Time for justice
It seems that, finally, the time for the long-delayed reforms in justice is coming.
ATHEX: Mixed session on reduced transactions
Greek stocks were adrift on Thursday, with the majority posting losses at the end of a mixed session, as did the mid-cap index.
Fifty refugees to leave Cyprus for Italy with pope
Pope Francis will take 50 refugees from Cyprus to Italy, the Mediterranean island nation’s President Nicos Anastasiades announced Thursday.
Senior judge charged with drugs-related offencesdrugs
A high-ranking judge has been charged with drugs-related offences after police found an unspecified amount of cocaine in his southern Athens home.
Coronavirus: 6,260 new cases, 89 deaths
Greek authorities announced 6,260 new cases of coronavirus and 89 fatalities in the past 24 hours Thursday.
Cyprus pledges to protect schools after bomb attack
Cyprus’ education minister pledged on Thursday to protect the country’s teachers and schools from “bullying” following an overnight bomb attack against a primary school that is suspected to be the work of people opposed to compulsory mask-wearing at school.
A weary pope urges Cyprus to welcome migrants, heal division
Pope Francis praised the “mosaic” of Cyprus’ multiethnic people as he arrived Thursday on the ethnically divided Mediterranean island and urged it to welcome migrants and heal the divisions that have lacerated the country for nearly a half-century. Francis opened a five-day trip to Cyprus and Greece by drawing attention once again to his call…
Erdogan replaces finance minister as Turkey’s lira crashes
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appointed a new treasury and finance minister Thursday after the previous one stepped down as the country’s currency has tumbled to record lows.
Pope to ‘touch some wounds’ on trip to divided Cyprus
Pope Francis arrived on the divided island of Cyprus on Thursday, calling for people to “welcome and integrate one another” in a county that has found itself on one of the frontlines of Europe’s migration crisis. “It will be a beautiful trip but we will touch some wounds. I hope that we all will be…
Covid policy U-turns
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis took it upon himself to make Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory for people aged 60 and over.