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  1. The Health Ministry plans to increase by 30% the fee paid per visit to doctors contracted with the National Organization for Health Care Services Provision (EOPYY).
  2. Repeated calls by PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis for calm on the intra-party front appear to be going unanswered.
  3. A pine tree fell onto an empty passenger train traveling between Olympia and Katakolo early Tuesday morning, injuring the driver and highlighting safety concerns about vegetation management along Greece’s rail lines.
  4. Greece ranks 16th among 51 OECD-surveyed nations in ChatGPT usage, with nearly 40% of internet users employing the OpenAI chatbot.
  5. Fire investigators have confirmed that a deadly explosion at the Violanta biscuit factory in Trikala central Greece on Monday morning was caused by a propane leak, backing initial assessments by firefighting officials.
  6. Seven people were killed and three injured in a multi-vehicle crash shortly after 1 p.m. near Timisoara, Romania, on Tuesday.
  7. The Migration Ministry has proposed legislation allowing temporary employment agencies to directly hire and place foreign workers, marking a significant shift in labor market policy.
  8. ExxonMobil is moving forward with a Declaration of Commerciality in Block 10, off Cyprus.
  9. Greece has tried to deal in a forward looking and realistic manner with the tensions before, during and after the internal crisis of the major western powers that erupted over Greenland.
  10. The correctional system and welfare and mental health services currently operate in isolation from one another.