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1. Croissant conceals cocaine in food delivery to detainees in Crete

   Police arrested a 27-year-old man after a small quantity of cocaine was found hidden in food intended for detainees at the Iraklio Police Headquarters on the island of Crete, authorities said.

2. Farm scandal continues to weigh on political scene

   Parliament will vote Wednesday on whether to lift the immunity of 13 lawmakers from the ruling New Democracy party who are allegedly implicated in a farm subsidies scandal.

3. Woman dies after fall from Tourism Ministry building

   A 51-year-old woman died Monday morning after falling from the second floor of the Ministry of Tourism building on Amalias Avenue in central Athens, authorities said.

4. Fuel sufficiency for two months

   There is market concern over whether Greece will be able to maintain adequate fuel supplies if the crisis in the Gulf persists.

5. US funding helps Cyprus upgrade military bases for its role as a regional safe haven

   With help from US taxpayers, Cyprus is upgrading key military installations to strengthen the mission it has carved for itself as a safe haven in the eastern Mediterranean for evacuees from the conflict-wracked Middle East and as a humanitarian aid hub.

6. Bulgaria’s Kremlin-friendly ex-president set for landslide election win

   Pro-Russian former President Rumen Radev is set for a runaway victory in Bulgaria’s election, official results showed, potentially ending years of weak coalition governments and sidelining long-dominant political forces.

7. Runaway cow causes traffic chaos on highway near Thessaloniki

   Traffic chaos erupted Monday morning on the Athens-Thessaloniki national highway near Sindos, about 14 kilometers northwest of Thessaloniki in northern Greece, after a young cow wandered onto the roadway, authorities said.

8. Old building rights system faces modern backlash

   The Environment Ministry is preparing to revive the long-frozen building rights transfer system, with a study proposing modest density increases of 0.2–0.4 in 83 municipal zones nationwide. The framework is expected by 2027 and will initially rely on existing titles issued between 1979 and 2007, covering about 430,000 square meters.

9. Paphos-Poli highway project draws two offers

   Two construction proposals have been filed for the first phase of the long-planned highway in western Cyprus.

10. Free to roam where Gods once walked

    Greece celebrated the International Day for Monuments and Sites Saturday, throwing open the gates of the Acropolis and hundreds of archaeological sites and museums – free of charge.