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1. Environment Ministry bill paves way for more construction within protected areas to end ‘disorder’

   What would it take to curb planning chaos and better protect the natural environment? The Ministry of Environment says not stricter limits, but allowing limited urban development within parts of protected Natura 2000 areas.

2. Eurochem Intl to highlight sustainable marine chemicals at Posidonia

   The company will focus on showcasing its existing portfolio of marine chemical and gas solutions.

3. Homer’s ‘Odyssey’ getting the musical treatment – in animation

   Hot on the heels of Christopher Nolan’s big-screen adaptation of Homer’s “Odyssey,” US producer Jerry Bruckheimer said that he is reimagining the ancient Greek tale as an animated musical titled “Epic.”

4. Greece and America: A partnership for an age of uncertainty

   The transatlantic relationship is often judged through the narrow metrics of trade balances and periodic disputes.

5. Man sleeping in dumpster survives rubbish truck ordeal

   A homeless man who had fallen asleep inside a dumpster during a rainstorm in Thessaloniki narrowly escaped severe injury early Thursday when garbage collectors noticed him just as he was tipped into a rubbish truck, local reports said.

6. EPPO’s Kovesi backs faster farm subsidy scandal probe

   European Chief Prosecutor Laura Kοvesi urged Greek authorities Thursday to renew the mandate of members of her team in Athens handling a massive European Union farm subsidy fraud case, and defended their request to lift lawmakers’ immunity from prosecution on the case.

7. From the streets to safe rooms

   Health authorities said Wednesday that a pioneering supervised drug consumption facility in central Athens has prevented 772 overdose deaths since opening four years ago, as the government moves to expand the program nationwide.

8. Parking rules for camper van travelers clarified

   As the summer season nears, Greece is moving to restore confidence among camper van travelers after a year of confusion over parking rules that sharply reduced visitor numbers.

9. Forgotten wells haunt Athens Metro Line 4

   Excavation slurry from a tunneling machine boring through Athens’ Kypseli neighborhood has leaked into a residential basement and an abandoned building, engineers say, due to a combination of loose alluvial soil and forgotten underground infrastructure.

10. Private-label products raise market share above 30%

    Three out of 10 products (30.5%) in consumers’ baskets are private-label, as retailers’ brands become attractive again under the inflationary pressures caused by successive crises over the last four years.