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1. An open wound

   A few days ago, Greece formally exited a list of EU member-states suffering macroeconomic imbalances – a symbolic exit from the era of bankruptcy. 

2. Just political noise

   It is quite strange: The more parties we have, the poorer our political life seems to become.

3. ‘Smoked’ honey from Filothei

   I have not tried honey from the northern suburb of Filothei, nor do I know if the apiaries from which the fire in the Veikou Grove allegedly broke out last week are owned by someone who produces honey for his own use or sells it.

4. Fourteen years to fix a sidewalk

   Fourteen years after a fire gutted Athens’ beloved Attikon cinema complex on Stadiou Street, the only visible progress is a repaved sidewalk.

5. The matter of banks

   The International Monetary Fund has published an assessment of the Greek banking sector as part of its annual country report for the first time since 2006.

6. Migrant runner arrests

   Three foreign nationals were arrested in separate operations across the Evros and Rhodope regional units for smuggling migrants into Greece, authorities said Saturday.

7. ‘If you want to evolve, you have to be as open to new ideas’

   “If there is one resource America has in abundance, it is optimism,” writes journalist Eric Weiner in his book “The Geography of Genius.”

8. Six nabbed for transformer theft in Evia, Attica

   Six people have been arrested as suspected members of a criminal group that stole electricity transformers and equipment from wind farms and installations of power distribution agency DEDDIE in Evia and Attica, police said Saturday.

9. Police smash fraud ring in urban planning offices, six arrested

   Police have arrested six people during raids in urban planning offices in various parts of Athens, for whom there was information that they were accepting bribes to expedite licensing procedures and reduce fines.

10. AI road camera project resumes nationwide

    The Digital Governance Ministry will relaunch within days a tender for 1,000 traffic-enforcement cameras after the original competition was canceled following company appeals over technical specifications.