Chris Liakos

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Chris Liakos is a field producer for CNN based in the network’s Paris bureau.
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This aerial photo taken in Vergina, near Veroia, on January 5, 2024, shows the Aigai Palace after years of restoration work. The Palace of Aigai, known today as Vergina, is the palace where Alexander the Great was crowned king of the Macedonians and is considered not only the biggest but together with the Parthenon, the most significant building of classical Greece. (Photo by AFP)
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Greece reopens 2,400-year-old palace where Alexander the Great was crowned
Jan 8, 2024
Greece has reopened the ancient palace where Alexander the Great became King of Macedonia some 2,400 years ago to the public after it underwent restoration.
The Eurostar train arrives at Rotterdam Central Station, on February 1, 2018. - Train manufacturer Siemens and Dutch train company NS (Nederlandse Spoorwegen) are conducting tests on the service that will make the connection between Amsterdam, Brussels and London. The passenger service is expected to be launched in late 2017, according to reports. - Netherlands OUT (Photo by Lex van LIESHOUT / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (Photo by LEX VAN LIESHOUT/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)
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Channel tunnel traffic to resume as strike action ends
Dec 21, 2023
A last-minute strike action that caused dozens of Eurostar cancelations on Thursday has ended.
TOPSHOT - Surfers gather during a demonstration called by "Rame pour ta planete" collective to protest against the development of the Olympic surfing venue in Polynesia and to preserve the Teahupoo site, in Guethary, southwestern France, on December 17, 2023. (Photo by GAIZKA IROZ / AFP) (Photo by GAIZKA IROZ/AFP via Getty Images)
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Paris 2024 insists on tower construction for next year’s Olympic surfing venue despite opposition
Dec 20, 2023
Paris 2024 organizers are going ahead with building a new aluminum judging tower in Tahiti, French Polynesia in spite of opposition from the International Surfing Association, locals and surfers.
TOPSHOT - Australia's surfer Jack Robinson rides a wave during the men's final of the Tahiti World Surf League (WSL) professional competition, also a surfing test event for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, at Teahupo'o in Tahiti, French Polynesia, August 16, 2023. (Photo by Jerome Brouillet / AFP) (Photo by JEROME BROUILLET/AFP via Getty Images)
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Aluminum tower construction in Tahiti for Olympic surf event paused after barge damages coral
Dec 7, 2023
The International Surf Association says it welcomes the pause of an aluminum tower’s construction ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic surfing competition in Tahiti, French Polynesia, as surfers voice their concern about the environmental impact of preparations for next year’s event.
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King Charles wears Greek flag tie days after British PM snubs Greek counterpart
Dec 1, 2023
King Charles has worn a tie emblazoned with the Greek flag, just days after the British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak canceled a meeting with his Greek counterpart in a diplomatic dispute over the Parthenon Sculptures, also known as the Elgin Marbles.
An ashtray with cigarette butts at the edge of the beach, in Saint Jean de Luz, southwestern France, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. France's government plans to ban smoking on all beaches, in public parks, forests and some other public areas. The measures are part of a national anti-tobacco plan presented by the health minister, who says tobacco products cause 75,000 avoidable deaths a year in France. (AP Photo Bob Edme)
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France to ban smoking on beaches and public parks
Nov 28, 2023
France will ban smoking on beaches and public parks, the country’s health minister said on Tuesday, presenting a series of measures as the government looks to prevent 75,000 tobacco-related deaths per year.
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaks during a press conference with Iraq's Prime Minister in Damascus on July 16, 2023 (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)
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France issues arrest warrant for Syrian President Assad
Nov 16, 2023
France issued an arrest warrant on Tuesday for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad alleging the use of banned chemical weapons against civilians in Syria, a judicial source told CNN on Wednesday.
Passengers and airline staff wait outside the Toulouse-Blagnac Airport in Blagnac, southwestern France, on October 18, 2023, after the airport has been evacuated.
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Eight French airports forced to evacuate for security reasons
Oct 18, 2023
Eight airports in France were forced to evacuate on Wednesday for security reasons.
Bedbugs are seen in the seams of a sofa bed in L'Hay-les-Roses, near Paris, France, on September 29, 2023.
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Two North African countries introduce measures to limit risk of bedbug infestation
Oct 6, 2023
Morocco and Algeria have introduced measures to limit the risk of bedbug infestation, as France reportedly grapples with a surge in numbers of the blood-sucking insect.
