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  1. Industrial production in Greece increased by 8.3% in March, while output in the manufacturing sector in particular rose by 5.5%.
  2. Fitch Ratings has affirmed Cyprus' long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating (IDR) at "A-" with a "Positive Outlook."
  3. The ministers of tourism, Olga Kefalogianni; and environment and energy, Stavros Papastavrou, presented on Monday the proposed Special Spatial Planning Framework for Tourism focusing on sustainable development, destination resilience, and protecting the country’s natural and cultural assets.
  4. Greece has paid dearly in the past for its inability to prepare for its predictable demographic decline. It happened with the social security system, which required violent adjustments that caused great pain.
  5. The flow of first-quarter financial results continues, giving an uneven look to the market in several cases.
  6. Tax authorities chasing foreign-registered card terminals depriving state coffers of VAT.
  7. Illegal, unlicensed eldercare facilities operating in apartments and hotels across Greece are exposing a deepening crisis in long-term care for the elderly, authorities say.
  8. A Lufthansa airliner with 184 people on board made a safe unscheduled landing at Athens International Airport late Monday shortly after taking off for Munich.
  9. Video footage has emerged of the controlled blast conducted on explosives found in a marine drone that was discovered last week in a cave on the island of Lefkada. The footage, released by MEGA TV, shows the moment of the explosion, which took place at sea at Astakos, on the mainland a relatively close distance […]