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How bakeries can become tax evasion hubs: The “Horiatiko” case and the use of front men
Experienced tax inspectors explain how a legitimate bread-selling business can serve as a channel for laundering money of dubious origin from the shadow economy into the legal market
Politics
Mitsotakis launches party unity drive with regional visits and MP meetings as Turkish-Libyan Memorandum and Karamanlis speech cause headaches
Statements by ND MPs Dimitris Kairidis and Dimitris Kalogeropoulos on the Turkish-Libyan Memorandum have angered the Prime Minister’s Office, while Karamanlis’s intervention and Samaras’s barbs have brought internal party tensions back into focus
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Three more basketball referees to be questioned today over Greek match-fixing scandal as Liolios & Mavraganis remanded in custody
Tsaroucha, Koromilas and Pilodidis to appear before investigating judge — Three people now in pre-trial detention, including former international referee Petros Papapetrou
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Greece
New Severe Weather Warning: Heavy storms to hit Attica and six other regions today and tomorrow – Where rain is expected on 28 October
Greece’s National Meteorological Service updates its emergency weather bulletin, warning of rain, hail, winds of up to Force 8 and falling temperatures
What goes on behind closed doors
DarkroomThe three scandals, the Maximos Mansion’s perspective and Chrysochoidis, Dora’s predictions on elections and Chania, the sale of ACS, the TERNA energy deal, and EOS’s funds
Tsipras’s plan to damage PASOK & the other polls
World
Political earthquake in Serbia: Vucic admits defeat as Student List wins election – Celebrations erupt in Belgrade
The Student List is projected to win 135–140 seats, compared with around 105 for Vučić’s party, ending 14 years of political dominance by the Serbian...
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Turkey presses ahead with new NAVTEX over EMC cable linking Saudi Arabia and Greece
Ankara insists that surveys by the KOBI RUEGG are taking...
What analysis polls reveal: The advantages and a major challenge for ND, as Tsipras loses momentum
Government fuel measures win approval even among opposition voters, the...
> This week's Highlights
>This week's Highlights
Mitsotakis tells Archbishop Makarios that Greeks abroad will be able to vote by post in next election
The meeting also covered the charitable and social work of the Archdiocese of Australia
EMST wins European Museum Award 2026 and celebrates with three days of free admission
From Friday 16 to Sunday 18 October, visitors can explore the museum’s exhibitions and collection free of charge
Greek basketball rocked by match-fixing scandal: Federation president and referees face investigating judge over €820,000
Greek Basketball Federation president and five other defendants are due in court today as investigators examine allegations of match manipulation...
Jared Kushner’s phone hacked by Dutch intelligence, revealing alleged suspicious Middle East money transfers, Vanity Fair reveals
An explosive account in investigative journalist Matthew Cole's new book...
South Aegean marine park plan submitted to Greece’s top administrative court
The plan sets out measures to protect biodiversity and fulfils a commitment made by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the...
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Airbnb listings in Greece fall by thousands as restrictions deter property owners
Bank of Greece figures show a 2.1% decline in registered short-term rental properties, as tighter...
TasteAtlas ranks Greek melomakarona second among the world’s best cookies
TasteAtlas ranks Greek melomakarona second among the world’s best cookies
The Taste of Naxos: 9 Stops Far From the Tourist Trail
The Taste of Naxos: 9 Stops Far From the Tourist Trail
The best Margherita pizza in the world is served in Vari: The Greek restaurant awarded in Milan
The best Margherita pizza in the world is served in Vari: The Greek restaurant awarded in Milan
Time Out: The 20 Best Food Cities in the world – Where Athens ranked
Time Out: The 20 Best Food Cities in the world – Where Athens ranked
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