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From EU to Greece As Greek presidency ends, Simitis prepares government shakeup With Greece's presidency of the EU ending today, Prime Minister Costas Simitis is likely to soon unveil changes to his government and the ruling PASOK party's Executive Bureau in an effort to close the gap with the New Democracy party.

FRONT PAGE NEWS

Redundancy, loans affect coastal lines

Coastal shipping companies, which link scores of islands to the mainland and join Greece to Italy and thus the rest of the EU, are in danger of losing more than half their ships by 2008 because of a law banning older ships. This could cause serious problems in coastal transportation.

Cypriots over-fond of cabarets

NICOSIA (AFP) - Cyprus and the rest of Europe must step up efforts to combat people trafficking for cheap labor and prostitution, Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner Alvaro Gil Robles said on Saturday.

Police stop 500,000 bullets

Half a million rounds of military ammunition hidden in a truck carrying charcoal from Albania have been seized by border guards in northern Greece, police said on Saturday.

Top N17 suspect claims US threat

The alleged mastermind behind the November 17 terrorist group has accused police of threatening him with extradition to the USA just after his arrest last July, to force him to admit participation in the group's first three attacks.

Demolition of the flyover...

Workers began the demolition of the flyover at the Stavros intersection at Aghia Paraskevi late on Friday.

Chinese gang abused illegal immigrants

Ten Chinese nationals have been arrested in Athens for involvement in a migrant-smuggling ring that spirited Chinese job-seekers into Greece and then detained and maltreated them, seeking ransom from their relatives in China.

IN BRIEF

Archbishop heralds campaign for vote on reference to Christianity : Archbishop Christodoulos said yesterday the Church of Greece proposes to seek a referendum...

Athens hails ‘first positive moves’ : Greece, as holder of the European Union presidency, yesterday welcomed Friday’s agreement...

Airport blackout : A 45-minute power cut at the Iraklion airport on Crete on Saturday morning caused considerable hardship to travelers...

Flag charges : Τwo migrant construction workers were charged on Saturday with insulting a state symbol...

Kroustallakis goes : Supreme Court prosecutor Evangelos Kroustallakis steps down today as his term as Greece’s top prosecutor expires...


ΤΗΙS WEEK

Monday PM Costas Simitis chairs cabinet meeting evaluating Greece’s term as EU president. Earlier, Simitis will brief President Costis Stephanopoulos...

Tuesday PM Simitis presents a summing up of Greece’s EU presidency...

Thursday Shipowners’ Union (EEE) holds a press conference at union’s headquarters in Piraeus, 12 noon...

Saturday South-East European Research Center holds a conference...


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Athenians get relief...
EDITORIAL

We Greeks, 17 years from now The recent survey commissioned by the Center of Political Research and Communication (KPEE) concerning public expectations over the living conditions in 2020, might well reveal more about the present than the future. Indeed, despite the fact that the households polled tried to foresee conditions 17 years from now, they clearly did so in the light of current circumstances.

COMMENTARY

Planning in vain After the ordeal of Greece's presidency of the European Union, Prime Minister Costas Simitis is giving serious thought to the upcoming government shake-up and to measures he could take in order to reverse the negative climate for PASOK ahead of national elections due within the year. According to Greece's Constitution, reshuffling the government is an exclusive prerogative of the prime minister and Simitis has always insisted on exercising this right without consulting his parliamentary or party aides. This is a remarkable sign of self-confidence. Even the late Socialist prime minister Andreas Papandreou, PASOK's founder, always made sure to give the impression of consulting his aides before moving on to shake up his government.

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