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1. Taking stock of the Zelenskyy visit: deals and statements

   Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s second visit to Greece resulted in an energy deal and a commitment to assist Ukraine in its post-war reconstruction efforts and aims to join Euro-Atlantic alliances.

2. Thessaloniki-Chisinau flight to launch in May

   SkyUp Airlines will operate two weekly flights connecting Thessaloniki, Greece, with Chisinau, Moldova, starting in May.

3. Pierrakakis: Greece is a model of fiscal discipline and reforms

   Greece has become a model of fiscal discipline and reforms, National Economy & Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis underlined.

4. Wim Wenders: Finding meaning at the end of the road

   German film director Wim Wenders first came to prominence in the 1970s as king-of-the-road moviemaker with films like “Alice in the Cities,” “Kings of the Road,” and “The American Friend.” Then, in 1984, Wenders achieved world-ide recognition when his English-language minimalist masterpiece, “Paris, Texas,” won the prestigious Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. He […]

5. On democracy

   Winston Churchill once said that “democracy is the worst form of government – except for all the others that have been tried.” I share this view, but I would add another aphorism that, if I am not mistaken, belongs to the great French philosopher and political analyst Raymond Aron: “All democratic societies are hypocritical, and cannot be anything else.”

6. 9 classic seafood tavernas in Piraeus and beyond

   Explore the tavernas of Nikaia, Moschato, and Piraeus, where fresh fish, family recipes, and Aegean spirit define Athens’ culinary soul.

7. Traffic in Attica: The high cost of standing still

   If you really want to understand how the economy in Attica – and the entire country – is faring, there’s no need to study indexes, analyses and forecasts. Just spend five minutes taking in the situation on Kifissou or Kifissias avenues and the magnitude of the problem will become clear:

8. Car with undocumented migrants crashes into ravine; 1 dead, 3 injured

   A car carrying undocumented migrants fell into a ravine in the northeastern Thrace region Saturday afternoon, killing one person and injuring three, police announced Sunday.

9. 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.

10. Greece, Ukraine sign deal to route US LNG through ‘Vertical Corridor’

    Greece and Ukraine signed an agreement Sunday to facilitate the transport of US liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Ukraine, a deal officials said will strengthen regional energy security as Ukraine braces for a difficult winter.