Kathimerini

Attica local authorities are putting an end to the issuance of building permits with height and square footage bonuses, as provided for in the New Building Regulations.

Delays in the administration of justice by the Council of State, the country's highest administrative court, is usually the rule rather than the exception, as there are currently 11,000 cases pending.

In fact, many cases are adjourned up to 10 or more times, at the initiative of the judges themselves, and there are extreme cases such as the adjournment of one case 72 times. 

Fish farming company Avramar has received a joint bid for its acquisition by Spanish and Arab funds, which it has accepted, as have its creditor banks, Kathimerini understands.

Despite its significant problems, Avramar still commands a leading role in the Greek and more broadly in Mediterranean fish farming.

The rise of the far right nationalist party Greek Solution is attracting the interest of many who follow Greek politics, especially due to its approach to issues like Athens' support for Ukraine. If Greek Solution's growing appeal in the opinion polls continues ahead of European elections in June, it could even end up in third place.

If Greece takes steps to stem the destruction of its meadows of Neptune grass (Posidonia oceanica) in the Southern Aegean alone, it could reach 37% of its greenhouse gas emissions absorption target by 2030, a study spearheaded by the Hellenic Center for Marine Research has found.

Money from the Recovery Fund may be lost, especially on Crete, because mainly small and medium-sized contractors have been left without staff and cannot carry out the projects they have undertaken.

It's been one week since the passing of Costas Apostolidis - a visionary entrepreneur, founder of industrial surge protection manufacturer Raycap and a generous philanthropist with an enduring impact on his hometown of Drama and beyond - and his death still has many Greeks reeling. 

A program launched a year ago providing subsidies to companies to hire former drug addicts, ex-convicts, victims of gender-based violence and human trafficking, and others to assist them in re-entering the labor market has reportedly been crowned with success.

The first 140 electric buses from Chinese company Yutong may have arrived in Athens last weekend - plus another 110 in Thessaloniki - and the time is approaching for their circulation on the road, but Kathimerini understands there are issues with the accompanying equipment.

Citizen Protection Ministry officials are not ruling out the possibility that two military pyrotechnicians who were arrested last week for their involvement in the case of a parcel-bomb that was sent to the president of the Thessaloniki Appeals Court on February 12 may be linked to other terrorist plots, such as the attempted attack on the police riot unit headquarters in Athens last December.