EU announces new aid to combat wildfires
By Martin Banks The EU says it has put together teams of firefighters and aircraft to help European countries affected by wildfires.
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GREEKS ABROAD 
May 27, 2025 GCM school students honour anniversary of the Battle of Crete
Year 9 students from the Greek Community School of Melbourne (GCM) City Campus participated this year in the commemorative event for the Battle of Crete, held at the Shrine of Remembrance.
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TOURISM
May 27, 2025 Athens tourism’s Big Bang
Hotel prices in Athens and Attica in general continue to rise, as do arrivals, despite a significant increase in hotels and even more in other available accommodation.
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HISTORY
May 27, 2025 27 May 2025: This day in history
1679: Habeas Corpus Act passes in England, strengthening a person’s right to challenge unlawful arrest and imprisonment 1703: Saint Petersburg (Leningrad) is founded by Russian Tsar Peter the Great 1873: Heinrich Schliemann discovers “Priam’s Treasure” a cache of gold and other objects in Hisarlik (Troy) in Anatolia 1905: Japanese fleet destroys the Russian East Sea […]
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CYPRUS
May 26, 2025 Cyprus gearing up preparations for 2026 European Maritime Day
The official handover ceremony for the hosting of the European Maritime Day (EMD) 2026 took place Friday in Cork, Ireland, during the closing ceremony of this year’s celebrations, in the presence of the European Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans Costas Kadis. Cyprus was represented by the Mayor of Limassol and officials from the Shipping Deputy […]
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GREEKS ABROAD
May 26, 2025 Athenian night recreates the charm of ‘Old Athens’ in the heart of Sydney
The spirit of old Athens shone brightly on Saturday, May 24, as the Athenian Association of NSW hosted its much-anticipated “Athenian Night” at the Greek Orthodox Community of NSW in Lakemba, Sydney.
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EUROPE
May 26, 2025 EU probes agricultural subsidy fraud
A sweeping investigation by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) into Greece’s disbursement of agricultural subsidies has exposed what officials describe as a widespread scheme to defraud European Union funds through fictitious pastureland claims.
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HISTORY
May 26, 2025 26 May 2025: This day in history
1896: Dow Jones Industrial Average begins with an average of 12 industrial stocks, the daily closing value is 40.9 1908: At Masjed Soleyman (مسجد سليمان) in southwest Persia, the first major commercial oil strike in the Middle East is made, rights acquired by the United Kingdom 1927: Henry Ford and the Ford Motor Company produce […]
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WORLD
May 25, 2025 Russia launches largest air attack yet on Ukraine
Russia has intensified strikes on Ukraine, with the highest number of drones and missiles launched in a single night yet. At least 14 people, including three children, were killed and dozens injured in widespread strikes, officials said. The attack came a day after the Ukrainian capital Kyiv suffered one of the heaviest assaults of the […]
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GREEKS ABROAD
May 25, 2025 Battle of Crete commemorated at historic Garrison Church in Sydney
On Sunday, May 18, a solemn memorial service was held at the Holy Trinity Anglican Church “Garrison” at Millers Point to commemorate the Battle of Crete.
