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1. ATHEX: Traders place more stocks on their radar

   Athens Water Company (EYDAP) paced blue chips on Thursday with its 9.08% daily rise.

2. Rising RSV cases cause alarm

   Rising RSV cases are causing alarm in Greece as a 30-day-old baby girl was hospitalized in critical condition in the intensive care unit of the capital’s Aglaia Kyriakou children’s hospital.

3. Greece drawn with Germany, Holland and Serbia in Nations League

   Greece will face Germany, the Netherlands and Serbia in the 2026-2027 UEFA Nations League, following the results of a draw that took place in Brussels.

4. ELTA finds itself in Catch-22

   Staff shortages,  economic difficulties, the discontinued cooperation with a private partner and the timeless problems of the Greek public sector have conspired to amass a mountain of letters and packages at the Hellenic Post (ELTA) distribution center in Athens.

5. 2,000 North Macedonia citizens acquire Bulgarian citizenship in 2025

   Nearly 2,000 citizens of North Macedonia obtained Bulgarian citizenship in 2025, placing the country third globally in the number of grants, behind only Ukraine and Turkey.

6. Sakkari reaches Qatar Open semi-finals with comeback win over Swiatek

   Tennis star Maria Sakkari secured her place in the Qatar Open semifinals with a comeback victory over world No. 2 Iga Swiatek.

7. Images show officer with alleged Chinese handlers

   Photographs from the phone of a Hellenic Air Force wing commander show him with two Chinese nationals he allegedly met before being accused of leaking classified information to China.

8. Prison officer arrested for drug dealing

   Authorities in Thessaloniki have charged a 33-year-old prison employee with felony drug trafficking and illegal introductions of items into a correctional facility following an Internal Affairs investigation.

9. Housing shortage worsens in Athens and Thessaloniki amid high vacancy rates

   The housing crisis, with the shortage of supply to the market, continues unabated, especially in the large urban centers of Greater Athens and Thessaloniki, where the biggest problems are observed.

10. Authorities arrest 11 in €43 million shell company scheme

    Authorities uncovered a network of shell companies that created at least €43 million of debt for the tax and social security system, arresting 11 alleged leaders, the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) has said.