UN-hosted Cyprus talks uncertain as one side says it wasn’t invited
Tentative UN plans to convene the leaders of Cyprus’ divided communities for talks as early as next week were uncertain on Monday as one side said it had not received an invitation.
All eyes on the Middle East
As fears of a wider Middle East conflict escalate, Athens and Nicosia are closely monitoring developments in the region, with authorities on heightened alert. Further destabilization is expected to increase migration flows, as well as uncertainty in energy supplies and impacts on supply chains.
Declared incomes top €100 bln
The final deadline for the filing of tax forms expired on Friday. Data from just a few days before show that a record amount of income was reported and record taxes assessed on individuals. For the first time, reported incomes exceeded €100 billion.
Square Mile growing in Athens?
Judging by the plans of Greece’s biggest banks to use their central Athens properties to relocate their offices or to otherwise use them commercially, one can be excused for being under the impression they want to turn Stadiou Street, one of the capital’s main streets and the one where commercial properties were hardest hit by…
Study finds Athens temperatures could rise by 3.5°C after 2040 due to climate crisis
The average air temperature in the greater urban area of Athens could increase by more than 3.5 degrees Celsius between 2041 and 2070 compared to 1971-2000, due to the combined effects of climate change and the urban heat island phenomenon.
Motorcyclist dies in collision with car near Thessaloniki
A man has died following a collision between a motorbike and a car in northern Greece.
Socialist Party candidate leads in Himare mayoral election
Governing Socialist Party candidate Vangjel Tavo was leading in Sunday’s repeat mayoral election in Himare, a town in southwestern Albania, with 63 percent of the vote counted from 28 out of 36 polling stations.
Albania’s governing Socialist Party wins mayoral poll in Himare
Preliminary results Monday showed Albania’s governing Socialist Party candidate Vangjel Tavo won the mayoral election in the southwestern town of Himare after the previous mayor was removed in a case that has sparked tensions with Greece.
Turkey urges citizens to leave Lebanon due to security risks
Turkey urged its citizens in Lebanon to leave the country if they do not need to stay, due to the possibility that the security situation there will deteriorate rapidly, its foreign ministry said late on Sunday.
Government aiming for fall reboot
Starting with the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) in September, the government will attempt to gradually close the open fronts that have been hurting it, namely issues pertaining to peoples’ daily lives.