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1. Tempe trial a crash test for our institutions

   The trial into the events leading up to the 2023 Tempe rail tragedy is slated to begin on Monday in the central Greek city of Larissa – and the omens are not good.

2. Don dines in Athens: Dough on the go

   Greece’s best street food items aren’t some modern trend; they’re snacks thousands of years in the making.

3. A new driving culture

   Upholding the existing rules of the procedure for getting a driving license may not be the answer, but it should go without saying and be taken as a given.

4. Trust in the Gulf countries: Collateral damage of an undesired war

   Why is economic cost not the biggest worry for the Gulf countries? Gulf countries are some of the largest exporters of oil and natural gas worldwide. Although they don’t all have the same size, population, energy reserves, and GDP, they share some very fundamental characteristics.

5. New crisis, old weaknesses

   How and to what extent will the war in Iran and the Middle East affect the stable course of the Greek economy?

6. Behind the walls of Domokos Prison

   It was shortly before 7 p.m. on the evening of February 15 when three shots rang out from the small room at the entrance of Domokos Prison in Fthiotida, central Greece, where a correctional officer was standing guard over two inmates.

7. Government signals further relief steps

   Development Minister Takis Theodorikakos said Saturday the government will take additional economic support measures as the country faces what he called the most difficult crisis in recent years.

8. Second suspect in fatal Kalamaria stabbing sent to jail

   A 19-year-old arrested for his alleged involvement in the fatal stabbing of a 20-year-old in Kalamaria, Thessaloniki, on March 12 was sent to pretrial detention following his testimony on Saturday.

9. Raids uncover 240,000 illegal cigarettes worth over €1 million in tax

   A huge stash of illicit tobacco products was uncovered by the police’s Organized Crime division of Northern Greece on Friday, in a raid that led to the arrest of two men believed to be the ring leaders.

10. From Grexit to Grecovery: Greece’s path out of the woods – and what still needs to be done

    Greece stands for one of the worst economic crises and, at the same time, one of the most impressive recoveries in modern European history.