Tsavdaridis resigns over daughter's sports scores
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Deputy Development Minister Lazaros Tsavdaridis has resigned after it was alleged that his daughter received inflated athletic scores despite not actually competing. The Prime Minister's office was reportedly unconvinced by his explanation; the opposition suggests that while the minister has left, the system that permitted the grades remains.
A maritime survey for the electricity cable connecting Greece and Cyprus is scheduled to begin today in international waters. The Turkish navy has already signaled its disapproval, maintaining its stance that such surveys in disputed areas are not permitted.
In Athens, mayors of the northern suburbs are coordinating a protest against new building rules. They argue that a policy allowing the transfer of building coefficients will lead to the construction of taller buildings in neighborhoods that do not want them.