Deputy Minister for Ecological Transition Clement Beaune at the Elysee Palace after the Council of Ministers. Paris, 20 September, 2023. (Photo by Andrea Savorani Neri/NurPhoto)
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‘No one is safe’: France vows action as bedbugs sweep Paris
Oct 2, 2023
The French government has vowed action to “reassure and protect” the public as its capital Paris reports a “widespread” rise in bedbugs.
Bernard Arnault, billionaire and chairman of LVMH, during a news conference in Paris, France, on Monday, July 24, 2023. (Benjamin Girette/Bloomberg via Getty Images).
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Bernard Arnault’s lawyer dismisses allegations of money laundering as ‘absurd’
Oct 2, 2023
A lawyer for Bernard Arnault has dismissed allegations of money laundering that triggered a preliminary investigation by French prosecutors into the billionaire’s dealings with a Russian businessman, saying they are “as absurd as they are unfounded.”
World's top luxury group LVMH head Bernard Arnault attends the LVMH Innovation Awards on the sidelines of the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair in Paris, on June 15, 2023.
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Transactions involving French billionaire Bernard Arnault investigated over suspected money laundering
Sep 29, 2023
French billionaire Bernard Arnault and Russian Oligarch Nikolai Sarkisov are under “preliminary investigation” for their alleged involvement in “transactions likely to constitute money-laundering offences,” the Paris Public Prosecutor’s Office told CNN.
Police is seen at the site of an explosion in Olskroken in Gothenburg, Sweden, August 31, 2023. Bomb squad experts have been called in after Swedish cities were rocked by four explosions in just over an hour, police said, with the country struggling to rein in a surge of gang-related violence. (Photo by Adam IHSE / TT News Agency / AFP) / Sweden OUT (Photo by ADAM IHSE/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images)
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Sweden’s prime minister summons police and army chiefs, as gang violence surges
Sep 29, 2023
Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said he will meet the national army and police chiefs on Friday to combat a surge in gang violence, as the country reels from record shooting deaths this month.
This photograph taken on September 26, 2023 shows damaged houses and debris sitting amongst standing water three weeks after Storm Daniel, in the village of Keramidi, central Greece. The unprecedented storm left 17 dead and devastated the central region of Thessaly, the heart of Greece's agricultural production. The flood drowned tens of thousands of farm animals whilst also sweeping through warehouses containing fertiliser, weedkillers, petrol and other chemicals, leaving behind a toxic floodwater mix. (Photo by Angelos TZORTZINIS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELOS TZORTZINIS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Greece hit by several months of rain in a day, just weeks after storm killed 17
Sep 28, 2023
Storm Elias dumped several months-worth of rain in less than a day as it swept across Greece on Wednesday, just weeks after Storm Daniel killed 17 people in the southern European nation.
Sylvain Itte, the French ambassador to Niger, has returned to Paris.
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French ambassador to Niger returns to Paris amid escalating tensions
Sep 27, 2023
The French ambassador to Niger, Sylvain Itte, has returned to Paris, the French Foreign Ministry told CNN on Wednesday.
Leclerc gas station in Albi, France on september 21th, 2023. French fuel distributors say they refuse to sell at a loss, despite French government plans to allow them to do so in the hope that it would bring down prices at the pump for consumers. The heads of several large fuel distributors in France said on Wednesday that despite the government's plans to alter existing legislation so that they can sell fuel at a loss, they would refuse to do so. Photo by Arnaud Bertrand/Abaca/Sipa USA
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What happens when gas is sold ‘at cost’? French drivers save pennies
Sep 27, 2023
Two of the largest retail chains in France have announced they will forego all profit on fuel sales, yielding to government pressure to sell gasoline and diesel at cost. The savings for motorists at the pump? $1 to $2 per tank.

About

Chris Liakos is a field producer for CNN based in the network’s Paris bureau.

Liakos was part of the network’s award-winning coverage of the war in Ukraine and has covered the aftermath of major terror attacks in London, Paris, Manchester and Berlin, the Greek financial crisis in 2015, the EU migrant crisis and wildfires. Liakos also extensively covered Brexit in both London and Brussels and has led CNN’s coverage at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Originally from Athens, Greece Liakos has field produced in Europe and the Middle East.

Previously, Liakos was based in London working as a Senior News Editor and Business Assignment Editor, covering breaking news and planning for the network.

Liakos first joined CNN in 2013 in the guest booking department.

Liakos graduated with a communication and media studies degree from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and earned a Master’s degree in International Journalism at City University, London.