This storied rarity, grown nearly exclusively in one small region and still relatively scarce there, appears to be coming into its own.

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has strongly condemned remarks made by Metropolitan Theoleptus of Iconium, who publicly criticized the mother of a victim of Greece’s deadliest train disaster.

Accusing Europe of a lack of resolve is the done thing nowadays. It appears, however, that under pressure from the new administration in Washington, the European Union is starting to stir from its slumbers. 

Parliament and the Athens municipal authority celebrated Valentine’s Day in their own special ways, though in the former, the big sparks flew on Thursday and not on Friday.

Greek authorities issued an emergency alert Saturday, warning of intense storms expected to hit the Ionian islands of Zakynthos, Kefalonia, Ithaca, Lefkada and coastal areas of Epirus from Saturday evening through midday Sunday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on Saturday for the creation of a European army, saying the continent could no longer be sure of protection from the United States and would only get respect from Washington with a strong military.

Greek authorities are investigating fraudulent claims for EU agricultural subsidies, with thousands of farmers and applicants suspected of falsely securing funds.

European Union foreign ministers will hold an emergency meeting on Sunday morning, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, to assess messages received from US and Ukrainian officials, EU diplomacy chief Kaja Kallas’ spokesperson said.

“These women suffer in silence, often becoming passive, struggling to recognize themselves as victims or to acknowledge the problem, let alone take action,” said Evi Minatsi, a sociologist and criminologist at the Women’s Counseling Center of the Municipality of Rhodes.

A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck the Mount Athos monastic community in northeastern Greece on Saturday afternoon.

Two top European leaders stiffened their spines Saturday over unsettling new policies from Washington under President Donald Trump, as Ukraine's president urged creation of an "armed forces of Europe" and the leader of Germany denounced meddling in its election after US Vice President JD Vance met with a German far-right leader.

The warmer weather of the past few days will be giving way to winter once more, as temperatures drop back down to and below February averages this week.

A 13-year-old girl has allegedly told police on the Dodecanese island of Symi that she had attempted to poison her mother under pressure by her 15-year-old boyfriend.

NATO’s large-scale military exercise, Steadfast Dart 25 (STDT25), reached a key milestone on Thursday, with a high-profile "Media Day" held in Greece.

Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides has announced 30 new projects to boost the development of the free part of Famagusta district.

Ios became the fourth Cycladic island to be declared in a state of emergency due to the recent seismic activity in the wider area.

Athens and Cairo have agreed that the status of the historic St Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai, which has operated uninterrupted since its founding in AD 546 by Byzantine Emperor Justinian, will be preserved.

Investments planned for Astakos, Petalioi and the Peloponnese to get the government’s nod.

Throwing leaflets outside Konstantinos Tasoulas’ home was neither an attack nor an act of intervention – it was a foolish stunt with a whiff of fascism. In the etiquette of democracy, politicians’ homes and families should remain off-limits in political disputes.

The investment community is now calling the artificial intelligence sector the absolute “star” of technology.