Cigarette smuggling ring laundered millions
Revealing details on how the so-called “Russian Pontian” syndicate laundered money from cigarette smuggling have come to light and are now in the hands of Greece’s Anti-Money Laundering Authority.
Revealing details on how the so-called “Russian Pontian” syndicate laundered money from cigarette smuggling have come to light and are now in the hands of Greece’s Anti-Money Laundering Authority.
Athens and Ankara are in the final stages of confirming the date for a crucial summit between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with April 8 emerging as the most likely date.
The bodies of seven people were recovered off Cyprus on Monday after authorities mounted a search and rescue operation following the capsize of a boat carrying migrants, Cyprus’ state broadcaster said.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is working to secure a meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House, potentially by late April, Bloomberg News said on Tuesday.
Greece’s newly appointed finance minister, Kyriakos Pierrakakis, headed into work on Monday having to deal with a list of tasks.
The Bank of Greece has downwardly revised the growth rate of the Greek economy to 2.3% from 2.5% in 2025.
Athens-listed PPC Group is marking its dynamic expansion in the Bulgarian renewable energy sources market with the start of the construction of a new photovoltaic plant with batteries, with a total installed capacity of 165 megawatts.
Cyprus is bracing for a tough summer as dam levels continue to drop.
The Central Bank of Cyprus has upwardly revised its forecast for Cyprus’ GDP growth rate for 2025 by 0.1% to 3.2% compared to its December 2024 projections.
Delays and mistakes come at a heavy price in politics. If, for example, justice had become faster and more efficient over the last six years, the investigation into the 2023 Tempe rail crash would have already been completed.