Athens has been awarded 'World's Leading Cultural City' for 2024 by the World Travel Awards, surpassing 14 cities including London, Paris and New York; Mayor Doukas emphasised commitment to initiatives to celebrate its historical and contemporary identity

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  A recent increase in juvenile crime and delinquency has shown the shortcomings of the system; Athens Juvenile Probation Service last year handled 925 new cases and had 1.097 backlogged cases

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  A comprehensive plan to improve services for Greeks abroad was presented by the Prime Minister in an attempt to modernise and strengthen Greece's ties with its diaspora through six goals

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  Piraeus dockers prevented a truck from North Macedonia carrying ammunition destined for Israel from entering the port, saying they would not allow the port to become a transit point for weapons of war

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  With fewer and fewer young people enrolling in the country's military academies, the ministries of Defense and Education have teamed up to announce a benefits package to attract new students

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