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1. University entrance exams begin Friday with Modern Greek

   Greece’s nationwide university entrance exams begin Friday for high school students competing for 68,788 university places for the 2026-27 academic year.

2. Migration Pact bill submitted to Parliament

   The migration ministry has submitted to Parliament legislation implementing the European Union’s new Migration Pact, less than a month before the framework takes effect on July 1.

3. Tsipras Alliance stirs left

   The launch event for the Greek Left Alliance, ELAS, in Athens on Tuesday night elicited surprise around the party’s name more than its policy agenda, as party leader Alexis Tsipras prepares tours to outline future governing plans.

4. Athens rejects Ankara sovereignty threats

   Turkey escalated tensions with Greece over the eastern Aegean islands through remarks on Wednesday by Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler, who referred to the issue of their demilitarization.

5. Fraport-led consortium lands Kalamata airport

   A consortium consisting of Fraport AG, Delta Airport Investments SA, and Pileas SA was named on Tuesday as the preferred investor for the 40-year concession of the Kalamata International Airport, worth €45.2 million in fixed 2025 prices.

6. New EFKA services unify social insurance data

   Two new online systems that were presented on Wednesday in the presence of Labor and Social Security Minister Niki Kerameus are expected to improve speed and access to citizens’ social insurance information, and speed up procedures to issue pensions.

7. Positive signs for new business in Cyprus

   Cyprus continues to record positive performance regarding entrepreneurial perception and intention toward business activity.

8. PPC data center in Kozani

   The agreement for selecting the hyperscaler that will set up and manage PPC’s major data center in Kozani is expected to be finalized in the next 3-6 months – an investment aiming to transform Western Macedonia into an energy and digital hub of Southeastern Europe.

9. Urgency of safer streets

   It has been shown that simple preventive measures on the roads can have a significant impact, saving lives.

10. Mother arrested over son’s drowning in irrigation canal

    A boy’s attempt to cross an irrigation canal on a wooden plank ended in his death – and now two women, including his own mother, face criminal charges.