EU commissioner in Athens as inflows rise
The European commissioner for migration, Magnus Brunner, is expected in Athens on Tuesday for policy talks as Greece grapples with a sharp spike in migrant and refugee arrivals, mainly from Libya.
Nurses’ status upgraded
A long-standing demand by the country’s nurses to be inducted into the category of hazardous professions will go into effect on January 1, 2026, Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis vowed on Monday, in a meeting with nursing union representatives.
Tourism holds steady in Cyprus
Cyprus’ tourism sector is proving both vulnerable and resilient.
Surplus of 551.2 million euros for Cyprus
The preliminary general government fiscal results, which are prepared by the Statistical Service of Cyprus (CyStat), indicate a surplus of 551.2 million euros (1.6% of GDP) for the period of January-May 2025, compared to a surplus of €542.6 million (1.6% of GDP) that was recorded during the period of January-May 2024.
After war with Israel and US, Iran Rests on a Knife Edge
Roxana Saberi felt like she was back behind bars in Tehran, Iran. As she watched Israel’s bombing of Evin prison, the notorious detention facility at the core of Iran’s political repression, she shuddered at memories of solitary confinement, relentless interrogation, fabricated espionage charges and a sham trial during her 100-day incarceration in 2009.
Clientelist tragedies
Unfortunately, there are many Greek politicians who, in an effort to serve their voters, cross many red lines. In fact, they treat European funds as “other people’s money,” believing that they can fool the “stupid Europeans.”
Court jails man for beach snack extortion racket
An appeals court in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, convicted a 42-year-old man on Monday for running an extortion racket that sought to control the sales of traditional Greek dough fritters known as “loukoumades” on the beaches of the popular Halkidiki peninsula.
Fire breaks out at plastic factory yard in Megara
A fire broke out on Monday night in the yard of a plastic factory in Megara, western Attica.
Greek arrested in Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus for allegedly filming military sites
Authorities in Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus have arrested a Greek lawyer, reportedly for filming military sites.
Little progress in seminal projects announced in 2019
When New Democracy gained power in July 2019, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis had announced five development projects as ones that would put a stamp on his party’s governance.