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1. Military service and flexibility

   The bill which provides, among other things, for changes in the fulfillment of military obligations, is in the right direction. However, it should not act as a complete deterrent for Greeks studying or working abroad. 

2. Recoloring a tomb: A digital return to Amphipolis

   A researcher “photogrammetrically” records the mosaic depicting the abduction of Persephone at the Kasta Tumulus in Amphipolis, as part of a broader effort to study and digitally reveal the monument’s original polychromy.

3. Cartoon (11/12/2025)

4. Old divisions in Europe have receded, says Pierrakakis, new Eurogroup president

   Greek Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis, who on Thursday was elected president of the Eurogroup, the assembly of finance ministers from the countries that use the euro, noted that old divisions in Europe, between north and south, east and west, or “so-called frugals and spenders”, have receded.

5. Landmark Villa Kazouli set for renovation

   Villa Kazouli, a landmark in the Athens suburb of Kifissia and home to Greece’s Green Fund, is set for renovation 25 years after its last overhaul, the Environment Ministry said.

6. ATHEX: Industrial stocks and banks rise

   Thursday was a day of gains for the majority of stocks at Athinon Avenue.

7. Campsite owner’s niece questions will changes after arrests

   The niece of a campsite owner spoke one day after the two new arrests for the double murder in Foinikounda and said her uncle repeatedly changed his will, as authorities continued to investigate the early-October killings at the seaside campsite in the southern Greek region of Messinia.

8. Committee investigating OPEKEPE scandal extended until February

   The parliamentary investigative committee looking into Greece’s disgraced farm payment agency, OPEKEPE, has decided to extend its work by two months, until 15 February 2026.

9. Investment of 732 million euros in 90 Greek startups this year

   Greek startups in the popular sectors of artificial intelligence, software as a service and health technologies have been on the radar of both local and foreign investors.

10. Council of State clarifies hospital security obligations after Lakonia incident

    The Council of State highlighted the institutional obligation of public hospitals to ensure effective protection for all who enter their facilities and clarified the liability limits of State bodies when security is assigned to private contractors.