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1. Disfiguring the streets

   It is often the case that within 50 meters of the same city street the (in)competences of three or four state bodies may intersect.

2. Gerapetritis, Rubio hold ‘positive’ talks in Washington

   Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis met Thursday with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the White House for a 50-minute meeting that, according to diplomatic sources, “took place in a very positive atmosphere.”

3. ATHEX: Stock market stays on its course northward

   The Greek bourse continued its recovery, with growth for most stocks and the benchmark climbing back above 2,300 points.

4. Cartoon (26/02/2026)

5. Child subsidy platform opens Friday

   Greece will begin accepting applications Friday for its annual child benefit, a state subsidy for eligible families with dependent children.

6. Human remains found in field in Halkidiki

   Body parts in an advanced state of decomposition were discovered Thursday afternoon in a field in Halkidiki, northern Greece, authorities said.

7. Work stoppages to disrupt transport during Tempe anniversary rally

   Athens transport services will face work stoppages on Saturday as workers plan to join a rally marking the third anniversary of the Tempe railway disaster, union officials said Thursday.

8. Mitsotakis calls Erdogan to wish him happy birthday

   Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis telephoned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday to wish him a happy birthday, the Turkish presidency said.

9. Macron visit to Athens confirmed by Greek government

   The Greek government confirmed Thursday that French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Athens, corroborating an earlier report by Kathimerini.

10. Turkey says crashed F-16 was on Bulgarian border mission

    A Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter jet that crashed near a highway in western Turkey early Wednesday, killing its pilot, was on a mission launched after a radar alert near the Bulgarian border, Turkey’s Defense Ministry said Thursday.