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1. Aegean says flights unaffected after completing Airbus A320 software rollback

   Aegean Airlines said on Saturday that its flight schedule is operating normally after the carrier completed a mandatory software rollback on several Airbus A320-family aircraft, following an alert issued by the European planemaker late Friday.

2. Egnatia Highway is finally close to concession

   The process for the financial completion of the transaction for the concession of Egnatia Odos is in its final stretch after a long eight years.

3. Historic Vallianeio Megaron to welcome visitors again

   After nearly two years of closure, the Vallianeio Megaron – the historic headquarters of the National Library of Greece in the heart of Athens – is preparing to reopen its doors to the public.

4. Attica hit by deepening reservoir crisis

   Attica is facing its most severe persistent drought in decades, according to new correspondence in which the Athens Water Supply and Sewerage Company (EYDAP) warns the Environment Ministry and the Regulatory Authority for Waste, Energy and Water (RAAEY) that the region must be declared in a state of emergency.

5. Late HIV diagnoses pose growing European threat

   Delayed HIV diagnoses remain a “silent threat,” hindering timely access to antiretroviral therapy and raising the risk of AIDS, according to an ECDC report.

6. Turkey to miss deadline for inclusion in EU’s SAFE defense mechanism

   Turkey will not be joining the European Union’s new €150 billion defense loan mechanism, SAFE (Security Action for Europe), as it will fail to meet the November 30 deadline, despite strong backing from key member states such as Germany.

7. Pope and patriarch rekindle unity where the Creed was born

   Ecumenical Partiarch Bartholomew will welcome Pope Leo XIV on Saturday at the Ecumenical Partiarchate in Phanar, Istanbul.

8. Payment of rent refund by Monday

   The procedure of the rent refund to beneficiaries started on Friday and will be completed on Monday, as the Ministry of National Economy and Finance will complete the crediting of the rent refund amounts to the beneficiaries’ bank accounts.

9. Adel batters Athens, causing travel chaos and floods

   Heavy rain, hail and lightning from Storm Adel swept across Greece on Friday, striking Athens and several regions with early-morning downpours.

10. Net credit expansion of €30 million in Jan-Oct

    A small recovery in housing loans is recorded by the Bank of Greece’s data for October, which is mainly attributed to the strengthening of disbursements through the “My Home II” program.