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  1. It would take about €1 billion for the Cypriot government’s school construction unit to handle all the work it needs to do.
  2. The Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) has announced the strengthening and expansion of its asset increase control mechanism BANCAPP (Bank Account Nexus Crosscheck Application), in order to receive taxpayer banking data not only from Greek banks, but also from branches of foreign credit institutions, or from payment institutions and electronic money institutions, which operate in the country.
  3. A poor week of home games for Greeks in Europe concluded on Thursday.
  4. Those of us who know and are involved with the Greek diaspora have time and again stressed its incredible importance – this is not some theoretical claim, nor is it an exaggeration. 
  5. Families of children with autism attending the Special School in Piraeus face mounting transportation and financial strain amid gaps in state support.
  6. The city in the drawing is crouched low, almost like an extension of the lagoon. The unknown artist’s gaze sweeps over ruins that still bear witness to the ferocity of the siege.
  7. Greek stocks are proving more volatile than expected, as the prospect of a new flare-up in the Middle East has sent markets tumbling.
  8. TUI, Europe’s largest tour operator, says it is prepared for the increased demand it sees from pre-bookings.
  9. For some, it is culture. For others, language. Some cite food, others their political systems. Many point to traits of their people, and some even to their economies.
  10. A Turkish parliamentary commission’s approval of a report setting out a roadmap for legal reforms alongside the disbandment of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group is the beginning of a fundamental change in Turkish policy, a PKK source has told Reuters.