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1. The matter of banks

   The International Monetary Fund has published an assessment of the Greek banking sector as part of its annual country report for the first time since 2006.

2. Migrant runner arrests

   Three foreign nationals were arrested in separate operations across the Evros and Rhodope regional units for smuggling migrants into Greece, authorities said Saturday.

3. ‘If you want to evolve, you have to be as open to new ideas’

   “If there is one resource America has in abundance, it is optimism,” writes journalist Eric Weiner in his book “The Geography of Genius.”

4. Six nabbed for transformer theft in Evia, Attica

   Six people have been arrested as suspected members of a criminal group that stole electricity transformers and equipment from wind farms and installations of power distribution agency DEDDIE in Evia and Attica, police said Saturday.

5. Police smash fraud ring in urban planning offices, six arrested

   Police have arrested six people during raids in urban planning offices in various parts of Athens, for whom there was information that they were accepting bribes to expedite licensing procedures and reduce fines.

6. AI road camera project resumes nationwide

   The Digital Governance Ministry will relaunch within days a tender for 1,000 traffic-enforcement cameras after the original competition was canceled following company appeals over technical specifications.

7. Education Ministry moves to keep more teachers in classrooms

   The Education Ministry will cut the number of teachers temporarily transferred to administrative posts by roughly 30% as it scrambles to prevent classroom staffing shortages at the start of the next school year.

8. Dendias marks D-Day anniversary

   Defence Minister Nikos Dendias marked the 82nd anniversary of the Normandy landings with a message posted on the social media platform X, paying tribute to the Allied forces that participated in one of the most significant military operations of the World War II.

9. Cabinet changes expected on Thursday

   Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected to announce the appointment of two new deputy ministers on June 11, government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis announced on Saturday.

10. Luxury home demand peaks

    Demand for luxury holiday homes from foreign and Greek buyers is at a record high in 2026.