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The super-rich, fast boats, swimming pools and Hellenic Police jeeps, Adonis and the Kasselakis couple, and which MPs are leading in Attica

From luxury-tax plans and Attica polling to market moves, shipping warnings and behind-the-scenes political manoeuvring, today’s column tracks the deals, rivalries and calculations shaping Athens politics and business.

Greek tax authority AADE targets money transfers between relatives, parental gifts and donations: When does a simple bank transfer become a tax trap?

Joint accounts, cash gifts and transfers routed through several family members can trigger audits if taxpayers cannot show where the money came from, who built up the balance and who ultimately benefited

Greek prime minister and defence minister to inaugurate new cyber defence centre as Athens strengthens its digital shield

The new, state-of-the-art facilities, funded by a donation from shipowner Athanasios Laskaridis, will serve as the operational hub of Greece’s digital defence system

US and Iran make progress in Switzerland talks with 60-day roadmap and Hormuz mechanism

Technical teams will now continue negotiations on sanctions, oil exports and frozen Iranian assets, as Trump’s Strait of Hormuz remarks unsettle markets