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