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1. Coast guard officer pulled unconscious from sea in eastern Peloponnese 

   A coast guard officer was pulled unconscious from the sea at the harbor of Paralio Astros in the eastern Peloponnese on Wednesday after falling into the water while securing boats against gale-force winds, according to state broadcaster ERT.

2. Trump tariffs on six EU nations could create US customs headache

   US customs authorities will face a real challenge if President Donald Trump goes through with his threat to place tariffs on six EU countries – rather than the whole European Union – given the ease of movement of goods between EU members.

3. Athens-area schools to reopen Thursday after weather-related closure

   Schools in the greater Athens area are expected to reopen on Thursday after being closed on Wednesday as a precautionary measure amid the severe weather system affecting the country.

4. Transport impacted by severe weather gripping Greece

   A wave of severe weather sweeping across Greece since early Wednesday has brought heavy rain, thunderstorms, snowfall and gale-force winds, disrupting road traffic and maritime transport. No injuries or casualties have been reported.

5. Parking space is a valued commodity

   A woman squeezes through the narrow gap left by illegally parked cars taking most of the already narrow sidewalk space in the Athenian suburb of Nea Smyrni.

6. Orthodoxy as a weapon of the Kremlin

   The recent Russian barbs directed at the Ecumenical Patriarchate, beyond their immediate relevance, point to something deeper: They reveal how easily religion can be transformed into a substitute for strategy and a tool of war.

7. Thousands of Golden Visa applicants pending

   More than 10,500 resident permit applications remain outstanding for the "Golden Visa" program, as the backlog created in previous years is yet to get cleared by the competent authorities.

8. Registered unemployment falls year-on-year in December

   The number of people registered as unemployed with the Public Employment Service (DYPA) fell to 915,889 in December 2025, marking a decline of 6.3%, compared with December 2024.

9. Severe weather grips Greece, houses evacuated in Athens’ south

   A wave of severe weather affecting Greece since early Wednesday is expected to persist until Thursday afternoon, bringing heavy rain, thunderstorms, snowfall and gale-force winds.

10. The princess, the cows and the Roma camp

    It was the end of 2008. I don’t know what brought me to seek out former princess Irene, but yes, I had moved heaven and earth. I even tried to ambush her on Mavili Square, because I had learned that she stayed there when she visited from Spain.