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We will return to normal temperatures for the season, with maximum temperatures around 20°C

Since the last European elections in 2019, 163 complaints have been lodged against MEPs for workplace harassment, fraud, nepotism, financing and, even espionage for Russia, according to Belgian newspaper La Libre in February.

Of the 21 Greek MEPs, at least five have dealt with the justice system and were investigated for criminal and non-criminal offenses.

Temperatures will soar above 30°C in some parts of mainland Greece from Sunday when an extremely warm air mass from Africa is expected to move over the country and eastern Europe.

In its latest forecast, the Meteo weather service of the National Observatory of Athens said the phenomenon is expected to last until Tuesday.

Bulgaria is set to experience favorable weather conditions on March 29, with mostly sunny skies forecasted across the country. According to meteorological reports, temperatures are expected to vary, with lows ranging from 4°C to 9°C, particularly higher in Northwestern Bulgaria. In Sofia, the capital city, temperatures are anticipated to dip to 5°C overnight.

Two conservative officials resigned and one was ousted on Friday amid a scandal involving the leak of an unspecified number of email addresses of Greek voters residing abroad.

The storm raised by a conservative Eurodeputy's emailing Greeks resident abroad, who will be able to vote by mail for the first time in June's European Parliament elections, is a reminder that lists of names, with addresses, phone numbers and emails, are in the hands of every political candidate.

The Athens Prosecutor's Office on Tuesday launched an investigation into the leak of an unspecified number of emails of Greeks living abroad which came into the possession of New Democracy MEP Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky travels Friday to Berlin and Paris where he is due to sign security deals with the two European giants and seek further support for Kiev's battle against Russia.

Politician Eva Kaili, who is being investigated over corruption allegations dubbed Qatargate, could face legal repercussions if she speaks to the media about the scandal, Brussels-based news site POLITICO has reported.

On January 25, the weather is anticipated to bring a mix of conditions across different regions of Bulgaria. According to meteorological forecasts, Western Bulgaria can expect mostly sunny skies with occasional cloud cover. A moderate to strong westerly-northwesterly wind is anticipated. Overnight temperatures will range from minus 3°C to 2°C, dipping to around minus 2°C in Sofia.