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1. Fines of over €576K for “unfair profitability” in coffee, cereals & juices

   Greece’s Independent Market Surveillance and Consumer Protection Authority imposed administrative fines totaling 576,128 euros for unfair profitability in coffee, cereals and juices. The fines, as part of intensive controls to address unfair profitability phenomena in the market, were imposed to only two companies. As stated in the relevant announcement by the Authority, the company JACOBS […]

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2. Railway: Athens-Thessaloniki line out of service for 20 days

   The Athens-Thessaloniki railway line will be out of service for 20 days, and thus in high summer 2026 in order to accelerate restoration works of damages caused by the storm Daniel three years ago, in autumn  2023. Damages by storm Daniel Although there has been no official announcement from the Ministry of Infrastructure or the […]

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3. Exxon Mobil abandons the offshore block “West of Crete”

   The Exxon Mobil – Helleniq Energy consortium announced its withdrawal from the offshore block “West of Crete” because the geological data is poor, while the exploration appears to be too expensive. The ExxonMobil – Helleniq Energy consortium returns the “West of Crete” block to the Greek State, with a possible re-announcement of a tender in […]

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4. Doctor captured on video asking patient for bribe before surgery

   A doctor in a public hospital in Athens was caught on a video to ask money from a patient short before the surgery. “100 euros is not much, we will arrange it,” the doctor, an anesthesiologist, is heard saying to the patient’s relative who also is secretly videopapes the scene with a mobile phone. The […]

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5. OPEKEPE scandal: Fifty people, incl. 11 ND MPs, summoned before European prosecutors

   Fifty people, among them eleven lawmakers from the ruling party New Democracy, have been summoned by the office of the European Prosecutor (EPPO) over the OPEKEPE fraud regarding EU agricultural subsidies in 2021. As the investigation conducted by the Greek Delegated European Prosecutors is now entering its final stage, the 50 individuals will have to  […]

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