Recovery Fund loan projects worth 6 bln euros already inked
The investment projects contracted under the Recovery and Resilience Fund now number 145, out of a total of approximately 400 investment projects submitted to banks for financing.
Cyprus Finance Ministry: More than 1.2 billion euros in Russian assets frozen
Some 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) in Russian-owned assets managed by Cyprus-registered companies were frozen in compliance with sanctions imposed on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, Cyprus’ Finance Ministry said Tuesday.
Tempe railway disaster relatives sue officials and politicians
Relatives of passengers who died in the train collision at Tempe in central Greece in February have filed charges against railroad officials and politicians, including the prime minister.
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Mitsotakis: Coalition gov’t involving PASOK would be ‘unstable’
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has reiterated his belief that a coalition government, such as one involving PASOK, would be “an unstable government that would not serve Greece’s interests.”
The management of universities
The new system of electing university rectors, which is now being tested in practice, seems to justify some of the reservations voiced by its critics.
Gov’t requests third disbursement from EU recovery fund
The government has submitted a third request to the European Commission for disbursement of funds from the Recovery and Resilience Fund (RRF) worth 1.72 billion euros.
Mitsotakis says country has changed, seeks new mandate to speed up growth
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said that he has learned to be bold on economic reform as he seeks re-election on May 28. In an interview with Reuters, the leader of conservative New Democracy said he hopes to win a second term after a parliamentary election on Sunday with a clear majority, to unleash Greece’s…
Nationalism, the big winner in Turkish elections
He may have failed to get elected in the first round of the Turkish presidential elections, and that is obviously a blow to him, especially given his absolute control over the media, but Recep Tayyip Erdogan did not suffer the defeat that the West had hoped for.
Survey finds two in five citizens don’t read books
Two in every five Greeks aged 16 years or above did not visit any cultural sites or read any books in 2022 because they were not interested or did not like them, according to a new survey published by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).