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1. Lakhani’s Jet Oil suspends operation in Greece due to EU sanctions

   Jet Oil’s parent company Cetracore was forced to proceed with the suspension of the Greek fuel enterprise’s operation, under the burden of new European sanctions against Russia. At the center of the sanctions are oil traders Murtaza Lakhani and Etibar Eyyub, who, according to European authorities, helped Moscow continue crude exports. Jet Oil reportedly collaborates […]

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2. Pedestrian Premier undergoes an Alcohol Test

   Why should a pedestrian undergo an alcohol test? For the sake of the …experience apparently. In this sense obviously, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis walked to a police check point in downtown Athens last week and asked to have an alcohol test. He did so, in front of the (stunned) police officers, the Minister for Citizen […]

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3. Events on Athens streets and squares, Dec 20

   The Municipality of Athens and the Mayor Haris Doukas invite citizens and visitors to a long night of outdoors and free of charge Christmas events, fun and joy. “The Greatest Night of the Year in Athens ✨”, Doukas announced on a social media post. On Saturday, December 20, for an entire evening, the streets and […]

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4. Greece freezes assets of five companies trading with petroleum

   By order of the Head of the Independent Authority for Money Laundering and former Deputy Prosecutor of the Supreme Court Haralambos Vourliotis, all assets of five companies active in the trading of petroleum products in Greece have been frozen. These five companies are allegedly controlled by the same foreign individual, who holds Pakistani and Canadian […]

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5. International tender launched for the development of Kalamaria marina

   Growthfund announces the launch of an international tender for the concession of the right to use, operate, manage, and commercially exploit the marina of Kalamaria in northern Greece. The tender process will be conducted in two phases, with the deadline for the submission of Expressions of Interest set for February 27, 2026. The concession term […]

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