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1. Benfica forward Pavlidis scores quick hat trick against Barcelona in Champions League

   Benfica forward Vangelis Pavlidis scored the third-fastest hat trick at the start of a Champions League game on Tuesday, against Barcelona.

2. Lesvos hit by 5.1 magnitude quake; fault activated for the first time

   A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos on Tuesday evening. No injuries were reported.

3. Consensus among MPs on speaker

   The three largest parties in Parliament, and a number of smaller ones, agree: They will all vote for veteran conservative MP Nikitas Kaklamanis to be the new speaker Wednesday.

4. Recovery Fund absorption rate set to reach 64%

   The European Union’s Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Ecofin) approved modifications to Greece’s Recovery and Resilience Plan on Tuesday.

5. Car over house, for the taxman

   Tax legislation is making it easier for employers to offer a car.

6. Athens taxi drivers to strike Thursday

   Taxi drivers in Athens will be walking off the job on Thursday, starting at 9 a.m. and until 3 p.m. 

7. Tender for cables to link grid to the Dodecanese

   The final phase of an international tender for a framework agreement to lay down subsea cables for the electrical interconnections of the Dodecanese and Northeast Aegean islands has started, as announced by the Independent Power Transmission Operator (ADMIE) on Tuesday.

8. Super Cup back after lengthy absence

   In a unanimous decision on Tuesday, Greece’s professional soccer committee, the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO), voted to bring back the Super Cup. 

9. Greece completes transition to National Cadastre with closure of last land registry office

   The Ministry of Digital Governance has announced the closure of Greece’s last remaining land registry office, located on the island of Rhodes, marking a historic milestone in the country’s transition to a unified National Cadastre system.

10. Cyprus fund to support local startups

    33East, a Cyprus-based venture capital firm, announced the launch of its inaugural fund with a first close of 26 million euros.