Big credit expansion in Cyprus
New loans provided by Cypriot banks rose by 217 million euros in September compared with August, driven upward mainly by corporate loans over €1 million that rose by €127.6 million.
Spotlight on Libya: The UN mission, Turkey’s destabilizing role, and Greece
The UN Security Council recently extended the mandate of the UN mission to Libya – known as UNSMIL – for another year, a move welcomed by Greek diplomats.
Reds’ European misery ends with another home loss
Olympiakos’ miserable run in Europe this year came to a close on Thursday with a 2-0 defeat at home to Nantes for the Europa League.
A new house of worship for the divine Maria Callas
Before getting involved with the Maria Callas Museum, architect and museologist Erato Koutsoudaki loved classical music but was not much of an opera fan.
ATHEX: Global outlook sends local stocks lower
The ominous forecasts by the US Fed and the Bank of England, pointing to a recession in the West and feeding a further cycle of interest rate hikes, weighed heavily on global stocks on Thursday and led to snap losses at most European bourses – including Greece’s after weeks of significant gains.
Disproportionate spending
Independent international observers find that the Greek state’s spending on public education is not resulting in a corresponding level of service.
Erdogan’s dismay at Scholz’s stance
Recep Tayyip Erdogan is said to have been dismayed by the stance on Greek-Turkish relations adopted by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during his recent visit to Athens.
West should not be seeking Russia’s ‘demise’
The Russian-born historian and Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies Sergey Radchenko calls on the West to set limits on the escalation of the war in Ukraine. Speaking to Kathimerini, he describes the danger of a direct confrontation between NATO and Russia as […]
Greece to tax power firms on windfall profits from higher gas prices
Greece will impose supplementary tax bills on energy firms, its energy minister said on Thursday, after a regulator identified windfall profits stemming from elevated energy prices.
Ex-soccer star convicted of transphobia over 2017 post
A retired star of Greek soccer has been convicted to a commuted sentence of 10 months in prison and fined 5,000 euros over a transphobic social media post, in which he referred to gender reassignment as an “abomination” and likened trans people to pedophiles.