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1. Free Navigation | Athens | March 27 – April 19

   Aliki Rigou’s solo exhibition “Free Navigation” at Agathi Kartalos Art Gallery (12 Mithimnis) presents mosaics and paintings exploring seemingly chaotic networks that reveal underlying order.

2. Protecting the Tempe trial

   The trial that started on the 2023 Tempe train crash is, of course, politically charged. That is why some people have an incentive to exploit it for demagoguery, turning it into a spectacle. 

3. Ioannina has created a startup hub

   A provincial city in northwestern Greece, Ioannina, has managed to become an innovation hub for students and professionals..

4. New Left leader Charitsis steps down amid party disputes

   Alexis Charitsis resigned Tuesday as chairman of the New Left party, citing political disagreements within its leadership.

5. ATHEX: Local stocks once again go with the flow

   Monday’s stock price recovery was predictably short-lived, as the Greek bourse returned to its downward move on Tuesday.

6. Bail set for gallerist accused of art and antiquities fraud

   A prominent Greek gallerist was released Tuesday on €50,000 bail and strict conditions after appearing before an investigating magistrate in a high-profile art fraud probe involving his galleries and storage facilities in Elliniko, Kolonaki and Glyfada.

7. Laura Jane Grace & Band | Athens | March 25

   Curators and event organizers Plissken present Laura Jane Grace & Band, joined by special guests Bandage, at Ilion Plus (17 Kodrigktonos), delivering a highly anticipated night of punk rock in Athens. Grace, founder of ’90s band Against Me!, remains a defining voice in the genre, known for candid lyrics, trans visibility and fierce independence.

8. Search continues for missing diver off Vouliagmeni coast

   Search efforts continued Tuesday for a 34-year-old diver who went missing at Limanakia in the southern Athens suburb of Vouliagmeni after diving Sunday in a hazardous area known as the “Devil’s Well.”

9. Greek, Cypriot defense chiefs discuss regional security and cooperation

   National Defense Minister Nikos Dendias met Tuesday with his Cypriot counterpart, Vasilis Palmas, at the Armed Forces Officers’ Mess in Athens. The meeting coincided with Palmas’ visit to Greece for the March 25 national holiday celebrations.

10. Greece has an opportunity to advance in digital health

    Mark Casper, the chairman and CEO of US medical equipment maker Thermo Fisher Scientific, leads a company at the crossroads of science, technology and healthcare.