A fierce dispute has erupted in Volos after municipal authorities placed a live pony in a public Christmas nativity scene, prompting accusations of "passive abuse" from the Volos Animal Welfare Group and a dismissive rebuke from Mayor Achilleas Beos.

Farmers continue their protests by occupying ports, starting in Volos, despite the intervention of the Supreme Court prosecutor.

A Supreme Court prosecutor has ordered an urgent investigation into the mass fish deaths that have turned the waters of Volos port blood red. The incident, captured in a viral drone video, has sparked widespread concern about its environmental, public health, and economic implications.