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  1. Inspectors tracking down owners who claim to be tax residents abroad to dodge paying.
  2. Former minister and longtime Thessaloniki MP Haris Kastanidis has resigned from the main opposition PASOK, issuing a strongly worded letter accusing party leader Nikos Androulakis of sidelining him and reshaping the party to exclude him from political life.
  3. European leaders on Monday said that US President Donald Trump’s snap decision to pull thousands of US troops out of Germany came as a surprise but is a fresh sign that Europe must take care of its own security.
  4. Posidonia conferences will highlight an industry reshaping itself in response to geopolitical disruption and structural change.
  5. A rodent-borne illness is suspected of causing an outbreak aboard a cruise ship that has killed three people and sickened others.
  6. The island of Limnos (also spelled Lemnos) in the northern Aegean will soon be connected by ferry to Turkey’s northwestern port of Canakkale, marking a new cross-border maritime route in the region.
  7. Greece’s ruling New Democracy party is grappling with internal unrest, as a growing number of lawmakers are openly questioning aspects of the government’s governing model and key officials in Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ office.
  8. The ruling New Democracy party is facing mounting internal tensions, with lawmakers increasingly questioning both the governing model and key administration figures.
  9. Greece’s wiretapping scandal, which exposed illegal surveillance of politicians, journalists and businesspeople using Predator spyware in 2020-2021, remains in legal limbo.
  10. Last year was a record one for the net and operating profitability of Greek listed companies.