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Greek police seized firearms and explosives during a search of a storage unit in the central Athens neighborhood of Pangrati late Tuesday.

The Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Ministry has signed a €10 million contract to upgrade the ENGAGE information system, part of the AIGIS program to enhance real-time monitoring of natural disasters and improve communication between firefighting and civil protection forces. 

Nearly 600 police officers in England and Wales were sacked in the year to March 2024, figures showed on Tuesday, as police chiefs battle to restore public confidence after a string of scandals.

The sackings, a 50 percent rise on the 394 dismissed the previous year, include 74 officers kicked out of policing for sexual offenses and misconduct.

Authorities are investigating a vehicle containing explosives discovered in Omonia Square in downtown Athens.

Counter-terrorism officers are at the scene, and traffic has been suspended on Socrates Street due to the ongoing investigation.

BELGRADE - For Serbia, whose market economy is still developing, obtaining investment-grade rating is a major milestone and a recognition of its progress in fiscal discipline, its stable macroeconomic policy and improvement of its institutional framework, European Investment Bank (EIB) economist Pietro Dallari has told the Belgrade weekly NIN.

A large-scale police operation took place on Wednesday morning in western Attica as part of a crackdown on crime in the wider region.

Authorities reported the arrest of six individuals during the operation, which involved the seizure of firearms, more than 250 9mm rounds, and mobile phones.

A man from Bangladesh was found dead in a police cell in central Athens on Tuesday morning.

Police said the 29-year old man was found hanged in the police station of Omonoia by the officers who came in for work on Tuesday. He had been detained on Monday night for causing damage to a police car and was kept in an area together with 11 other prisoners.

A 27-year-old man accused of transporting a bag full of grenades surrendered to authorities on Wednesday in Piraeus, following an incident that occurred on Saturday morning in Keratsini.

The man was riding a motorcycle with another person when he ignored police orders to stop, leading to a pursuit. 

The enrollment of successful candidates from the 2024 Panhellenic Exams and the special category of individuals with serious medical conditions in Higher Education Institutions begins today, Tuesday, September 3, 2024, and will take place electronically until Wednesday, September 11, 2024.

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