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1. PM Mitsotakis visits Athens checkpoint amid surge in police alcohol tests

   Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited a police alcohol checkpoint in central Athens on Saturday evening, accompanied by Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis.

2. Christmas Hug 2025 | Thessaloniki | December 14

   The Northern Greece Dance Association presents “Christmas Hug 2025,” a charitable dance performance, at the Thessaloniki Concert Hall.

3. Mostly mild week ahead with scattered showers in Greece

   Greece will see mostly mild weather this week, with occasional clouds and light rain in parts of the east and south.

4. PM asks for ‘dialogue, not ultimatums’ as farmers escalate protests

   Farmers escalated nationwide protests over agricultural policy this week, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis addressing the unrest in his weekly social media message on Sunday, a day after farmers rejected his invitation to meet at the Prime Minister’s office.

5. Motorcyclist killed in collision with car in Kolonos

   A motorcyclist was killed Saturday night in a collision with a car in the Kolonos area of central Athens.

6. English Comedy Club | Athens | December 14

   The Athens English Comedy Club enters its seventh year as Greece’s only fully English-language comedy venue, continuing its run of stand-up shows, open mics and workshops in central Athens.

7. Greece’s holiday shopping season kicks off with extended store hours

   Greece’s retail sector is in full holiday mode as stores adopt extended Christmas hours, giving shoppers more time ahead of the New Year.

8. Man wounded in overnight shooting in Menidi

   A man was wounded early Sunday after a clash escalated into an exchange of gunfire in the Menidi area of northern Athens.

9. Crete subsidy fraud suspects appear before EU prosecutor

   Fifteen of the 16 suspects arrested in connection with an alleged scheme to fraudulently collect EU agricultural subsidies in Crete through the state payment agency OPEKEPE were brought early Sunday to the offices of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office in Athens.

10. Towns battling demographic crisis

    Local officials across Greece are sounding the alarm over steep population losses, warning that entire regions face rapid decline unless national authorities adopt a long-term development strategy.