Primary budget surplus over €5.1 billion in January-April

The state budget balance presented a surplus of €1.88 billion in January-April, against the target of a deficit of €909 million, which has been incorporated for the same period of 2026 in the budget introductory report; and a surplus of €1.85 billion for the same period of 2025. Source link

Greece rolls out early childhood support scheme

The Ministry of Social Cohesion and Family Affairs organized an event in central Athens on Thursday to promote its new Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) program, which provides a family-centered support network for children aged 0 to 6 with disabilities or developmental delays. Source link

The duty of security

The strict guarding of buildings sensitive to the functioning of a democratic state, such as courthouses, should not even be a topic of debate. Source link

Six remanded over armed bank robbery

Six of the eight suspects arrested earlier this week in connection with an armed bank robbery in central Greece have been remanded in custody after appearing before an investigating magistrate. Source link

New Left MP declares himself independent

Rodopi MP Ferhat Ozgur has announced that he is quitting the New Left parliamentary group to sit as an independent. Ozgur made the announcement in a letter to Speaker Nikitas Kaklamanis, which was read out to the chamber. His declaration as an independent MP comes amid reports of an imminent split in the Left Party, …

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Turkey seeks expanded maritime rights in Aegean, eastern Mediterranean

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is reportedly working on legislation that would enable the president to declare an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) extending up to 200 nautical miles from Turkey’s coasts, according to sources cited by Bloomberg. Source link