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1. Mont Parnes in search of a new future

   The decision to move the Parnitha Casino to a more central location was considered essential by Regency Entertainment, given the anticipated competition from the casino under construction at Elliniko.

2. Aiming for synthesis

   The ambition of a new New Democracy that would recruit talent through an “executive list” has remained in limbo. Ultimately, the model of the “executive state” was established by bypassing the party structure entirely.

3. Cartoon (04/05/2026)

4. Eight convicted in counterfeit dollar ring in northern Greece

   Eight people have been convicted for operating a counterfeit currency workshop that produced fake US dollar bills in a warehouse in Kordelio near Thessaloniki.

5. NBG to partner with Allianz

   National Bank is expected to announce this week its collaboration agreement with Allianz, ending its exclusion from the insurance sector after the loss of Ethniki Insurance.

6. Despite slippage, ND still more than twice as popular as PASOK, new poll shows

   Main opposition PASOK has slightly narrowed its popularity gap from the governing New Democracy conservatives who, however, still maintain a lead well into the two digits according to a new poll released Monday.

7. ATHEX: Reaction by stocks that had declined

   Non-bank blue chips reverted the Greek stock market to an upward trajectory after the long weekend.

8. Three arrested for dealing in marijuana, cocaine

   Police in the Greater Athens region have broken a drugs ring, arresting three people, and confiscated more than 15 kilograms of marijuana, as well as cocaine and cash, authorities said Monday.

9. Mandarins and leaders

   What Europe has accomplished is no small feat in this day and age, nor can it be taken for granted by anyone who knows their history.

10. Astypalaia joins Greek island drought list

    Astypalaia in the southern Aegean Sea has become the latest Greek island to be declared in a temporary state of emergency due a lack of drinking water.