Only Ukraine has the right to decide on its future and it must be part of any peace process to bring an end to the war sparked by the Russia’s invasion three years ago, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said.

Untreated wastewater is being released into the Aliakmonas, the country’s longest river, from a wastewater treatment plant in Veria, an inspection has found.

SYRIZA urged on Monday progressive parties to submit a motion of no confidence against the government over its handling of the Tempe disaster. 

It pains me to say this as a Canadian, a European and a lifelong Americanophile, but the United States that underwrote the West’s peace and prosperity cannot be trusted because it no longer exists.

A light earthquake measuring 4.4 Magnitude jolted the island of Amorgos shortly after 1.30 p.m.

Organic farmers in Cyprus have recruited hundreds of retired hens to fertilize olive groves in a pilot project they say boosts yields, counters disease, and helps to manage food waste.

Sinan Ciddi, a non-resident senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and an expert on Turkish politics, joins Thanos Davelis to look into whether Erdogan’s Turkey is finding itself on the outside of the Trump administration’s regional strategy in the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean.

Authorities arrested a 50-year-old man on Monday for allegedly posting content on social media that incited violence ahead of Friday’s planned protests marking the second anniversary of the Tempe train disaster. The exact content of the posts has not been made public.

Piraeus Bank has reported a double-digit rise in 2024 earnings on higher net interest income and lending.

The Greek tax system continues to allow for creative accounting.

Athens International Airport (AIA) is stepping up the expansion of its terminal, driven by strong financial performance and continuous passenger growth, as confirmed by its 2024 financial results released on Monday.

The Michael Cacoyannis Foundation (Pireos 206) presents the exhibition “There Is No Place Like Home.”

Adonis Georgiadis, the outspoken health minister and vice president of New Democracy, has questioned the motives behind the upcoming nationwide protests over the Tempe train disaster, claiming that the “dead are being used” to bring down the conservative government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

Greece is preparing for Friday’s rallies marking the second anniversary of the Tempe rail tragedy, which has had a catalytic effect on domestic political developments. The entire country is expected to come to a halt, with over 270 rallies planned in cities across Greece and abroad.

Afroditi Latinopoulou, leader of Greece’s populist-nationalist party Voice of Reason, reacted on Monday to the results of Germany’s elections, in which the Alternative for Germany (AfD) achieved its strongest showing for a far-right party since World War II.

The island of Milos is experiencing an unprecedented hotel construction boom, with 48 new projects under way, potentially doubling available accommodations.

Greece commemorated the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Monday, calling for “a widely accepted, just, and lasting peace.”

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani will visit Ankara on Monday for talks with Turkish officials, two sources familiar with the plan told Reuters.

Greece is bracing for mass demonstrations on February 28 as the country marks two years since the tragic train collision in Tempe in central Greece that killed 57 people and injured scores.

Bill Gravanis, the new owner of Sydney’s Luna Park through his family-run Oscars Group, has secured A$37.4 million ($24.5 million) to fund the amusement park’s redevelopment by selling The Village on Summer Street mall in Orange, New South Wales, The Sydney Morning Herald reports.