One last effort
The damage was done when, in order to serve unacknowledged expediencies, political parties rejected the simple solution of allowing the postal vote in the elections.
Cyprus so far strips 222 people of ‘golden passports’
The government of Cyprus has stripped 222 wealthy investors and their family members of citizenship, an official said Wednesday, part of efforts to mend a reputation sullied by an investment-for-passports program that an inquiry found had unlawfully granted citizenships in hundreds of instances.
Europeans dial down the heating, heed calls to save energy
Europeans have dialled down their heating this winter, apparently heeding government calls to conserve energy amid the Ukraine crisis, with some delaying switching it on by almost a month and setting the temperature lower, data shows.
Athens among top house investment spots
The residential property market of Athens ranks fourth among numerous European cities in terms of how attractive it is as a destination for investors interested in exploiting real estate, according to data prepared by investment company ProfitLevel.
Orfium acquires Soundmouse
Greek-owned startup Orfium is adding another tech company to its portfolio acquiring British-based Soundmouse, further expanding its services in the audiovisual industry.
Bond issue a multiple success
At a single stroke on Tuesday, the Public Debt Management Agency managed to beat the volatility and pressures expected to be caused by the continued tightening of European Central Bank monetary policy and the national elections, and to cover 50% of the 2023 loan program with its first market foray of the year.
A museum is born
Tsolakis Architects have won the top prize among 17 proposals in the architectural competition launched in August for the new Athens Archaeological Museum in Akadimia Platonos, inside a recreational park and archaeological site in western Athens which was the site of Plato’s Academy.
Mufti’s talk of women’s duties angers some Turkish Cypriots
A Muslim religious leader’s instruction to women to dutifully accept a husband’s “invitation to bed” to procreate has sparked outrage among many Turkish Cypriots, who saw the remarks as an imported encroachment of fundamentalist Islam on their secular community.
Cyprus realty sales reach €6 bln in 2022
The value of real estate sold in Cyprus during 2022 approached 6 billion euros, according to the comparative real estate sales of the Department of Land and Surveys as processed and presented in the quarterly “Real Estate Market Bulletin” of Cyprus Real Estate Registration Council.
PM to attend WEF in Davos on Thursday, Friday
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is departing on Wednesday for Davos, Switzerland, to attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Thursday and Friday, his press office announced.