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1. Ankara insists on using ‘Turkish Straits’ in UN letter

   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. EU planning ‘military Schengen’ mobility network, commissioner says

   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. Real-time receipt transmission

   AADE will employ new software to utilize the flow of data from all business transactions.

4. Support program announced for fisheries sector

   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. Turkish moves may signal new tension

   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. Athens Biennale returns next year after hiatus

   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. Election battle will focus on runner-up spot

   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. FM says Ukraine war spilling over into Mediterranean ‘will not be tolerated’

   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. Lesvos cheese restriction partially lifted

   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. PPC to conclude capital increase by end-May

    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.