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1. Metlen collaborations in the UK

   Metlen Energy & Metals announced on Monday it continues to strengthen its collaborations in the UK, as it will deliver to Elgin new solar parks across the country with a combined capacity of 112.5 megawatts.

2. ELTA officials are asked to deliver, literally

   The crisis facing Hellenic Post (ELTA) seems to remain without a visible way out.

3. Primary surplus topped €3.6 bln by end-May

   Greece’s state budget recorded a primary surplus of €3.64 billion in the January-May period, exceeding the official target by €2.4 billion, according to provisional execution data the Finance Ministry released on Monday.

4. The wound of construction

   When the Greek economic crisis erupted, some of the country’s partners asked: “You’re blaming Europe for not having a cadaster?”

5. Wolves, humans push deer beyond Mt Parnitha

   Scientists say the red deer population on Mount Parnitha remains under pressure from wolves and human activity and should be monitored for at least two more years.

6. Hybrid car tax tweak expected

   A new draft legislation will reach the parliament in the coming days, introducing amendments on how plug-in hybrid cars are taxed.

7. When expat Greeks have to file a tax return

   A tax resident abroad is taxed in Greece only for the income he earns in Greece, and submits a tax return in Greece only for this income.

8. Parents face charges over 12-year-old’s car outing

   The parents of a 12-year-old boy found driving his mother's car through a village in the southern Peloponnese region face charges of neglect, police said Monday.

9. New Democracy party maintains 9.1% lead over Tsipras’ ELAS, poll shows

   The ruling conservative New Democracy party maintains a 9.1 percentage-point lead over former prime minister Alexis Tsipras’ newly formed Greek Left Alliance (ELAS), according to an Alco poll conducted for Alpha TV.

10. Police stop car carrying nearly 100 kilos of marijuana

    Police found and seized nearly 100 kilograms of marijuana being transported by car in northwestern Greece Monday, authorities said, and arrested the driver.