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1. Deal for drillship to get inked in April

   Energy Minister Stavros Papastavrou announced on Friday on Open TV that the deal for the arrival of a drillship to work in the Ionian Sea has already been reached and next month it will be signed.

2. Cypriot toll of foot-&-mouth tops 30,000

   The Veterinary Services of Cyprus announced on Friday that to date, 29,731 animals have been culled due to foot-and-mouth disease.

3. Navigator Shipping Consultants strengthens global towage network

   Navigator Shipping Consultants Ltd will return to Posidonia 2026 for its fifth participation.

4. It’s Not Trump. It’s America

   Like a lot of other Americans, I’ve oscillated in these dark times between two emotional poles. At points, I tell myself that Donald Trump is a uniquely malevolent figure who has seized levers of power that no previous president had ever dared to grasp.

5. Maritime Leaders Summit

   Capital Link announced this week that it will organize its 10th Maritime Leaders Summit – Greece on June 1, as part of the official Posidonia conference program, at the Athanaeum InterContinental Hotel, 89-93 Syngrou, Athens.

6. Industry exhibitions produces €340 million turnover

   Industry exhibitions in Greece account for a considerable share of tourism and economic turnover every year.

7. Fourth win in a row for the Greens in Euroleague

   Panathinaikos extended its winning streak in the Euroleague to four games on Friday, beating Monaco 107-97.

8. Not just a complaint box

   The ombudsman provides citizens with an additional avenue of protection, as reflected in the growing number of complaints.

9. Greece needs more time to work and gel

   Greece went down 1-0 to Paraguay in an international friendly in Piraeus on Friday, showing it needs plenty more work.

10. Rare medieval icon gets restoration reprieve

    Greece’s Central Archaeological Council has approved restoration of a rare Byzantine wood-carved icon of St. George at the Church of Omorfokklisia in Kastoria.