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The restoration of the historic A3 barracks building at the former Pavlos Melas in Thessaloniki is progressing well, with plans for it to house the Museum of Artifacts from the Thessaloniki Metro excavations. The project, with a budget of €14.5 million, is expected to be completed by the end of 2025.

Greece's main New Democracy opposition on Wednesday attacked Defense Minister Panos Kammenos over an amendment that included offsets in a deal to upgrade the Hellenic Air Force fleet of F-16 fighter jets.

Greece's foreign ministry accused the British newspaper Financial Times of defaming and lying and accused it of "violating journalistic ethics" for an article about Minister Nicos Kodias.

A Turkish national was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of spying, Greek authorities announced. Cengiz Uyugur, 51, who is chief engineer of a cargo ship named M/V Makbule Ana under a Turkish flag, was arrested while taking photographs of the dockyard in Salamis. According to sources, the man was detected by Greek navy officers, who in turn informed the coastguard of Elefsina.

President Barack Obama started his final day in Greece with a tour of the Acropolis, the nation's most famous ancient monument.

A picture posted by the US Embassy on Twitter showed Obama during a private tour on the ancient citadel by Dr Eleni Banou of the Greek Ministry of Culture.

Brussels are intensifying pressure on the Greek government for immediate reforms on labour-related issues.

Leading German think tanks on Thursday raised growth projections for Greece’s economy for this year, forecasting growth of 0,7% while Greek Ministry of Economy sees growth rates of 2,7% of GDP in the comin year. This discrepancy means 3,5 billion Euros for the Greek Government.

If you are a tourist who used to drop off any large bags or luggage at a designated storage room on your way up to the Parthenon, then you would be advised not to leave your visit to the Acropolis for the last minute before going home, as the Greek authorities decided not to accept any type of large packs, bags or luggage for security reasons.

The tension accumulated over the past months in Idomeni erupted into violence on Sunday, when FYROM authorities responded to refugees protesting at Greek-FYROM border with tear gas, flash grenades and rubber bullets.

FYROM police officers entered Greek territory on Sunday to remove the refugees and immigrants protesting, including many children.
The police while being in Greek territory fired tear gas and rubber bullets against the demonstrators, despite the fact that many children were among the demonstrators.