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1. Farmers to stage protest rally in Athens this month

   Representatives of farming and livestock breeding associations from all over Greece decided Wednesday to bring their tractors to a protest rally in central Athens this month, to press demands for higher subsidies and tax cuts.

2. Aegina tap water unsafe for all use, residents report skin and eye irritation

   Tap water on the island of Aegina has been deemed unsafe for any use for more than six weeks following a failure in the island’s underwater water supply pipeline.

3. Free webinar on realigning energy corridors in the East Med and Southeast Europe

   Europe is currently in a decisive phase of transforming its energy security. Energy geopolitics in the Eastern Mediterranean and Southeast Europe is being rapidly redefined, as LNG from the United States, new cross-border infrastructure, and the revival of offshore hydrocarbon exploration reduce the region’s dependence on Russian natural gas. 

4. Gov’t plan for diaspora deputies draws mixed reactions abroad

   Greece’s proposal to establish a three-seat parliamentary constituency for citizens living abroad is exposing differing assessments of electoral mechanics and deeper disagreements within the Greek diaspora in Canada.

5. Severe weather forecast for Greece on Thursday

   Heavy rain, thunderstorms, strong winds, and Saharan dust are expected across Greece on Thursday, the National Meteorological Service (EMY) warned.

6. Culture Ministry to upgrade facilities at Athens site of Aristotle’s Lyceum

   The Culture Ministry said Wednesday it proposes to overhaul the central Athens site of the Lyceum, where the ancient philosopher Aristotle taught more than 2,300 years ago. 

7. Greek man arrested in Germany over fatal train conductor assault

   German authorities have arrested a 26-year-old Greek citizen for the suspected manslaughter of a train conductor following an altercation over a ticket inspection.

8. Prosecutor orders arrest of survivor over Chios migrant deaths

   A prosecutor on the eastern Aegean Sea island of Chios on Wednesday ordered the arrest of a survivor from the overnight collision at sea that caused the deaths of at least 15 migrants.

9. Police break new power malfunction fraud ring in central Greece

   Authorities in central Greece have broken a criminal ring suspected of using the increasingly common electricity malfunction scam to defraud vulnerable people of cash and valuables kept at home.

10. Turkey challenges Greece’s authority to conduct rescue operation off Chios

    Turkey has challenged Greece’s authority to coordinate the search and rescue operation in the sea area off Chios following the deadly incident off the island late Tuesday that left 15 people dead.