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1. Greece makes progress in bridging VAT gap

   Greece has made significant progress in reducing the VAT gap, according to an announcement by the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE). 

2. A plan for the countryside

   Greece’s demographic deficit is now felt everywhere in the country – in large urban centers and the countryside. Small communities, however, are more vulnerable. There, the picture is often depressing. 

3. Greek arts reap a long harvest of rural life

   A survey of Greek arts highlights how rural life has long shaped the nation’s cultural identity, from 19th-century painting and folk literature to cinema, music and television.

4. What is really ‘shocking’?

   Let’s say that we were to divest our vocabulary of the words “shock,” “shockwaves” and other derivatives? Overuse of such terms is not just a sign of awkwardness; it shows that certain lines have been crossed, leaving us with nothing else to say.

5. Institutional tolerance

   Here are a few numbers that stuck from the recent report on inflation: coffee going up 20.7%, meat 13%, restaurants 7.7% and cake-making products 6.9% – all the basic goods that sustain our way of life, that is. It was reasonable to expect that the Hellenic Statistical Authority’s report would be followed by some kind of official analysis from a responsible authority, from a ministry or a consumer protection organization, from anyone in a position of responsibility seeking to explain why we will be paying so much more for our holiday meals and treats this Christmas and New Year’s.

6. Cartoon (13/12/2025)

7. Rethinking Greek urban identity

   The Greek urban landscape underwent dramatic changes in the post-war period, and many cities were transformed. Living conditions clearly improved, but a significant part of their historical identity was lost. Urbanization was, and remains, a complex phenomenon.

8. Two men held over Foinikounda double murder to testify by Monday

   Two men arrested in connection with a double murder in the seaside village of Foinikounda have been given until Monday to testify before an investigating magistrate, as authorities point to phone calls made minutes after the crime as key evidence. 

9. Greece eyes role as CO2 hub

   The foundations for Greece’s emergence as an energy hub, not only in the natural gas and electricity sectors but also in the capture, transport and storage of carbon dioxide, are being laid,

10. Project to install A/C in all Athens Metro trains gets under way

    The Transport Ministry and public transport operator STASY have issued a call for preliminary consultation for a feasibility study to install air conditioning on 16 first-generation trains on the Athens Metro that currently have only ventilation.