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The 2025 state budget was approved tonight, receiving 158 “yes” votes, while 139 MPs voted “no.” Former Prime Minister Antonis Samaras was notably absent from the vote.

"Adam and Eve," a monumental sculpture regarded as a symbol of a new matriarchy by Niki de Saint Phalle (1930-2002) is on show at the Thessaloniki Museum of Contemporary Art as part of the ongoing Thessaloniki International Film Festival's tribute to the "bold and uncompromising" French artist.

Feminin Pluriel Greece, a new initiative for women in business and part of Global Femenin Pluriel, is launching conference, titled "Women Heroes," at the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry (7 Akadimias) from 11.30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday.

Speakers will include Labor and Social Insurance Minister Niki Kerameus. Visit fenichatziathanasiadou.gr for details.

The Rebrain Greece platform, launched in 2023, is gaining momentum in its mission to bring highly skilled Greek professionals back to the country.

Initially introduced by then labor minister Adonis Georgiadis and now managed by Minister Niki Kerameus, the platform connects innovative private sector companies in Greece with Greek talent abroad.

An elementary school teacher with a theology degree is behind the Niki (Victory) party, which just missed out on the 3% threshold for entering Parliament on the May 21 election day.

Greece's political parties are embarking once again on the campaign trail, deploying a more surgical approach and with their attention turning to specific constituencies.

Ruling New Democracy is expected to focus on northern Greece, where nationalist Greek Solution and the religious-nationalist Niki parties have been flying high.

Undetected by our political radar, the meteorite "Democratic Patriotic Movement Victory" crashed onto Parliament's doorstep in Sunday's elections. And even then, it was as if no one could believe what the charts were showing in TV panel discussions. There was hardly any mention of the newly established party.

The government on Thursday announced the allocation of 115 million euros to support the local airline industry, which Greek flag carrier Aegean Airlines considered positive but "too little in comparison with other European Union states." Instead the listed carrier is eyeing a €150 million state loan through the extraordinary credit mechanism for companies.

The management of Astra Airlines is this summer aiming to complete the agreement for the concession of a majority stake in the Thessaloniki-based air carrier to one of the biggest Chinese airlines.

Niki Goulandris, a prominent Greek philanthropist, environmentalist and accomplished botanical painter who co-founded the Goulandris Natural History Museum (GNHM) in Athens, died on Saturday, aged 94.