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  1. Bulgarians are heading to the polls on Sunday for the eighth time in five years, hoping to finally elect a parliament able to resolve the longtime political impasse that has gripped this Balkan country.
  2. Police have arrested three individuals in connection with a hit-and-run accident in Athens on Saturday afternoon, in which a 16-year-old girl was seriously injured. She remains hospitalized, with doctors describing her condition as critical.
  3. The plan provides for the south port’s transformation into a freight and energy center.
  4. The government is seeking to close a turbulent chapter following the resignation on Saturday of Deputy Agriculture Minister Makarios Lazaridis.
  5. Sale prices of houses in Greece posted an annual increase of 7.8% last year, per Eurostat.
  6. An earthquake measuring 4.6 struck Sunday morning off Crete, south of the Lasithi region.
  7. Greece’s population has been declining for 15 consecutive years.
  8. A man was discovered unconscious at a house in the greater Patra area of western Greece early Sunday morning, after emergency services responded to reports of a fire at the property.
  9. A draft law licensing rules for regional stations has been put to consultation, to end uncertainty and impose transparency requirements, officials said.
  10. Filling every year the vacant teaching positions in schools across Greece is a challenge, which ultimately ends up being detrimental to the educational process, and therefore to the students.