JOHN T PSAROPOULOS 

I am an independent journalist and Al Jazeera's correspondent based in Athens. I have been covering Greece and southeast Europe since the fall of communism. My main interests are geopolitics, energy and the environment, defence and refugees.

Greeks demand transparency, accountability and meritocracy as essential components of their democracy. They are tired of the corrupt political practices they have tolerated until now. Many factors may have contributed to this loss of faith in politicians, including high inflation and regional instability, but the Tempe train crash has become the lightning rod.

Greeks demand accountability two years after deadly train crash

The President of the United States just made the biggest mistake any president could ever make. He expected fealty and got a leader who stood up and said we are not going to be f*cked over by you.

For all those saying nobody dare stand up to Trump. This is how it’s done. Time for Europe to step up now.

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Two UN votes found the US siding with Russia against Europe. Trump also sidelined Europe in inviting Ukraine’s Zelenskyy to sign onto a US deal on mineral wealth.

US and EU move apart on Ukraine as Trump pursues minerals and a deal with Russia