When idealism meets realism
There’s hardly any room for sentimentalism in international relations.
Cyprus and the EastMed are a ‘midterm choices’ for the EU
The choice of the Eastern Mediterranean in terms of energy deposits in Cyprus and the EastMed pipeline is a more medium-term choice for the European Union, as it will take time to implement the necessary investments, Cypriot Minister of Energy, Trade and Industry Natasa Pilides said on Wednesday.
Posidonia: Countdown for next IMO milestone
The world’s leading classification societies for the marine industry are returning to Posidonia this summer, following the pandemic-induced hiatus, during which they have been mapping out the path to the International Maritime Organization’s 2030 deadline for slashing shipping’s average carbon intensity (CO2 per ton-mile) by at least 40% compared to 2008.
Outstanding pensions issue eases
Pending applications for main pensions were reduced by 22.4% within a year, but more than 240,000 applications for main and auxiliary pensions remained outstanding at the end of 2021, according to a report released by the Parliamentary Budget Office on Tuesday.
ATHEX: Benchmark’s biggest jump in 16 months
On top of the rise recorded across all European markets, the very positive financial reports of local banks boosted the benchmark, which added more than 45 points in a single day.
Humanitarian duty
The worst-case scenario has regrettably been confirmed. Russia’s incursion into Ukraine is evolving into a major humanitarian catastrophe – the greatest in European history since the Second World War.
The new cold war
Sometimes important news is overlooked. I read in Bloomberg on Tuesday that China and Saudi Arabia are negotiating oil sales in the Chinese yuan, rather than in dollars.
Putting the Biden administration in perspective
Having lobbied US policy toward Greece and Cyprus on the front lines in Washington, DC since Turkey’s 1974 invasion and occupation of Cyprus, we found the first year of Joe Biden’s presidency a dramatic departure from nearly all previous administrations.
PΜ announces 1.1 bln euros worth of new measures in price hike address
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced new measures to support Greeks during widespread price hikes in a televised address on Wednesday. Specifically, the prime minister announced that 1,1 billion euros will be used to relieve 3,200,000 lower-income Greeks and households.
Cartoon by Ilias Makris (16/03/20220
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