UNESCO declares February 9 as World Greek Language Day
The Executive Board of UNESCO has designated February 9 as “World Greek Language Day,” as reported by the Athens-Macedonian News Agency.
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Turkish media harp on Greek weapon acquisitions - Outrageous claims
In a climate of intense concern and with rhetoric that borders on alarmism, the Turkish media is reacting to the news of Greece’s imminent acquisition of Exocet anti-ship missiles and another Belharra frigate from France.
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Greek Culture Min Mendoni in China, attending 'Daedalus' exhibition opening
Culture Minister Lina Mendoni is on an official visit to China in order to expand cultural cooperation between the two countries and to attend the inauguration of the exhibition "Daedalus, Legends of Crete", organized by the Archaeological Museum of Iraklion in cooperation with the Palace Museum in Beijing, on the occasion of the Chinese museum's centennial.
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Greek and French defense ministers visit French frigate 'Alsace' docked at Piraeus port
National Defense Minister Nikos Dendias and French Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu paid a visit to the French frigate 'Alsace' docked at Piraeus port on Holy Monday afternoon.
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Greek police have video of suspect planting bomb outside Hellenic Train offices
Surveillance video has surfaced, capturing the moment a man placed a bomb outside the Hellenic Train offices in central Athens, providing a glimpse into a recent attempted attack.
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Turkish human traffickers fire at Greek Coast Guard vessel off southern Lesvos
Turkish human traffickers opened fire with a firearm against a vessel of the Greek Port Authority off the area of Aghios Fokas, in the southern Lesvos island, on Saturday morning. No one was injured.
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Former ambassador George Tsunis honored by NY Greeks for his contribution to Greece
Former ambassador to Greece George Tsunis received the 'Pheidippides' prize from the Hellenic Public Radio 'Cosmos FM' at its annual award ceremony in the Union League Club of Manhattan.
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Organization assumes responsibility for bomb explosion at Hellenic Train
An organization calling itself Revolutionary Class-Related Self-Defense assumed responsibility for the bomb that exploded outside the offices of Hellenic Train on Friday night, in a posting on a well-known antiestablishment web page.
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Some green ideas in case you are in Greece for Easter and can travel around
Easter in Greece is a time of powerful tradition—candle-lit vigils, home-cooked feasts, and village celebrations. But in 2025, families are reimagining the holiday with a sustainable twist. From car-free islands to eco-farms, there are low-impact travel ideas that allow you to celebrate Easter while teaching children the value of nature and culture.
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French aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle anchored off Piraeus - Watch video
In Faliron Bay off Marina Zea, the French Navy aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle anchored late last week.
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Delphi Economic Forum X: Laskaridis: We believe that Greek shipping will be able to pass on the cost of tariffs to charterers and get through this adventure more easily
The Greek shipping industry will be able to pass on the cost of tariffs to the charterers and get through this adventure more easily, Greek shipowner Panagiotis Laskaridis said in an interview with the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA) on the sidelines of the Delphi Economic Forum X.
Delphi Econ. Forum X: Mitsotakis: Greece is a strong EU and NATO member state, a strategic partner of the US
Greece is a strong member state of the European Union and of NATO, and it is a country that has strategic relations with the United States it wants to deepen, and a country that can now jointly formulate European policies, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said during his conversation with journalist and author Robert D. Kaplan at the Delphi Economic Forum X on Thursday.
Minister Mendoni honored the memory of the Greek Jewish victims of Auschwitz
The Minister of Culture, Lina Mendoni, paid tribute to the memory of 53,000 Greek Jews, victims of the Nazi atrocity at the Auschwitz camp in Poland, during her visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Museum. In the place of martyrdom, the collective memory is kept alive, so that these atrocities are never repeated. Lina Mendoni laid a wreath at the Black Wall, at the execution site of Auschwitz I camp, and the Memorial to the Greek Jews at Birkenau camp.
Kikilias: Reduction in port charges will hold down ferry tickets
The 50% reduction in port charges will make a significant contribution to the effort to contain prices on ferry tickets, in view of the increases announced by shippers from May 1 due to the fuel change, the Minister of Shipping and Island Policy, Vassilis Kikilias.