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1. FinMin sends message of recovery from IMF Spring Meetings

   Fifteen years to the day since Greece entered its first IMF bailout program, Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis addressed the institution that once symbolized economic hardship and painful austerity. This time, the message was one of recovery, resilience and reform.

2. EU’s Dombrovskis says bloc prefers negotiated solution on trade with US

   The European Union’s first preference is to reach a negotiated solution with the United States over trade, but if discussions do not lead to a solution, the EU will respond with countermeasures, Valdis Dombrovskis said in Washington.

3. Progress expected in Syros Catholic Diocese embezzlement case

   The preliminary investigation into a potentially major financial scandal involving the Catholic Diocese of Syros is expected to conclude within the coming days, possibly as early as next week, Kathimerini understands.

4. Girl aged 12 killed by motorist in Athens’ Renti district

   A 12-year-old girl was killed in the western Athens suburb of Renti in the early hours of Thursday after a driver lost control of his car and plowed onto the sidewalk where she was standing, crushing her against a concrete pylon.

5. Producers bracing for impact of US tariffs

   A worker checks barrels of feta cheese at a dairy cooperative in Kalavryta, central Greece. Some 1,200 herders rely on the co-op’s business so there is significant concern about the impact of US tariffs on exports.

6. Greece planning early bailout loan payoff, FinMin confirms

   Greece is planning to pay back the first bailout memorandum’s loans earlier than the deadline, Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis confirmed on Wednesday.

7. Pierrakakis in the US for IMF meetings

   National Economy and Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis has been paying a visit to the US since Wednesday, participating in the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

8. Metlen agrees to sell solar projects in Chile

   Listed group Metlen Energy & Metals and a wholly owned subsidiary of Glenfarne Asset Company announced on Wednesday they have entered into an agreement for Glenfarne to acquire a portfolio of solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) assets in Chile.

9. Cyprus to restart its gas project

   Cyprus is gearing up to revive its biggest energy project, the long-delayed natural gas terminal at Vasilikos.

10. Opposition parties slam government’s welfare pledges

    Political tensions escalated this week following new welfare pledges by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.