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1. Green light given to Metlen gallium production plan

   The Interministerial Committee on Strategic Investments, convened by Development Minister Takis Theodorikakos, has approved a new investment plan in the critical raw materials sector.

2. Some aid for organic agriculture scrapped over fraud

   The Rural Development and Food Ministry announced Wednesday it was canceling all aid programs for organic beekeeping and livestock farming, amid a rash of bogus applications by farmers to receive EU subsidies.

3. Second teen in Ilioupoli rooftop jump dies in hospital

   A 17-year-old girl who had been hospitalized in critical condition after she and another teenage girl fell from the rooftop of an apartment building in Athens has died, the hospital announced late Thursday.

4. ATHEX: Banks and tech stocks boost index

   Blue chips boosted the Greek stock market on Thursday, with banks and technology stocks securing significant gains, despite the decline in trading volume.

5. Ending bogus claims

   The decision to cancel organic farming programs that the state’s services were unable to handle with transparency was a necessary step toward untangling the mess with subsidies.

6. Greece ranks second worldwide with 624 Blue Flag beaches

   A total of 624 beaches across Greece have been awarded Blue Flag status this year, placing the country second among 51 countries assessed, according to the Hellenic Society for the Protection of Nature (EEPF).

7. With Europe and also with America

   Those criticizing the government by claiming that it has aligned itself too closely with US President Donald Trump are choosing to ignore the special circumstances that Greece finds itself in and is having to manage.

8. Cypriot leader addresses Greek Parliament

   Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides addressed a special session of the Greek Parliament Thursday, in the first such speech by a head of state from Cyprus in 16 years.

9. No exemption from biometric checks for British summer travelers

   Greece says a new biometric screening system at airports for non-European Union citizens is fully operational, rejecting reports of a formal summer exemption for British travelers. But busy airports will be allowed to shut off scanners when needed this summer, officials say.

10. Cretan lychnarakia (Kalitsounia)

    Made with fresh sweet mizithra cheese and scented with cinnamon, Cretan lychnarakia are one of Greece’s most beloved springtime sweet treats.