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1. PosoKanei: Digital platform allows consumers in Greece to compare supermarkets prices

   A new digital platform introduced on Wednesday allows consumers in Greece to detect the cheaper prices of products in supermarkets. Platform “PosoKanei” – How much does it cost – is available on mobile phones and desktops and in Greek only. The platform offers real-time comparison of prices in Greece and abroad, and this particularly concerns […]

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2. Two Greek islands in state of emergency over water scarcity

   Two Greek islands in the western and central Aegean Sea have been declared to be in state of emergency over water scarcity. The islands of Alonissos in the Sporades group and of Tinos in the Cyclades declared in state of emergency over water shortages for three months following approval by the Regulatory Authority for Energy, […]

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3. Greece increases threshold of non-seizable funds of debtors

   Greece’s National Economy & Finance Ministry announced on Wednesday the increase of threshold for protected (non-seizable) funds of debtors. According to the announcement, a new draft bill will increase the threshold for protected (non-seizable) funds of debtors in bank accounts which cannot be seized for debts owed to the state, banks and private creditors. The […]

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4. Greece’s bathing waters are of “excellent quality”; 2nd in EU

   Greece ranks second in the European Union for bathing water quality again in 2026, with 97.1% of its bathing areas classified as “excellent quality.” The vast majority of bathing waters in Europe met the European Union’s most stringent excellent bathing quality standards in 2025, according to the latest annual bathing water package published on Tuesday. […]

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5. Femicide in Drama: Police officer kills wife, takes his own life

   Femicide in Drama, northern Greece: A police officer stabbed his wife to death several times and then took his own life with his service weapon. The 40-year-old victim was also a police officer. The couple’s 10-year-old child called the authorities and reported that his mother was heavily injured in the basement of their home. The […]

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