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1. Skaramangas Shipyards to present renewed commercial capabilities

   Greece’s historic Skaramangas Shipyards will be presenting its revitalised commercial capabilities and extensive infrastructure to the global maritime community during its second participation in Posidonia this June.

2. Conference on Greek shipyard renaissance at Posidonia

   “The Greek Shipyard Renaissance: Rebuilding Capacity, Restoring Leadership,” a high-level panel organized by SNAME Greece and sponsored by Posidonia Exhibitions SA, will bring together senior representatives from leading Greek shipyards during mexy month’s Posidonia 2026 to examine the sector’s ongoing revival.

3. Nurses’ demand gets satisfied

   State nurses, nursing assistants, ambulance drivers, paramedics join special labor category.

4. The right distinction

   The need for drastic public expenditure cuts during the economic crisis resulted in injustices, such as only a few jobs operating under a special status remaining formally recognized as being hazardous and unhealthy.

5. ATHEX: Buyers back in bourse driver’s seat

   The Athens Exchange (ATHEX) general index closed at 2,220.01 points, adding 0.40% to Tuesday’s 2,211.20 points.

6. For Europe’s conservatives, the Greek comeback has a face

   What the Champions League is to European soccer, the Charlemagne Prize is to European politics. Since 1950, the German city of Aachen has awarded the prestigious distinction to individuals and institutions that have made exceptional contributions to European unity and cooperation on the continent. 

7. Ukraine owes Greece ‘big apology’ over naval drone, Dendias says

   Kyiv owes Greece a “big apology” after a Ukrainian naval drone was discovered off the island of Lefkada earlier this month, Defense Minister Nikos Dendias has said, warning that the incident highlights broader risks to maritime safety in the Mediterranean.

8. Greek-made components used for first time in foreign warship, shipyard says

   Greek-made components have been used for the first time in a foreign warship, marking a milestone for Greece’s defense industry, Salamis Shipyards said following work on a French Navy frigate.

9. The good public servant, the state’s backbone

   Watching the excellent documentary by Eleni Varvitsioti and Viktoria Dendrinou on the Greek debt crisis, “To the Millimeter,” there is one character who stayed with me because they may have played a central role in keeping Greece on its feet in 2015.

10. EU prosecutor’s concerns over proposed law made public

    European Chief Prosecutor Laura Kovesi warned the government that a proposed legislative amendment aimed at accelerating investigations involving MPs undermined the protection of EU funds given to Greece and raised “serious concerns” over the rule of law.