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  1. The bill which provides, among other things, for changes in the fulfillment of military obligations, is in the right direction. However, it should not act as a complete deterrent for Greeks studying or working abroad. 
  2. A researcher “photogrammetrically” records the mosaic depicting the abduction of Persephone at the Kasta Tumulus in Amphipolis, as part of a broader effort to study and digitally reveal the monument’s original polychromy.
  3. Greek Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis, who on Thursday was elected president of the Eurogroup, the assembly of finance ministers from the countries that use the euro, noted that old divisions in Europe, between north and south, east and west, or “so-called frugals and spenders”, have receded.
  4. Villa Kazouli, a landmark in the Athens suburb of Kifissia and home to Greece’s Green Fund, is set for renovation 25 years after its last overhaul, the Environment Ministry said.
  5. Thursday was a day of gains for the majority of stocks at Athinon Avenue.
  6. The niece of a campsite owner spoke one day after the two new arrests for the double murder in Foinikounda and said her uncle repeatedly changed his will, as authorities continued to investigate the early-October killings at the seaside campsite in the southern Greek region of Messinia.
  7. The parliamentary investigative committee looking into Greece’s disgraced farm payment agency, OPEKEPE, has decided to extend its work by two months, until 15 February 2026.
  8. Greek startups in the popular sectors of artificial intelligence, software as a service and health technologies have been on the radar of both local and foreign investors.
  9. The Council of State highlighted the institutional obligation of public hospitals to ensure effective protection for all who enter their facilities and clarified the liability limits of State bodies when security is assigned to private contractors.