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The high cost of routine failures
It is often the case that effective state care does not require major spending or long-term planning. It simply takes basic, minimally systematic scheduling. Maintaining road markings is one such task – a project of negligible cost. -
Scanning the truth: A new tool for food safety
A pocket-size “digital food detective,” developed by Giorgos-Ioannis Nychas of the Agricultural University of Athens, promises rapid, non-destructive checks of food quality and safety. -
Cartoon (13/02/2026)
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Winter stays: Four of the best guesthouses in the Pilio region
Crackling fireplaces, homemade breakfasts and courtyards crowned with plane trees, all set within Mt Pilio’s magical winter landscape. -
ATHEX: Friday the 13th hits the stock market
Friday’s steep decline at the Greek bourse had some observers looking twice at the calendar. -
Faded lines, rising road safety risks
A recent fatal accident on Kymis Avenue in Nea Ionia, where a man was struck while crossing at a pedestrian crosswalk, has revived a persistent question: How safe are roads when even basic markings have been left to fade? -
Boy, 13, arrested with adult over string of robberies in Patra
A 13-year-old boy has been arrested in the southern city of Patra on suspicion of helping an adult man mount a series of robberies on pedestrians, police said Friday. -
Bus driver fired after cellphone use incident in Thessaloniki
A coach driver has been fired after being recorded using his cellphone while driving, his employer confirmed. -
Supporters of Ecumenical Patriarch dismayed at attack from Russia
A US-based Orthodox Christian group on Friday expressed dismay at a verbal attack, a month ago, on the spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians by Russia’s secret service. -
Protesting farmers cite rising costs and falling incomes
Farmers attending Friday’s protest in central Athens have said they came to the capital seeking long-term solutions to mounting economic pressures that threaten the future of rural communities.

