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1. ‘If your sovereignty is at risk, we will be here’

   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. French tourist dies in remote area of Ikaria

   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. Fire system triggered on ferry after smoking incident

   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. Greece- EPPO cooperation brings more than €400 in state coffers

   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’s mammoth growth plan

   PPC is attempting a comprehensive repositioning on the European energy and technology map.

6. CBC sets new cost of borrowing

   The Central Bank of Cyprus has set the country’s reference interest rate at 11.72%.

7. FM Gerapetritis visits Libya Monday

   Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis will visit Tripoli, Libya Monday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Sunday.

8. The school where math, biology – and Homer – are all Greek to them

   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. Seeking an extra €1 bln for policies

   The 2025 primary budget surplus overshoot is endowing next year with an extra €1 billion.

10. The war on fur is heating up again

    “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.