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1. Public bus on fire during morning schedule in Athens

   A pubic bus caught fire during its scheduled route on Monday morning. The driver intervened with a hand fire extinguisher, told passengers to evacuate and called the Fire Service, media reported. Nobody was injured. It was a bus of the B12 and the fire broke out in the engine located at the back of the […]

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2. Greece prepares bill to protect consumers with loans up to €100,000

   A new legislation aiming to protect consumers from abusive practices in relation to loans of up to 100,000 euros has been prepared by the Development Ministry. “This legislation puts an end to hidden clauses and irregular practices,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Monday, May 4, 2026. The legislation introduces a cap on the total […]

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3. First Greek thermal satellites of the National Microsatellite Program launched

   Four Greek thermal satellites were successfully launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California and are now in orbit around the Earth, as part of the “National Micro-Satellite Programme.” The launch reportedly marks an important step forward in strengthening the country’s Civil Protection capabilities and climate resilience. The system, […]

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4. MERCOSUR: 80% of frozen chicken imported by Greece positive on salmonella

   80% of the first frozen chicken that arrived to Greece from Brazil were contaminated with salmonella, the Panhellenic Federation of Public Geo-technical Engineers revealed at a press conference on Saturday, May 2, 216. It was the first batch of chicken imported by Greece within the trade agreement of Mercosur with the European Union. The issue […]

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5. 176 Gaza-Flotilla activists brought to Crete by Israel; 31 injured among them (VID, picts)

   A total of 176 activists, Greeks, nationals of European Union member states and third countries, participants of the Gaza-boud “Global Sumud Flotillaaaaa’ disembarked at the port of Atherinolakko, Lasithi, on the island of Crete on Friday, May 1, 2026. The activists were taken to Crete with an Israeli military ship that had  collected them after […]

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