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1. March saw 12% more tickets validated on metro and tram year-on-year

   The soaring fuel prices have turned more commuters in Athens to public transport.

2. Mitsotakis and Macron tour Kimon frigate

   Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and French President Emmanuel Macron are visiting the French-built Greek naval frigate Kimon in the port of Piraeus.

3. Judo champ’s million mystery

   A well-known judo champion, who was not named, was arrested after police found €1.15 million in cash in supermarket bags in his car, prompting an investigation by the Anti‑Narcotics Unit and the Organized Crime Directorate into the money’s origin. 

4. Tassoulas to Macron: Greek-French ties a ‘model’ for Europe

   The Greek and French presidents struck a tone of strategic urgency and historical continuity at a state dinner at the Presidential Mansion in Athens on Friday, as both emphasized closer cooperation amid mounting geopolitical pressures.

5. Greece ranks fourth among top European summer travel destinations

   Greece ranks fourth on the list of the most popular countries for Europeans to vacation this summer.

6. Macron: France will stand by Greece if its sovereignty is threatened

   French President Emmanuel Macron said his country would stand by Greece if its sovereignty were threatened, underscoring a deepening defense partnership as tensions simmer in the Middle East.

7. Athens hospitals cut wait times in half

   Greece's public hospital emergency departments handled nearly five million patient visits in 2025, with wait times dropping significantly following targeted government interventions.

8. Leptospirosis on Zakynthos

   The National Public Health Organization (EODY) reported three leptospirosis cases in Zakynthos in April, confirming one death, one recovery and one hospitalization.

9. Eugenides Foundation to host EU maritime, port strategy meeting

   The Eugenides Foundation is hosting on Thursday, April 30, a high-level meeting on the implementation of EU Industrial Maritime & Port Strategies.

10. Nicosia says policies kept inflation at bay

    Cypriot government policies introduced last year have played a key role in keeping prices relatively contained, according to the island’s Finance Ministry.