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  1. Turkey’s ambassador to the United Nations has challenged Greece’s objections to Ankara’s use of the term “Turkish Straits,” accusing Athens of politicizing the issue.
  2. The European Union and NATO have agreed on a €100 billion infrastructure project that would lay the foundations for a “military Schengen” zone to speed troop and equipment movements across Europe, Transport and Tourism Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas told a conference in Athens on Thursday.
  3. AADE will employ new software to utilize the flow of data from all business transactions.
  4. Rural Development and Food Minister Margaritis Schinas has announced a new €16 million support program for the fisheries sector aimed at easing pressure from soaring fuel costs.
  5. A Turkish government-leaked consultation paper referring to a so-called “Blue Homeland Law” and a minor naval incident have left officials in Athens wondering whether Ankara wants to return to a strategy of tension.
  6. After a five-year hiatus, the Athens Biennale is returning to the Greek capital for its eighth installment in April 2027, at the Public Tobacco Factory cultural center.
  7. Pollsters believe that the toughest battle of the next election will be for second place, between the socialist PASOK, the current main opposition in Parliament, and the yet to be announced new party of former prime minister Alexis Tsipras.
  8. Greece on Wednesday escalated diplomatic pressure on Kyiv after a suspected Ukrainian naval drone was discovered off the island of Lefkada last week, with Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis saying that “any transformation of the Mediterranean into a theater of military operations will not be tolerated.” 
  9. Over 237 tons of mature cheese were transported from Lesvos in the first week of the partial lifting of restrictions imposed for the foot-and-mouth disease that broke out on the island in March.
  10. Public Power Corporation will complete the process of increasing its share capital by €4 billion by the end of May, company President and CEO George Stassis said on Tuesday, during a briefing for analysts on first-quarter results.