Posidonia 2026: The World’s Shipping Industry Meets in Athens
With a resounding message from the heart of the global financial community in New York, Posidonia 2026 opened this afternoon at the Metropolitan Expo exhibition center in Athens.
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May 11, 2026 Greek passenger from hantavirus-hit cruise ship quarantined in Athens
A Greek passenger evacuated from a cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak has been placed in quarantine at Attikon General University Hospital in Athens. The passenger, whose identity has not been disclosed, has shown no symptoms of the disease, according to officials.
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POLITICS
April 21, 2026 EU prosecutor Kövesi in Athens as Greek government slams ‘absurd’ charges
ATHENS – Laura Kövesi, the European chief public prosecutor, arrives in the Greek capital on Wednesday as the government clashes with her office over a fraud probe targeting ruling party MPs.
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GREEKS ABROAD
March 9, 2026 Australian Embassy in Athens marks IWD 2026 with Greek women leaders
The Australian Embassy in Athens, Greece marked International Women’s Day by hosting a gathering of prominent Greek women whose work spans public life, business, academia and civil society.
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GEOPOLITICS
November 20, 2025 Athens caught in the middle of US-Sino rivalry
A sharp public response from the Chinese Embassy in Athens has underscored intensifying strategic competition between Washington and Beijing over major Greek infrastructure, with the port of Piraeus at the center of the dispute. The reaction followed comments by US Ambassador Kimberly Gilfoyle, who urged that the port be sold to reduce Chinese influence in […]
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GEOPOLITICS
November 18, 2025 Athens and Kyiv seal naval drone deal
Greece and Ukraine have agreed to co-produce unmanned surface vessels, or USVs, at Greek shipyards in a move officials describe as a major outcome of Sunday’s meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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GREECE
November 17, 2025 Athens honors 1973 Polytechnic uprising as security measures heighten
The gates of the Athens Polytechnic University remain open Sunday, with dozens of citizens paying tribute to the students who died during the 1973 uprising against the military junta. Visitors of all ages are leaving flowers at the memorial honoring the victims of the uprising.
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GREECE
November 15, 2025 Athens marks anniversary of 1973 student uprising
The gates of Athens Polytechnic opened on Saturday morning for a three-day commemoration marking the 52nd anniversary of the 1973 student uprising against Greece’s military dictatorship, culminating on Monday with the annual march to the US Embassy.
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GREECE
November 11, 2025 Farmers head to Athens for protest at ministry
Farmers and livestock breeders from across Greece were heading into Athens on Tuesday for a protest rally at 12 noon outside the Rural Development and Food Ministry, demanding delayed payouts from the agricultural subsidy agency OPEKEPE and support for flocks hit by a sheep and goat pox outbreak.
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GREEKS ABROAD
November 3, 2025 Adelaide and Athens formalize sister city partnership
The mayors of Adelaide and Athens have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) formalizing a sister city partnership between the two capitals, The Greek Herald reported.
