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1. Bike race to shut down central Athens on Sunday morning

   Traffic restrictions will be in effect in downtown Athens from 8 a.m. to noon on Sunday for the Run Bike Care event, which includes a 10k and a 5k circuit.

2. Greece given green light for early repayment of bailout loans

   The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) on Friday gave Greece the green light to proceed with the early repayment of part of the loans from the first bailout program, amounting to €6.95 billion.

3. Cyprus faces EU legal action on RES permits

   Brussels determined Cyprus has not fully incorporated key parts of the revised Renewable Energy Directive into national legislation.

4. Cyprus Airways announces cooperation with soccer great Andrea Pirlo

   Cyprus Airways has announced its cooperation with Andrea Pirlo, an internationally recognized soccer player and coach, as the airline’s new official brand ambassador. Pirlo is currently coaching in Dubai.

5. ONEX Shipyards proposes US-EU alliance on shipbuilding

   Panos Xenokostas, chairman and CEO of ONEX Shipyards & Technologies and president of the Hellenic Shipyards Association, proposed the creation of a new transatlantic cooperation framework between Europe and the US aimed at rebuilding the Western shipbuilding industry, developing advanced technologies through Project NEXUS, and using revenues from the European Emissions Trading System to finance new shipbuilding infrastructure. 

6. The growing teacher shortage

   Greece’s education system is facing more than just the challenges of demographic decline and shrinking student enrollment.

7. Kafka after midnight: A basement, a flashlight, a shared silence

   Just before midnight on May 30, readers descended into the basement of the Monocle bookshop for an unusual encounter with Franz Kafka.

8. Embassy of Georgia celebrates 30 years in Athens

   Cultural relations between Greece and Georgia date from the myth of Prometheus, chained on the Caucasus Mountains and the seeking of the Golden Fleece by Jason and the Argonauts aboard Argo.

9. Avoiding crowded destinations

   The behavior of European travelers is changing, directly affecting both the preferred vacation periods and the selected destinations.

10. Hellenic Air Force deploys fighter jets for major NATO exercise across Europe

    The Hellenic Air Force is preparing for one of its largest deployments in recent years, with fighter jets and support aircraft relocating across northern and southern Europe for NATO’s Ramstein Flag 26 (RAFL) exercise.