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An investigative magistrate in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, ordered on Saturday the jailing of a 46-year-old driver who hit a family of three on Wednesday while driving drunk.

He is expected to be taken to a prison in central Greece.

If there’s one accessory common to all modern cars, it’s cup holders. “And now, what will happen to the cup holders that will remain empty of coffee?” Greek drivers wonder in light of the new Road Code provision, which imposes a €100 fine and a 30-day driving license suspension for those who drive while drinking coffee. However, this is the least of the concerns for “reckless” drivers.

Following her cousin's death in a traffic accident in 2012, a woman has been fighting a legal battle ever since against the driver involved, who received a milder sentence.

In 2012, a car hit Gökhan Demir in Istanbul while he was trying to cross the street. Demir lost his life after staying in a coma for nine days.

Police said on Friday they have arrested two more suspects who allegedly took part in a soccer-related attack by a gang of hooligans against a group of eight people in downtown Thessaloniki in April 2017 that left one person dead.

The two men, aged 21 and 19, were charged with voluntary manslaughter and causing grievous bodily harm.

The police have terminated the registration of 185 vehicles in a week, reported the Interior Ministry. Most drivers were sanctioned for drink driving - 92 cases. In 71 cases, the drivers had no licences, while in 22 cases drug use was detected.

The new penalty entered into force two months ago but is applicable only to car owners.

Protests against dangerous driving have continued after the hit-and-run deaths of two students, as new statistics showed that Sarajevans have become less safe in the streets.

Serbian citizens have been returned property worth around EUR 1 billion in the restitution process so far.

Director of the Agency for Restitution Strahinja Sekulic said this on Wednesday.

By Thanos Tsiros

Just as cash flow in the Greek economy has all but dried up, a recent law is seen as erecting obstacles to new investment.

The contentious clause was voted into law in March as part of legislation that is ostensibly meant to help restart the economy, though experts are concerned that it may have the exact opposite effect.

A former official in the Greek Ministry of Culture is quoted by Washington Post as stating that an unnamed Greek shipping tycoon with operations in both Athens and London is interested in paying for Amal Clooney and the expensive Doughty Streets Chambers to represent cash-strapped Greece in the legal bid for the return of the Parthenon Marbles.

Turkish EU Minister Bozk?r said that if it was his own daughter in place of Özgecan Aslan, he might feel the wish to 'take arms and seek retribution,' but added that 'the state should not react in this way' as aggravated life imprisonment would be the appropriate sentence for such criminals.