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1. Government officials reject criticism from Samaras

   Government officials on Wednesday rejected criticism from former prime minister Antonis Samaras over the terms of an offshore gas exploration deal with US energy giant Chevron and a troubled project for an undersea power link with Cyprus.

2. Traditional costume researcher Ioanna Papantoniou dies aged 90

   Respected folk costume researcher and collector Ioanna Papantoniou, who founded a prominent folklore museum in her family home in Nafplio, has died aged 90.

3. Veganism in Greece: what’s it really like during ‘nistia’?

   As Lent approaches, we explore Greece’s surprisingly rich plant-based cuisine – and what it’s really like going animal-product free for 40 days.

4. CLIA: Cruise fees that improve passenger experience are better accepted

   The cruise industry will more easily accept fees linked to specific services or infrastructure projects that improve the experience of passengers and the operation of companies, the Chairman and CEO of Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Bud Darr suggested during the CLIA European Summit 2026 taking place in Madeira, Portugal, this week.

5. Fake investment scheme cost man €34,000

   A man has been arrested in northern Greece for alleged involvement in a cash placement scam that cost a would-be investor tens of thousands of euros, police said Wednesday.

6. Greece launches platform for real-time train tracking

   The government launched a new digital platform, railway.gov.gr, for real-time monitoring of the national railway network, authorities said Wednesday.

7. Cretan farmer held for stealing hundreds of livestock

   A Cretan farmer has been arrested on suspicion of stealing hundreds of sheep and goats from other livestock breeders, police said Wednesday.

8. Convict who escaped police in hospital recaptured, returns for treatment

   A convict who escaped from his police guards during a visit to a Thessaloniki hospital for treatment this week has been recaptured after being found hiding in a Roma camp, authorities said Wednesday

9. Mitsotakis pledges €30 million for Evros infrastructure

   The government will spend €30 million for infrastructure projects in the flood-affected Evros region in northeastern Greece, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday.

10. Greek companies sign landmark LNG deals in Washington

    Metlen and the Atlantic SEE consortium signed new agreements for the transmission of liquefied natural gas in the region.