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News from the Pressenza Bureau in Athens, Greece

A week before the NATO meeting, Spain reacts to the 5% of armaments

“Committing to the 5% target would not only be absurd, but also counterproductive, because it would take Spain further away from optimal spending and hinder the EU’s ongoing efforts to strengthen the security and defence ecosystem.” About a week before…

Promoting Global Peace and Nuclear Disarmament: Reiner Braun Meets with His Holiness Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad

Reiner Braun, German journalist, historian, renowned peace activist, and former Executive Director of the International Peace Bureau (IPB), was recently honored with a private audience with His Holiness Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba), the Fifth Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim…

G. Varoufakis in the European Parliament: “How Europe fell into the arms of warmongering, and what we must do”

On Tuesday, June 10 2025, I addressed a meeting at the European Parliament, an event organised by The Left and M5S Europa, on the theme of “The Economic Conditions for Peace”, alongside Jeffrey Sachs and Giuseppe Conte. My talk can be watched and…

On the book “Ukraine, The big Plan” written by Leonidas Vatikiotis

On Friday 9 May 2025, in a packed hall at the Greek Union of Editors of Daily Press, the presentation of the new book by Leonidas Vatikiotis, “Ukraine, The Grand Plan, Even if it didn’t exist, it would have to…

The carousel of nonviolent journalism

On 22 November 2024, the international news agency pressenza was invited to present the different challenges it faces in its efforts to produce journalism for peace and nonviolence worldwide. The invitation came from the University of San Marcos in Lima,…

Emergency housing: the case of Hurricane Milton

In modern times, the climate crisis has made its presence felt in every way: from rising temperatures to extreme weather events (floods, hurricanes, etc.), every year there are at least two or three cases of natural disasters that sound the…

Students for Peace: Creating a Human Peace Symbol in Schools Across Greece

The action was the creation of a human Peace sign by the students and teachers of one or more classes or all the students and teachers, in the school yard, with a corresponding photo of the sign from a high…

Middle East: Serious possibility of an escalation of the war after the assassination of Nasrallah

The situation in the Middle East is heading towards an escalation rather than a peaceful solution, following the announcement of the assassination of Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah by Israeli air strikes. The assassination was confirmed a few hours ago…

Victor Piccinini: Love, kindness and compassion, necessary elements in the art of accompaniment at the end of life

Accompanying people who are going through critical moments due to illness or approaching the end of their lives is a noble deed full of meaning and sense. It is an action that does not require particular personal skills, but it…

Western Balkans: exploring Montenegro with the journalist, media executive and international civic activist, Milka Tadić Mijović

On the occasion of a recent road trip to the Western Balkans, Mariannella Kloka and Efi Pavlogergatou interview the journalist Milka Tadić Mijović about Montenegro’s past and present. Milka Tadić Mijović became internationally known as an activist during the turbulent…

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