A week before crucial German elections, migration is once again the issue rocking the political scene in the European Union’s powerhouse.

Only 7.02% (22,271) of the 317,374 so-called “eternal” students at Greek universities have shown up to take even a single examination since a law providing for their being struck off the rolls was voted in 2022.

Leading Greek energy group Metlen announced on Monday the start of construction work in Great Britain for an underwater electricity link.

Rania Thraskia, an independent MP from Thessaloniki, will be joining the ranks of PASOK, it was announced on Monday. Her move increases the number of lawmakers in the main socialist opposition party to 32.

The Tempe train crash is expected to once again dominate Greece’s political agenda this week after Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis addressed the issue in an interview with Kathimerini’s Sunday edition.

The government and the market are anxiously waiting to see the response that the “I Renovate – I Rent” program will have.

A criminal organization involved in the trafficking of foreign women for sexual exploitation has been dismantled following a coordinated police operation on February 14 and 15.

The list of monthly fixed charges for property owners includes at least six different levies.

The Public Debt Management Agency will auction 26-week treasury bills in book entry form to the amount of 500 million euros. 

Another earthquake, measuring 5.1, struck the sea area between Amorgos and Santorini on Monday.

The voice of MAGA speaks to Kathimerini about Greece, Turkey and Erdogan, his contacts in Europe, and Elon Musk, in an interview at the War Room HQ in Washington DC.

Minister of Digital Governance Dimitris Papastergiou was in Larissa in central Greece on Friday and Saturday, attending the Innovent Forum, where he announced that Greece will have its first satellites by the end of the year. 

Floundering in recent public opinion polls after a surge in popularity last year that saw it unseat SYRIZA as the main opposition, PASOK is embarking on a 13-conference tour of Greece – one in each region – on February 22, as party leader Nikos Androulakis seeks to emphasize grassroots engagement.

As the world navigates significant changes, shifting alliances, and critical developments – such as the evolving transatlantic relationship, the potential resolution of the war in Ukraine, and the fragile situation in Gaza – Greece has a unique opportunity to strengthen its role as a reliable and responsible global actor.

Lendlease has lodged a $500 million development application for One Darling Point, a 17-storey luxury apartment tower in Edgecliff, designed by renowned architect Alexander (Alec) Tzannes, The Greek Herald reports. The project marks Lendlease’s first high-end residential development outside Sydney’s CBD.

The search for a 21-year-old German tourist who went missing in a mountainous area of the Hania region on the southern island of Crete continues on Monday.

A 4.5-magnitude earthquake was recorded in the sea area between the islands of Amorgos and Santorini in the early hours of Monday.

Ministry of Defense officials are closely following the deployment of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) by Ukraine in the Black Sea and the rapid growth of Turkey’s drone industry.

Flags will be flying at half-mast over the Panathenaic Stadium (also known as Kallimarmaro) on Monday as 1956 Melbourne Olympics medalist Georgios Roubanis is laid to rest in Athens' First Cemetery.

The US Embassy in Athens and its Consular Section, the US Consulate General in Thessaloniki, and all US Government offices in Greece will be closed on Monday.