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1. Billions in tax fines in 2025

   Empty value-added tax returns from businesses with regular activity, “disappeared” traders involved in tax evasion schemes, fictitious invoices worth hundreds of millions of euros and inaccurate income and VAT declarations make up the picture of tax evasion revealed by the audits of the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) in 2025.

2. Athena and Hermes make their way home from Chicago

   Five antiquities dating from the 6th century BC to the 2nd century AD are being repatriated from the US to Greece, the Culture Ministry announced. The objects include two Attic black-figure vessels from the 6th century BC: an amphora depicting Athena and Hermes welcoming Heracles to Olympus and a battle scene, and an olpe showing […]

3. The right kind of criticism

   No institution is above criticism in a democracy; even the justice system is subject to judgment for its decisions and how it handles cases.

4. ATHEX: Stocks decline on extended uncertainty

   The Athens Exchange (ATHEX) general index closed at 2,229.59 points, shedding 1.37% from Tuesday’s 2,260.67 points.

5. Container ship attacked off Iran heading for Gulf

   A Greek-linked container ship that came under attack Wednesday from an Iranian speedboat in the Strait of Hormuz is on the move, heading for the Persian Gulf.

6. Teenager badly hurt in hit-and-run accident is improving

   The condition of a 16-year-old pedestrian severely injured in a weekend hit-and-run accident in central Athens has shown signs of improvement in hospital, state ERT television reported Wednesday.

7. City sprawl pushes Athens to rethink public transit

   Athens traffic has reached a breaking point, and city officials say only a dramatic expansion of public transit can fix it.

8. EU chief urges need for energy autonomy amid Gulf crisis

   European Council President Antonio Costa called Wednesday for the European Union to invest more deeply in renewables or nuclear power, saying this is the bloc’s strongest bet to avoid energy shocks in a less predictable world.

9. Flight delays have returned

   Another difficult summer lies ahead in terms of flight delays in Greece, with thousands of passengers expected to face long waits at the country’s airports.

10. Rama rejects discrimination claims against ethnic Greeks in Albania

    Albania’s long-running property disputes stem from systemic historical issues rather than discrimination against ethnic Greeks, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has told the first day of the Delphi Economic Forum.