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Everyday heroes were honored for their extraordinary contributions at the Presidential Palace on Wednesday. Among them was Angeliki Giannakidou (right), the "Lady of Evros," who founded the Ethnological Museum of Thrace, preserving a region's heritage for over five decades.

Christos Rammos, head of Greece's independent privacy watchdog ADAE, announced on Monday that he will not run for President of Greece when the term of the current President, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, expires in March 2025.

Rammos had been proposed for the role by New Left, a splinter party from SYRIZA.

The television landscape in 2024 has been unpredictable, with the initial enthusiasm fading away. TV series and game shows are struggling, morning shows are facing unexpected shifts, and the only program maintaining steady performance is The Voice.

Thessaloniki residents braved the bluster of Storm Bora to welcome the much-anticipated metro to their city on its inaugural run on Saturday afternoon, touring the stations, admiring the exhibitions of antiquities found during its excavations and riding the trains.

The aroma of lemon chicken is irresistible. Maria had requested it the day before - it's her favorite dish, and she prefers it with rice. Grandma never denies her a treat. "I've completely spoiled her," she tells me, glancing at the clock. It's almost time for her baby to come home from school. "When my son was growing up, I was always working and didn't have time.

President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, welcomed Zhao Leji, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China, at the presidential mansion. The meeting was part of Leji's official visit to Greece, following an invitation by the President of the Hellenic Parliament, Konstantinos Tassoulas.

President Katerina Sakellaropoulou honors Greece's Armed Forces Day with a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens, marking the annual observance on November 21, which coincides with the Entrance into the Temple of the Virgin Mary. The day serves to recognize and commemorate the dedication of Greece's military forces to the nation, both in times of peace and war.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is set to embark on a three-day official visit to Greece on Tuesday at the invitation of his Greek counterpart, Katerina Sakellaropoulou.

Monday

Progress on the construction of the Holocaust Museum of Greece in Thessaloniki, scheduled for completion by the end of 2026, will be the focus of a meeting between President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and her German counterpart, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, in the northern port city on Tuesday.

"Shadows," an art tribute to legendary Greek-American filmmaker John Cassavetes, opens on Monday at the Hadjikyriakos-Ghika Gallery in the American-Hellenic Union (22 Massalias, hau.gr).