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1. Antonis Manitakis, prominent legal scholar and former minister, dies at 82

   Antonis Manitakis, emeritus professor at the Law School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and a former government minister, has died at the age of 82.

2. Report cites missing fire system in deadly Violanta factory blast

   An inspection report into the deadly January 26 explosion at the Violanta biscuit factory in Trikala, central Greece, has identified an unexplained removal of a fire suppression system and detailed the path of a gas leak and explosion that killed five workers.

3. Greece, FBI discuss strengthening cooperation

   Justice Minister Giorgos Floridis and his deputy, Ioannis Bougas, met on Tuesday with FBI Co-Deputy Director Andrew Bailey in Athens to discuss enhanced cooperation on matters of mutual interest.

4. Exhumations ordered for Tempe train disaster victims, relatives react

   A Larissa prosecutor has ordered the exhumation of nine victims from the Tempe train disaster, which occurred nearly three years ago in central Greece and killed 57 people, mostly students. 

5. Detainee escapes during Athens courthouse transfer

   Authorities are investigating the escape of a detainee from the Evelpidon courthouse area in Athens on Wednesday.

6. ‘My grandfather was a hero’

   “We feel emotion and pride. My grandfather was a hero.” With these words, Thrasyvoulos Marakis speaks about Thrasyvoulos Kalafatakis, one of the roughly 200 mainly communist Greek political prisoners and hostages executed by a Nazi firing squad in the Athens suburb of Kaisariani on Labor Day in 1944.

7. Why short-term rental bans aren’t cooling housing prices: Lessons from Lisbon to Athens

   The bans that various cities in Europe have imposed on new short-term rental accommodation appear to be ineffective in containing housing prices. In fact, the case of the Portuguese capital illustrates that policy measures are beginning to change, as a different approach is required.

8. Tassoulas welcomes Armenian counterpart in Athens

   Greek President Konstantinos Tassoulas and Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan inspect the presidential guard during welcome ceremonies in Athens, Wednesday.

9. Crete, Gavdos emerge as main migrant gateway

   Crete and Gavdos have emerged as the main entry gate for irregular migrants to Greece, according to the latest data, as regional and national authorities move to expand temporary accommodation capacity on the island.

10. Slight drop in bikers fined for lacking crash helmets

    Over 1,040 people on motorbikes and electric scooters were stopped and fined for not wearing crash helmets in the second week of February, police said Wednesday, compared to more than 1,240 a week earlier.