of tons of partially treated sewage on the islet of Psyttaleia has become «completely unbearable» for nearby residents...

Woman arrested for hospital espionage

Police said yesterday they have uncovered a case of corporate espionage involving two of the country's top private hospitals.

IN BRIEF

Car runs into school bus in Larissa but none of the children injured : A car crashed into a kindergarten bus in the central town of Larissa...

Coast guard detains total of 187 on four different Aegean islands : Coast guard officers detained 187 illegal immigrants, including 11 children...

Rescue drill held in Thessaly : The Civil Protection Authority of Thessaly and the University of Thessaly held a rescue drill in Larissa...

Fatal shootout : A 39-year-old Albanian man, who died in a shooting in Nea Ionia...

Hash haul : Police in northern Greece yesterday confiscated more than 45 kilos of cannabis...

School food : Police conducted 220 inspections of school canteens and snack shops...

Suspect arrested : A 24-year-old man was arrested in Aspropyrgos...

Procedure change : The US Embassy said it will modify procedures for non-immigrant visa services...


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Development Minister Christos Folias...
EDITORIAL

Costs and benefits for all stakeholders The Labor Institute, a branch of the General Confederation of Greek Labor, has taken a very important initiative by importing European experience on the social security issue to Greece. Experience from other countries of the European Union could be used as a guide or, at least, provide useful input in our efforts to resolve a problem that almost all Western states have in common.

COMMENTARY

Lack of opposition detrimental PASOK is edging closer to a split. The two main contenders, George Papandreou and Evangelos Venizelos, appear to be waging a vendetta against each other, expending all their energy in trying to destroy the enemy alliance. It's a sad ending for a party that has ruled Greece for over two decades and which - even at its lowest point...

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