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1. Excessive cost of housing

   The cost of housing over the last five years in Greece has risen by 28.34%.

2. Family ties

   “There is no amendment, there’s a provision.” That’s what Justice Minister Giorgos Floridis had to say regarding accusations that last-minute legislation on shared custody voted last December was added to an unrelated bill.

3. The vote of the diaspora

   The vote of the Greeks who live abroad is an irreplaceable means for the diaspora to maintain its connection with the homeland.

4. Kicking the can down the road

   Fifty days ago, a few thousand tractors began blocking national highways, ports, airports and border crossings. What had caused this outburst?

5. EU focused on sustainable transport

   European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism Apostolos Tzitzikostas referred to new European policies on the automotive industry, infrastructure, transport, industry, ports, air transport, shipping and tourism.

6. Walking Ymittos: A mountain at the edge of Athens

   Hiking lesser-known paths where history, nature and city life meet just above Athens.

7. IndiGo bolsters Greece-India connections

   Indian carrier IndiGo launched direct flights between Mumbai and Athens using India’s first Airbus A321XLR last Friday. 

8. Prisons overflow with soaring inmate numbers

   Greece’s prison system faces severe overcrowding at 122.9% capacity, with 13,583 inmates housed in facilities designed for 10,763, according to the General Secretariat for Anti-Crime Policy.

9. Body of 4-year-old recovered after migrant boat incident off Ikaria

   Authorities recovered the body of a 4-year-old boy during a search-and-rescue operation off the southeastern coast of the Aegean island of Ikaria, officials said Saturday.

10. Motorcyclist killed in collision with truck on Rio-Antirrio bridge

    A man died Saturday morning on the Rio-Antirrio bridge connecting the Peloponnese to mainland Greece after a motorcycle collided with a truck, officials said.