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With Türkiye battling to support quake-stricken people in the south, concerns over public health and safety are rising, as experts warn tent cities must meet cleanliness criteria and should not be established haphazardly or else a potential health risk is on the horizon.

The investigations carried out by the authorities into the fatal accident in Tempi are continuing. The deposition of the fatal stationmaster of Larissa, who, after being summoned to a deposition, was judged to be in custody by decision of the investigator and the prosecutor, plays a key role in their development.

As part of the re-emerging trend of printed photography, the industrious Greek photographer Angelos Christofilopoulos has recently published PAUSEIS - the silence in between - a monthly independent magazine.

Greece's annual European Union-harmonized inflation rate fell to 6.5% in February from 7.3% in January, Eurostat said in its flash estimate on inflation trends on Thursday.

This was the fourth lowest rate in the eurozone last month.

Finally, the parliament decided that the minimum wage should be 50% of the national average.

Slowing inflation and a cooling property sector are fueling expectations that the U.S. central bank can adopt a smaller interest rate hike this week, as policymakers assess current efforts to rein in prices.

The White House and European Commission will announce on Friday an agreement to speed up and enhance the use of artificial intelligence to improve agriculture, healthcare, emergency response, climate forecasting and the electric grid.

European Union interior ministers discussed on Thursday ways to curb illegal immigration and return more migrants amid a surge in arrivals following lows during the pandemic, Reuters reported.

The agency notes that controversial ideas about border fences and centers for asylum seekers outside Europe have been revived.

Disposable household incomes rose by 10.2% in the third quarter of 2022, reaching 37.7 billion euros, compared to 34.2 billion euros in the same period last year, according to data the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) released on Tuesday.

Even after it succeeded in installing filters that secure some degree of meritocracy in public sector appointments, the Greek state apparatus remains incapable of producing natural leaders able to serve in a continuous and politically unbiased manner.