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1. 62-year-old found with hundreds of child porn videos

   A 62-year-old Greek man has been arrested for alleged possession of hundreds of videos of child pornography, authorities said Friday.

2. Greece preparing 15% capital gains tax on cryptocurrencies

   The Finance Ministry is preparing legislation to impose a 15% capital gains tax on cryptocurrencies, ​two government officials with knowledge of the ‌issue told Reuters on Friday.

3. Cretan convicted over horse’s abuse, fined total €36,800

   A court on the southern island of Crete has convicted a local man of severely mistreating a horse he owned that eventually died of its injuries five years ago, an animal rights group said Friday.

4. SYRIZA leader reiterates support for Tsipras’ new ELAS party

   Leftist SYRIZA party leader Sokratis Famellos has reiterated his positive stance toward the newly launched Greek Left Alliance (ELAS) party, founded by former prime minister Alexis Tsipras.

5. Four more boats carrying migrants reach Crete from Libya

   Another four small boats carrying migrants reached southern Crete Friday, authorities said, amid constantly high migratory flows from northern Africa to the southern Greek island.

6. Maritime drone explodes at a Romanian Black Sea port, no one hurt

   A maritime drone that is being used in the war in neighboring Ukraine exploded Friday at a Black Sea port in Romania but did not cause any casualties, the Defense Ministry said.

7. The soundtrack of a metro station

   A delivery worker plays the piano at the Syntagma Metro station, highlighting a public initiative that invites passengers and travelers to make music in shared urban spaces.

8. Investigation ordered after eight inmate deaths at Patra prison

   The Public Prosecutor’s Office at the Patra Court of Appeal has ordered an investigation into the deaths of eight inmates over the past three months at Agios Stefanos Prison in western Greece.

9. Towns get stray toolkit

   Zero Stray Academy, Greece’s first institution offering free training programs on stray animal prevention and management, is inviting municipalities nationwide to enroll in its new program cycle.

10. Germany and France pitch swifter benefits for EU hopefuls in Balkans, Moldova

    Germany and France have proposed giving aspiring European Union members more opportunities to join EU programs and access the single market before joining the bloc, according to a discussion paper seen by Reuters.