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Costas Karamanlis: The signing of the contract for E65 highway on Thursday

The contract for the northern part of the E65 highway will be signed tomorrow, as announced by the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Mr. Costas Karamanlis, speaking to Parapolitika 90.1 FM. "A very big effort has been made in the last 23 months, we have worked intensively to unblock projects that we found "stuck".

Police raid Zografou dormitories, 5 arrested

At least five suspects were detained during a police raid on the grounds of a complex housing university students in Zografou, eastern Athens, on Wednesday.

Police said the operation was aimed at evacuating illegally-occupied dormitories as well as disrupting drug dealing at the site. 

The operation was carried out in the presence of a prosecutor.

Minister announces two new bike lanes for Athens

Environment Minister Kostis Hatzidakis (center) is seen with Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis (left) just before a bicycle ride organized by the Central Union of Greek Municipalities (KEDE) to coincide with World Bicycle Day on Wednesday. Hatzidakis announced the creation of two new bicycle lanes in Athens with a total length of about 25 kilometers, which will be financed by the Green Fund.

Value of stolen university equipment estimated at 200,000

The value of the equipment stolen from the laboratories and offices of professors at the National Technical University of Athens and the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens by two Albanian nationals with a prior criminal record has been estimated at 200,000 euros, according to police.

Antetokounmpo family donates 20,000 masks to Athens municipality, sports group

The family of Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo donated 20,000 surgical masks which will be equally divided between the municipality of Zografou in central Athens and the city's Organization of Culture, Sports and Youth (OPANDA) to help employees protect themselves against the new coronavirus.

Twenty more arrested for ignoring store opening ban

Officers announced on Friday that 20 business owners around Greece had been arrested for disregarding a ban on the operation of their businesses, which is part of a series of government measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus outbreak.

Those detained were operating retail stores, hair salons, cafes, restaurants, tavernas, florists and souvlaki restaurants, police said.

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