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Big moves in energy Private-sector operators considering alliances in electricity production The deregulated energy market is expected to provide for significant alliances among Greek groups as well as the entry of big foreign energy groups, with significant positive results for the economy.

FRONT PAGE NEWS

Athens mulls EU plan for Cyprus

Athens is reportedly giving cautious consideration to a proposal being drafted by the European Union's Finnish presidency to persuade Turkey...

Gov’t rejects forcing strike end

Teachers are set to strike for a third week as of Monday as the government yesterday ruled out invoking a law...

Racketeer hit men arrested

Four men who were allegedly hired to kill nightclub owners in Athens for refusing to pay...

Jews protest neo-Nazi visit

Greek Jewish groups protested strongly yesterday over news that a prominent German neo-Nazi politician will appear at a far-right rally in Athens this weekend.

Prime Minister...

Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis met with Archbishop Christodoulos, the head of the Church of Greece...

Potent new drug could help Greeks kick habit

A new anti-smoking drug that could be twice as effective as similar drugs is expected to be...

IN BRIEF

Competition Commission to look into delay over hacker report : The Competition Commission has ordered an investigation into why its president, Spyros Zissimopoulos, was informed...

Use of cameras breaches Council of State decision : The Hellenic Data Protection Authority (APPD) fined the police force 3,000 euros yesterday for illegal use of closed circuit cameras...

Amendment extends protection : The government yesterday submitted an amendment to a draft bill in parliament, extending the temporary protection...

Traffic disruption : Traffic will be disrupted in central Athens today as several anti-war rallies get under way...

Dealers caught : A 43-year-old Greek man and his 24-year-old Russian girlfriend attempted to smuggle 4.6 kilos of cannabis into the country...

Road fatalities : There was an 11.2 percent increase in the number of recorded this July compared to July 2005...

Hashish trade : A 21-year-old man was arrested in Thessaloniki yesterday accused of selling narcotics from his father's gymnasium business...


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EDITORIAL

Teachers at crossroads Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis's comments on the demands by primary and preschool teachers left no doubt as to whether he has taken a different approach than his Education Minister Marietta Giannakou. The premier's statement was brief but nonetheless clear. «Given the state of the economy, we ensured the benefit that we had promised to give teachers, thereby fulfilling a demand made many years ago,» Karamanlis said.

COMMENTARY

People look after their own The Federation of Greek Industries (SEV) and the General Confederation of Greek Labor (GSEE) appear to be on honeymoon and that is no doubt good news. Sure, eternal class peace is a pipe dream. But sincere cooperation between employers and employees can boost a company's growth and benefit all sides. After all, permanent consultation between the employers, the employees and the state is standard EU practice...

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