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1. A forgotten Athens crumbles quietly

   On Samouil Kalogirou Street, a narrow passage opening onto Piraeus Street between Agion Asomaton and Koumoundourou Square, decay reads like a cenotaph to a vanished Athens.

2. AEK ends regular season on top, as Reds and PAOK falter

   AEK will enter the Super League playoffs with a two- and three-point advantage over rivals Olympiakos and PAOK respectively.

3. Delacroix’s masterpiece returns to Messolonghi

   93-year-old Spyros Zacharatos, descendant of the heroes of Messolonghi, stands on the central staircase of the Xenokrateion Archaeological Museum shortly after the painting by Eugene Delacroix was placed in its position.

4. Obvious political gains

   Greek public opinion lacks consensus on many important issues, but there is some fundamental common ground that has now become self-evident in the collective unconscious. 

5. Parliament races Easter clock

   Parliament is racing to pass three major pieces of legislation within nine working days before breaking for the Easter holiday, amid an increasingly contentious political climate.

6. North Macedonia cuts VAT on fuel

   North Macedonia has cut the Value Added Tax (VAT) on fuel in an effort to stem the price hike at the pump due to the war in the Middle East.

7. The Kapodistrias Museum is at risk of closure

   An old road to Koukouritsa estate, which in Corfiot means “top of the hill,” six kilometers west of Corfu town, leads to the Kapodistrias Museum, the only one in Greece dedicated exclusively to the life and work of Ioannis Kapodistrias, the country’s first governor.

8. Greek left fractures ahead of Tsipras comeback

   Greece’s fractured left is undergoing rapid realignment as former prime minister Alexis Tsipras prepares a political comeback through a new party.

9. War might actually benefit Greek tourism, says Deutsche Bank

   The net impact of the war in the Middle East on Greek tourism remains uncertain.

10. Lesvos municipalities suspending services over foot-and-mouth outbreak response

    The two municipalities on the island of Lesvos have announced they will suspend services on Monday, operating with essential staff only, in a show of support for local livestock farmers affected by the local foot-and-mouth disease outbreak.