PM to join EU leaders’ video call on Ukraine
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will participate in the European leaders’ video conference on Ukraine at 2 p.m., his office said.
Athens keeping sharp eye on Ukraine talks
As US President Donald Trump prepared for a high-stakes White House meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday, concerns were apparent in Athens over the direction of negotiations about Ukraine’s future.
About 45,000 hectares have burned in Greece so far this year
About 45,000 hectares have burned in Greece so far this year, which ranks 2025 as the 5th most destructive in the last twenty years, according to Kostas Lagouvardos, director of research at the National Observatory of Athens.
5 takeaways from Trump’s meeting with Zelenskyy and European leaders
President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House on Monday, in a cordial but inconclusive push to end Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Few winners seen left in power market
Greece’s electricity retail market looks set for more consolidation. The inevitable mergers and acquisitions, say market analysts, will leave the sector with four big players.
End of an era as capital removes payphones
The Municipality of Athens is removing dozens of defunct payphones that have become pedestrian hazards after years of abandonment.
Greece’s summer of wildfires
Greece – and much of southern Europe – has faced a series of wildfires over the past weeks, prompting evacuations and even resulting in deaths.
Cyprus dispatches aid for Gaza, says distribution under UN watch
Cyprus has dispatched 1,200 metric tons of humanitarian aid for Gaza by sea via Ashdod in Israel, its foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
Greek asylum suspension faces test
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered Greece not to deport eight Sudanese men detained in Athens after entering Crete from Libya, raising questions about the legality of a recent three-month suspension on asylum applications.
Assets seized as farm subsidy probe gathers pace
Authorities have moved to freeze the assets of individuals accused of unlawfully receiving European Union farm subsidies through the country’s payment agency OPEKEPE, Kathimerini understands.