Greece published a list of 198 “untrodden beaches” that it said are now off limits to bars, restaurants and large public gatherings in its latest attempt to contain development and address the backlash to the tourists that descend on Greek coastlines. nyti.ms/4d6BaYV

The Amalthia journey is one of hope and humanity, and it has only just began. The first ship in the context of the Cyprus Maritime Corridor Initiative for humanitarian aid to Gaza has sailed. It is a lifeline to civilians.
#Amalthia #CyprusMaritimeCorridor

WCK-provided aid has set sail for Gaza on the Open Arms boat. We dispatched almost 200 tons of food—rice, flour, legumes, canned veggies & proteins. Alongside the UAEAid & Cyprus MFA, our Relief Team is working to send as many aid boats as possible.
#ChefsForThePeople

“Society is much more ready for this than we think.” Greece becomes first Orthodox country to legalize same-sex marriage with a bill that divided the ruling conservative party thanks to strong support from the opposition. nytimes.com/2024/02/15/wor… #Greece

Greek bill legalizing same-sex marriage passes into law by 176 votes to 76 thanks to strong support by opposition parties on the left and center-left amid dissent within the ruling conservatives. #Greece

Greece is expected to legalize same-sex marriage and equal parental rights for same-sex couples on Thursday. It would be the 16th European Union country to allow same-sex marriage, but the first Orthodox Christian nation to pass such a law. nyti.ms/3wmpFvS

“Society is much more ready for this than we think.” As debate in Greece's Parliament heats up, same-sex couples welcome landmark bill legalizing gay marriage and granting parental rights but say injustices remain. With comments by Maria Gavouneli nytimes.com/2024/02/15/wor…  #Greece

'I’ve been fighting for this ever since I figured out who I was.'

For rights campaigner in Greece, same-sex marriage recognition follows decades of struggle. #Greece
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⚖️ECHR CEDH has ruled admissible the appeal of Thanasis Koukakis for his surveillance by 🇬🇷 National Intelligence Service (EYP) on grounds of 'national security' during 2.5 months in 2020 (20 June - 18 August).

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Debut podcast collaboration with Snap Judgment! Story about Somalian asylum seeker Hanad and a snap decision that landed him with a 142-year prison sentence, starts 2.20 mins in. Thanks to the Snap Judgment crew, Daphne Tolis and Alexandros Georgoulis #Greece #migration

Greece’s Cycladic islands, at the forefront of its tourism boom, risk seeing their natural and cultural uniqueness obliterated, conservationists and islanders say. Including comments from Nikos Chrysogelos & Kassandra Marinopoulou of MuseumOfCycladicArt nytimes.com/2024/01/15/wor… #Greece

'It's clear that both sides are willing to put behind them the bad moments of the recent past but also to set aside, for the time being, what separates them' Constantinos Filis on landmark pact signed by leaders of Greece & Turkey in Athens today. With safak timur nytimes.com/2023/12/07/wor…

Who is Stefanos Kasselakis - Στέφανος Κασσελάκης, the outsider upending Greek politics? With leftist Syriza in freefall 7 weeks after the ex banker took the helm, there is still no clear answer. With analysis by Seraphim Seferiades Lamprini Rori Thodoris Georgakopoulos #Greece

❗Thanasis Koukakis has been shortlisted for the 2023 RSF Award for #PressFreedom [Impact category] for shinning an intl. spotlight on the opaque surveillance industry network behind 🇬🇷's #PredatorGate , “🇪🇺’s biggest press freedom scandal in recent years.”
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So rewarding to hear these insightful, moving, and occasionally humorous, memories of 2013-2023 in #Greece . Also a reminder of how much the country has been through during this time. Never dull. Thanks to everyone involved for sharing their thoughts

Congratulations!🥂🥳Solomon in collaboration w. Forensis, StrgF/ARD Online, The Guardian has won the 🇪🇺European Parliament 2023 Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for investigating the Adriana shipwreck, which left over 600 migrants dead off Pylos in Greece.

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Surprise result in local elex: Outgoing mayor of Athens Kostas Bakoyannis has conceded to Haris Doukas, socialist Pasok-backed challenger. 'I leave city hall as I came, with my head held high,' Bakoyannis says, takes full responsibility for defeat on bad night for New Democracy. #Greece

via @NYTimes, incredibly important story. ⁦Matina Stevis-Gridneff⁩ has managed to reconstruct the journey of the 18 Syrian migrants who burned to death trying to avoid being pushed back by the Greek police. Thank you Matina. nytimes.com/2023/10/01/wor…

Stefanos #Kasselakis came out of nowhere and boosted by an unprecedented coverage of his lifestyle took the reins of leftist #Syriza
He described himself as a patriotic leftist and said he wanted to “change it all” and recapture the “Greek dream.”

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Campaign for International MacroPolis Day begins here!
Proud to have reached this milestone with Yiannis Mouzakis, Alexandra Voudouri, Georgia Nakou & foivaki. Thankful for working with some other great people along the way. Here's to the next 10 years (and retirement!)