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  1. Shortly before the sun set on Friday afternoon, the archaeological site of the Roman Agora in Athens was filled with 300 guests, who were patiently awaiting the arrival of French President Emmanuel Macron and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The two leaders discussed in the shadow of the Acropolis Hill the present and the future […]
  2. A French tourist, believed to be around 60 years old, died Sunday in a remote area of the eastern Aegean island of Ikaria, authorities said.
  3. Panic and minor damage were reported aboard the passenger ferry Nissos Samos after its automatic fire suppression system was triggered when a passenger lit a cigarette in an enclosed area, authorities said.
  4. Close cooperation between Greek authorities and the European Public Prosecutor’s Office helped crack a case of corruption and illicit imports worth hundreds of millions of euros via the port of Piraeus.
  5. PPC is attempting a comprehensive repositioning on the European energy and technology map.
  6. The Central Bank of Cyprus has set the country’s reference interest rate at 11.72%.
  7. Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis will visit Tripoli, Libya Monday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Sunday.
  8. Founded 25 years ago by the Greek diaspora, Odyssey Charter School in Wilmington, Delaware, has grown into a distinctive public institution serving 2,500 students, 98 percent of whom are not of Greek origin.
  9. The 2025 primary budget surplus overshoot is endowing next year with an extra €1 billion.
  10. “We’re doing really well,” says Akis Tsoukas, president of the Kastoria Furriers Association, describing the situation in the fur industry in Western Macedonia. These are words he has not used for years.