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1. Couple who disposed body of infant jailed pending trial

   An investigative magistrate on Thursday ordered a couple to be jailed pending trial for allegedly disposing a dead infant at a landfill in the Attica region of Vravrona.

2. Restoration of flood-hit railway in central Greece delayed

   About eight months after the severe floods in the Thessaly region of central Greece, restoration of the damaged Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE) network is facing significant delays.

3. Open letter before European Parliament election: Prioritize democracy as authoritarianism grows

   Nearly 300 signatories have signed an open 10-point letter before next month's European Parliament election, saying lawmakers should be putting democracy at the top of their agenda in an increasingly authoritarian world.

4. Leaders from Western Balkans, EU, meet to discuss growth plan, reforms

   The six Western Balkan countries brought together by the European Union met in Montenegro's Adriatic resort of Kotor on Thursday to see how to speed up reforms, create their own single market and ultimately join the bloc.

5. ND opens up lead, 2nd place up for grabs

   With just 24 days before the European Parliament elections, an MRB poll on behalf of Open TV gave ruling New Democracy a 13.4-point lead over leftist opposition SYRIZA, widening the gap compared to the company's previous findings.

6. Economists in KEFiM poll agree with government’s decision to slash bank charges

   Approximately nine out of ten members of the Greek Economic Experts Panel agree with the government’s decision to slash bank charges on electronic transactions and POS.

7. From TikTok to Edi Rama: European elections heat up in Greece

   With European elections on the horizon, Greek political leaders are not only hitting the road to campaign across the country, but are also increasingly leaning into social media platforms in their search for voters.

8. Big Brother for public works

   A new bill by the Ministry of National Economy and Finance provides for the creation of a Register for Recording and Monitoring Maintenance and Operation Expenditures of the Public Investments Program (PIP).

9. Man arrested for alleged rape, domestic violence against estranged wife

   A 33-year-old man accused of multiple crimes, including rape, against his estranged wife was arrested in Thessaloniki, on Thursday. He is expected to appear before a prosecutor later in the day.

10. Dendias rejects report on ‘secret’ arms transfers to Ukraine

    Defense Minister Nikos Dendias dismissed a media report on Thursday claiming that Greece is secretly sending 250 containers of armaments to Ukraine.