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1. Thessaloniki doc fest debuts pictogram-assisted screening

   Two films at the 28th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, which opens Thursday and runs through March 15, will be screened with expanded accessibility features and services aimed at neurodivergent audiences.

2. Seamen on strike over Middle East turmoil

   Ships remained docked at ports across the country on Thursday morning, as a 24-hour nationwide strike called by the Panhellenic Seamen’s Federation (PNO) went into effect for all categories of vessels. 

3. Mitsotakis: Greek military mission to Cyprus defensive

   Rejecting opposition claims that the government is drawing the country into war, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reiterated on Wednesday that Greece’s mission to Cyprus is defensive.

4. Cyprus ramps up culling of sheep and goats

   Cypriot authorities are intensifying efforts to contain the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease affecting livestock in the Larnaca district.

5. Student, 17, stabbed outside Athens high school

   A 17-year-old student was stabbed outside a high school in Athens’ Agios Panteleimonas neighborhood Wednesday afternoon.

6. Food-sector inspections

   A total of 524 extraordinary inspections were carried out nationwide in food-sector businesses by the Ministry of Rural Development and Food during the first two months of 2026.

7. Inflation in supermarkets at 1.38% in February

   Inflation in supermarkets stood at 1.38% in February, compared to February 2025, according to a survey by the Research Institute for Retail Consumer Goods (IELKA).

8. Checks continue on fuel market

   The Independent Authority for Market Control and Consumer Protection announced that it is continuing its intensive checks on the fuel market for the fifth consecutive day, monitoring gasoline and diesel prices in real time since Saturday afternoon.

9. Greek wine exports to major markets down in 2025

   Greek wine exports to major markets such as Germany, France, the US and Canada decreased in 2025.

10. Transactions without obstacles

    Real estate transactions remain a bureaucratic challenge. Yet, efforts to streamline transfers – even for properties with encumbrances – could provide a fresh boost to the market.