@dgatopoulos

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 Athens, Greece
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Joined January 2012
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#Greeks promised tax relief, wage hikes as protesters take to the streets over cost of living crunch. By @dgatopoulos Photos by @JohnPapanikos @AP @AP_Europe apnews.com/article/greece-ec…

Greeks promised tax relief, wage hikes as protesters take to the streets over cost of living crunch

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has promised more than 2 billion euros or $2.3 billion in tax cuts, salary increases and other support measures before Greece’s general election next year.

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Sunhats everywhere! ... as more tourists brave the midday heat. ☀️ apnews.com/article/greece-he…

The sunhat is everywhere in Athens as crowds grow larger at ancient sites

The Greek capital is turning to hats as Europe’s heat intensifies. From straw sunhats and Panama hats to baseball caps and bucket hats, headwear is now on sale across central Athens and increasingly...

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Athens’ iconic marble stadium is getting its first full cleaning in more than a century. #Greece Conservators say they're carefully removing accumulated dirt, organic material, weeds and decades-old chewing gum without damaging the historic stone. apnews.com/article/greece-ol…

Athens is cleaning its all-marble Olympic stadium for the first time in more than a century

Athens’ iconic Panathenaic Stadium is undergoing its first systematic cleaning in more than a century.

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Government launches price comparison site/app targeting supermarket products. posokanei.gov.gr/ (Also compares prices with other EU countries)
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Twin quakes in north Evia. Mag 5.2, 4.8 – 4 minutes apart, felt in Athens
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U.S. State Dept. reaction to release of November 17 leader Alexandros Giotopoulos. apnews.com/article/greece-us…
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Before North America, World Cup magic made a stopover in Greece. apnews.com/article/migration…
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First poll for new parties. Alexis Tsipras' Elas Party takes second place in early test. #Greece
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Former #Greek anti-austerity leader @atsipras steps back into politics @AP @AP_Europe By @dgatopoulos apnews.com/article/greece-po…

Former Greek anti-austerity leader Alexis Tsipras steps back into politics

Alexis Tsipras, the combative anti‑austerity leader who railed against Brussels during Greece’s debt crisis, has returned to politics ahead of elections next year.

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After 13 years... 🏆 @Olympiacos_BC #F4GLORY
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#Greece says new biometric checks are active for non-EU travelers, but some could pass without scans. By @AP @AP_Europe @dgatopoulos Photo by @PGiannakouris apnews.com/article/greece-eu…

Greece rejects reports of an exemption from biometric checks for British summer travelers

Greece says a new biometric screening system at airports for non-European Union citizens is fully operational, rejecting reports of a formal summer exemption for British travelers.

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Greece, birthplace of democracy, seeks to put humanity ahead of AI in updated constitution. HT @PGiannakouris apnews.com/article/greece-co…

Greece, birthplace of democracy, seeks to put humanity ahead of AI in updated constitution

Greece is preparing sweeping constitutional reforms that would require artificial intelligence to serve human society and protect individual freedoms.

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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I arrives in parliament to receive the gold medal of the Greek Parliament, marking 35 years of spiritual leadership for Orthodox Christians worldwide.
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Chernobyl's radioactive landscape is a testament to nature’s resilience and survival spirit @AP @dgatopoulos and Evgeniy Maloletka apnews.com/article/ukraine-r…

Chernobyl's radioactive landscape is a testament to nature’s resilience and survival spirit

Wildlife is thriving again four decades after the nuclear disaster at Ukraine’s Chernobyl power plant in what became the exclusion zone created by the forced mass evacuations of the population.

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BREAKING: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán concedes defeat to Peter Magyar after "painful" election result, ending 16 years in power. apnews.com/article/hungary-e…

Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán is ejected after 16 years in a European electoral earthquake

Hungarian voters have ousted long-serving Prime Minister Viktor Orbán after 16 years in power, rejecting the authoritarian policies and global far-right movement that he embodied in favor of a...

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Hungarian election results. Live here: vtr.valasztas.hu/ogy2026
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Lean into Lent: Orthodox monks have an annual diet that's all about health, focus and neglected vegetables. w/ Theodora Tongas apnews.com/article/orthodox-…

Want to renew healthy eating habits? Greek monks have a spring playbook

Across Greece and in Orthodox communities around the world, a centuries-old Lenten fast offers a modern lesson in diet and discipline.

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Military vehicles on Syngrou Avenue before taking part in the March 25 parade in Athens. #Greece #25Μαρτίου
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Scenes from tonight's protest outside the U.S. Embassy in Athens.
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Greek Communist Party holds pro-Cuba rally in front of Greek Parliament.
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