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1. Shipping’s resilience amid geopolitical challenges

   The major conference hosted by TradeWinds discussed the geopolitical and environmental challenges the industry is facing.

2. ‘Purity tests’ before the battle

   As if outdated ideological divisions were not enough, our politics are plagued also by frivolous behavior which rule out cooperation and make it more difficult to shape effective policies.

3. Greece’s youth can help power its climate action

   As Greece marks World Environment Day amid another summer of climate extremes, the country will rightly celebrate new commitments to conservation, biodiversity, and climate resilience.

4. Fire breaks out in underground storage space in Athens’ Kolonaki district

   A fire broke out Tuesday in an underground storage area of a retail store in Athens’ upscale Kolonaki district, prompting emergency crews and road closures in central parts of the city.

5. Police deny receiving prior warnings before Kalamata femicide

   Police on Tuesday denied reports that they had received and ignored past complaints over domestic violence suffered by a woman who was allegedly stabbed to death by her husband in southern Greece this week.

6. Three detained in OPEKEPE case

   Three defendants, including two brothers, were remanded in custody in connection with the OPEKEPE farm subsidy case in northern Greece after giving testimony before a European investigating judge, where they were alleged to have played leading roles in a scheme involving irregular subsidy payments.

7. ATHEX: Negligible gains for the main index

   Traders took a cautious approach to the new week, after the long weekend.

8. Daniel Sloss | Athens | September 9

   Daniel Sloss will bring his new stand-up show “Bitter” to Athens at Theater Alsos (4 Evelpidon), with special guest Kai Humphries.

9. Greece proposes helmet mandate, 5-year license rule for quad bikes

   Greece plans sweeping changes to its road traffic code ahead of the summer tourist season, introducing stricter rules for electric scooters and rented motorcycles and quad bikes, Deputy Transport Minister Konstantinos Kyranakis said.

10. Philippine Embassy holds maritime forum

    Alongside Posidonia, the prestigious annual maritime exhibition, the Philippine Embassy in Athens organized its “2nd Philippine Maritime Forum” on May 29, at the Piraeus Marine Club.