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1. We can move ‘mountains’

   We have a tendency to talk about the political culture in Greece and its long-standing shortcomings as if they were as unchangeable and unmovable as the country’s mountains, an inescapable fact of life.

2. Italy’s Meloni issues rare criticism of Trump after his attack on pope

   US President Donald Trump's attack on Pope Leo was "unacceptable," Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on ​Monday, joining forces with politicians of all colours in springing to the pontiff's defense.

3. Heavy Easter return traffic strains roads, ports

   The return of Easter holiday travelers continued at full pace Monday evening, with increased congestion recorded on roads, ports and transport hubs across the country.

4. Warmer temperatures, African dust, local showers on Tuesday

   A slight rise in temperatures, the presence of African dust in western Greece, local showers, and stronger winds are expected to shape Tuesday’s weather, according to meteo.

5. Greece ‘shapes its foreign policy independently, does not accept instructions’

   The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday responded to remarks by Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, stressing that cooperation between Greece, Cyprus and Israel is aimed at stability and has “a peaceful purpose.” 

6. Turkish foreign minister criticizes Greece-Cyprus-Israel cooperation

   Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Monday criticized Greece and Cyprus over their cooperation with Israel, warning it could heighten regional tensions, in an interview with Anadolu news agency.

7. Pierrakakis in US for IMF, World Bank meetings

   Greek Finance Minister and Eurogroup President, Kyriakos Pierrakakis, is in Washington, D.C. on Monday to participate in the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank.

8. EU member states must coordinate on energy prices, von der Leyen says

   The European Union’s member states must coordinate on energy prices amid a 22 billion euro ($25.70 billion) increase in fossil fuel bills since the start of the Iran war, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday.

9. Short doc recalls AEK’s defiant 1999 trip to bombed Belgrade

   Twenty-seven years after one of the most remarkable acts in European sports history, a short documentary revisits the moment when Greek club AEK Athens traveled to Belgrade in the midst of war to play a symbolic soccer match promoting peace and solidarity.

10. Turkey raises concerns about any new rules for Strait of Hormuz

    Turkey’s foreign minister raised concerns on Monday about Iran and the US proposing in their talks new ⁠regulations ⁠for transiting the Strait ​of Hormuz, and he ⁠said there are many difficulties ⁠around the ‌idea ⁠of an international force overseeing re-opening ​the waterway.