Cyprus battle intensifies for Intrakat
The ongoing legal battle between the Republic of Cyprus and Greek contractor Intrakat over the Paphos-Polis highway project is continuing.
ATHEX: Can energy stocks be the new banks?
The largely expected European Central Bank rate cut by 25 basis points and the mild rise of European stocks led Athinon Avenue to a day of gains.
PAOK and Panathinaikos cover ground previously lost
PAOK and Panathinaikos scored important European wins on Thursday and are close to qualifying.
Cyprus parliament approves bill regulating foreign university branches
The House of Representatives in Cyprus voted on Thursday in favor of a bill submitted by the island’s Ministry of Education about the introduction of strict provisions regarding the establishment and operation of branches of foreign universities in Cyprus.
Banks’ bonus to borrowers
Interest rates for mortgage holders will unfreeze and head south based on ECB decisions.
EU lets Bulgaria and Romania fully integrate into Europe’s ID-check-free travel zone
European Union ministers on Thursday agreed to let Bulgaria and Romania fully integrate into Europe’s ID-check-free travel zone, known as the Schengen area, by lifting land border controls from next year, the EU’s Hungarian presidency said.
Climate change, over-tourism and the water crisis on Greece’s islands
Record-breaking heatwaves, limited rainfall and a spike in tourism have many in Greece concerned about the availability of water. Alexia Kalaitzi, an award-winning journalist and features reporter for Kathimerini, joins Thanos Davelis to look at what the mounting water crisis means for Greece and its popular islands in the Cyclades like Tinos.
Fixed rules in construction
Greece’s supreme administrative court, the Council of State, has ruled that key provisions of the New Building Regulation are unconstitutional.
The gates of hell have opened
Turkey’s emergence as a key player in developments in Syria, which led to the collapse of Bashar al-Assad and the last “Ba’athist” regime in the Arab world, has caused a good deal of irritation and concern in Athens.
Syrian refugees in Europe fear being forced home after Assad’s fall
Najem al-Moussa was delighted when news of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s overthrow first beamed from the television in his tiny Athens apartment.