Panagopoulos
Prominent shipowner Panagiotis Panagopoulos, 83, dies
Panagiotis Panagopoulos, a leader in Greek coastal shipping, has died, his family announced on Tuesday. He was 83 years old.
Born in Athens in 1935, Panagopoulos studied at Switzerland's Ecole Superieur de Commerce and then went on to work in Genoa and London at the Home Lines cruise company, owned by shipping magnate and family friend Eugenios Eugenides.
Portuguese president visits the Acropolis Museum
Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (left) speaks to his Greek counterpart Prokopis Pavlopoulos on Tuesday during a tour of the Acropolis Museum. Pavlopoulos hosted a lunch for the visiting dignitary at the museum.
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Kindergarten teachers feeling downtrodden
A kindergarten teacher gestures angrily at a protest rally in downtown Athens on Tuesday. A few dozen protesters scuffled briefly with police as they tried to force their way into Parliament to meet with Education Minister Costas Gavroglou following fruitless talks with Interior Minister Panos Skourletis.
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