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1. Google targeted by EU over its search advertising auction practices

   EU antitrust regulators are investigating Alphabet unit Google over the sale of search ⁠advertisements in ⁠Europe, a ​letter to advertisers ⁠seen by Reuters showed.

2. Farmers to drive tractors into central Athens for mass protest

   Farmers from across Greece are set to gather Friday afternoon in central Athens after a call by a nationwide committee coordinating roadblocks, planning a demonstration at Syntagma Square while parking dozens of tractors outside Parliament.

3. EU leaders vow to accelerate single market, in struggle to compete with US and China

   European Union leaders agreed on Thursday on a wide-ranging set of commitments to improve how the bloc’s border-free internal market works so Europe’s businesses can be competitive and survive aggressive economic rivalry from the US and China.

4. US and North Macedonia reach framework deal on tariffs, LNG purchases

   The Trump administration and North Macedonia on Thursday announced the framework of a trade ⁠deal that ⁠eliminates all ​North Macedonian tariffs on ⁠US industrial and agricultural imports, ⁠while ‌maintaining ⁠a 15% tariff rate on ​goods from the ‌land-locked Balkan country. A joint statement issued by the US ​Trade Representative’s office said ‌North Macedonia will ​begin […]

5. ‘Skiing is a lived experience for us’

   For three decades, the mountain towns of Metsovo and Anilio in northwestern Greece have sent athletes to every Winter Olympics.

6. Union leader rejects allegations, vows to stay

   Greek labor confederation GSEE president Giannis Panagopoulos rejected allegations against him on Thursday, vowing to remain in his position ahead of the organization’s April congress.

7. Inflation came to 2.5% in January

   Inflation amounted to 2.5% in January, down from 2.6% last December and compared with an increase of 2.7% in January 2025, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) reported on Thursday.

8. Aegean Air is returning to Paphos

   Aegean Airlines is returning to Paphos this summer, reconnecting the city with Athens and expanding its presence in Cyprus.

9. Nobel novelist Orhan Pamuk finally gets the Netflix series he wanted

   Six years ago, Turkish author and Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk received the plot summary of a planned television adaptation of one of his most celebrated novels, “The Museum of Innocence.” As he flipped through its pages, he was horrified.

10. Three new reservoirs, water network upgrade approved for Prespes

    Three new reservoirs for the three communities of Prespes Municipality and the replacement of an old water supply network at the same area will be funded by the National Development Program (NDP) 2021-2025, following decisions by Alternate National Economy & Finance Minister Nikos Papathanasis on Thursday.