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1. Greece’s Competition Watchdog raids electricity companies over suspected market manipulation

   Greece’s Competition Commission has carried out raids on electricity production and wholesale supply companies on Tuesday as part of an ongoing investigation into potential anti-competitive practices and establishing a price cartel in the country’s energy market. According to the commission, the inspections aim to determine whether companies have engaged in conduct that could restrict competition, […]

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2. Christmas shopping 2025: Extended operation hours starting Dec 11

   The Christmas Holidays 2025 extend stores operation hours in Greece, starting on Thursday, December 11, 2025, and end on January 2, 2026. According to the holiday schedule, retail stores will be open from Monday to Friday from 9:00am-9:00pm, on Saturdays 9:00am- 6:00pm, while stores will operate also on three Sundays, December 14, 21 and 28. […]

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3. Supreme Court prosecutor orders intervention in offenses during farmers’ protests

   The prosecutor of Greece’s highest court the Supreme Court or Arios Pagos, Konstantinos Tzavellas has instructed prosecutors to intervene in cases where offenses that the law requires authorities to prosecute ex officio – that is, automatically, even without a complaint from a victim – are committed during the farmers’ protests across the country. The decision […]

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4. Migration Ministry dismisses reports “migrants to return to Greece” with EU’s Migration Pact

   Migration and Asylum Ministry sources refuted media reports related to returns of migrants, clarifying that in talks with Germany and other countries and in the context of applying the Migration Pact, Greece agreed to delete all pending ‘Dublin’ cases, which in Germany alone related to 515,000 cases and over 100,000 in the last 4 years. […]

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5. Greece needs to clarify over SAFE program, says Commission spokesperson

   The letter sent to Greece regarding its proposal under the SAFE programme is part of the “normal process” in the assessment of the national plans received from member-states, requesting clarification on points where questions have arisen, European Commission spokesperson for defence issues Thomas Regnier said during the regular press briefing on Tuesday. Replying to a […]

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