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  1. Upon first hearing the decision of the plenary of the Supreme Court on the monthly interest payment of Katseli Law loans, an old banking official wondered why the judges did not decide to completely exempt these loans from any interest.
  2. Property auctions have become a closed process for professionals. Urban planning irregularities, a large number of co-owners, an incomplete picture of real estate and especially houses, delays in objection applications and many other issues discourage individuals.
  3. Financial prosecutors are piecing together what authorities describe as a complex embezzlement case involving state and EU funds, centered on the president of the General Confederation of Greek Workers and 11 other defendants.
  4. An Athens court convicted a well-known actor and acting teacher on Monday of rape in 2013 and two counts of attempted rape in 2012 of another woman, defying a prosecutor’s recommendation for acquittal.
  5. Government preparing €150m AI support package for small businesses Development Minister Takis Theodorikakos, in an interview with Action24 TV station, emphasized that the ministry is preparing a new €150 million development scheme for 2026 for AI and modern technologies, exclusively for small and medium-sized enterprises. He noted that artificial intelligence is advancing at a rapid pace and is changing the landscape of the economy, labor relations, education and research. That can help make Greece’s economy more productive and the state more efficient, he said. Referring to the development law, Theodorikakos stressed that it gives priority to industry, new technologies, and innovation.
  6. Τhe Cypriot trade deficit increased by €606 million in 2025 compared to 2024.
  7. The certification process for the new Coradia Stream electric trains has begun on the Greek railway network, as part of Hellenic Train’s rolling stock renewal investment program. 
  8. Investments by US nationals in Greek real estate through the country’s Golden Visa program rose by 30% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to data from Varnavas Law Firm, which specializes in real estate and investment migration. 
  9. We tend to blame many of our harmful political habits on the Constitution. However, there is nothing in it preventing a sincere evaluation of civil servants or the meritocratic selection of the judicial leadership.
  10. The bourse benchmark spent all day in the red, though its decline was somewhat mitigated toward the end of the week’s first session.