Crime on the rise in Greece

New crime data released yesterday by the Public Order Ministry confirmed that crime in Greece is on the rise. The number of murders across the country shot up in 2005 from the previous year, as did incidents involving fraud.

Health Minister Nikitas Kaklamanis yesterday urged citizens not to travel to neighboring Turkey unless necessary after Turkish authorities confirmed their fourth bird flu victim, but he added that Greece has been advised not to close its borders for now.

Greece’s worst ferry accident, the Express Samina disaster off Paros in 2000, was caused by an under-qualified captain and a poorly trained crew who were indifferent to their duties, a court heard yesterday.

A recent opinion poll suggests that 75% of the people support a separation of the Church from the State.

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