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1. 14 defendants in OPEKEPE scandal get …suspended sentences

   A Greek misdemeanors court on Wednesday convicted all 14 defendants in a case involving fraudulent EU agricultural subsidies issued by the country’s payments agency OPEKEPE, judicial officials said. The Single-Member Misdemeanours Court handed down suspended prison sentences ranging from 10 to 18 months. Only one defendant was granted a mitigating circumstance for “sincere remorse,” the […]

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2. Emergency Work Stoppage at Athens Metro & Tram after fatal labor accident

   Workers at Athens Metro, urban train ISAP and the Tram launched an emergency work stoppage on Wednesday, to protest the killing of a 50-year-old colleague in a labor accident earlier in the morning. The victim, a STASY employee and foreman, was killed when he was crushed by reportedly 200-kilo heavy machinery and despite the rapid […]

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3. Ammunition explodes killing young soldier, seriously injuring another one

   A 19-year-old professional soldier serving in a National Guard battalion on the island of Rhodes was killed and a 39-year-old sergeant major was seriously injured when the ammunition they were checking exploded on Wednesday morning. The tragedy occurred shortly after 10 o’ clock in the morning in the area of Afantou where the two soldiers […]

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4. Apartment prices increased by 9.6% in Athens in Q3 2025

   Apartment prices are estimated to have increased on average by 7.7% in the third quarter of 2025. In 2024, apartment prices increased at an average annual rate of 9.1%, compared with an average increase of 13.9% in 2023, according to Bank of Greece’s data. Ιn the third quarter of 2025 the year-on-year rate of increase […]

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5. Greece Weather RED ALERT, which regions are in state of Red Code

   Greece’s National Meteoro9logical Service EMY issued a Red Alert Bulletin warning of extreme weather phenomena to hit the country starting on Tuesday, November 25, and lasting until Friday, November 28, 2025. The bad weather front will bring heavy rainfalls and storms, locally hail and very strong winds. Below the meteo map shows the regions where […]

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