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Cyprus posts second-highest surplus in EU
Cyprus has posted the second-largest government surplus in the European Union for 2024, tying with Ireland and just behind Denmark, according to new data released by Eurostat this week.
When a small rejection feels like ‘the end of the world’
Imagine a nail jabbing at a shiny blue balloon. Pop! That’s what rejection can feel like for someone with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, one TikTok creator told his audience: an explosion of emotions.
I hate my parents’ politics. Should I keep my son away?
My husband doesn’t want their values rubbing off on our kid.
Reds hold on to home advantage, as Greens lose it
Euroleague playoffs were never an easy or predictable affair, and both Panathinaikos and Olympiakos have been reminded of that fact.
Tax discount for realty upgrades extended
The government plans to maintain the tax incentive for the energy, functional and aesthetic upgrading of real estate for 2025.
The right incentives
The alarming demographic data clearly underscore the urgency of doing everything possible to encourage the return of those who left Greece during the 10-year financial crisis. But more handouts are not the answer – that’s not the solution.
Elliniko project runs risk of restrictions
Lamda Development’s confrontation with the municipalities of Glyfada and Alimos, which are adjacent to the projects in Elliniko, is growing.
A long and difficult homecoming
Seven months after Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis committed himself to it, the long struggle of many Greeks who were sent abroad as children for adoption from 1948 to 1975 is coming to an end.
Contractors build their future
Construction groups seek out their potential employees through sponsorships and incentives.
Deterrence and safeguards
Donald Trump’s return to the White House has shaken the foundations on which the foreign policy of most states is based.
ATHEX: Banks’ drop offsets early index growth
The benchmark of the Greek stock market closed by losing all its gains from earlier in the day.
Fake taxi driver arrested
A 55-year-old taxi driver was arrested in central Athens by police for forgery and driving without a valid license.
The ‘butterfly effect’ of the US president’s tariffs
It all started with a can of olive oil from Messenia, in southwestern Greece. Anastasios Doukas immigrated to the United States in 1974, studied chemistry and opened a pizzeria in Connecticut.
Greek F-35 pilot training set to begin by September
The Hellenic Air Force is set to begin training its first F-35 pilots by September, with 14 pilots and 60 technicians heading to the United States this summer.
Kosovo in political stalemate as parliament fails to elect speaker
Kosovo’s parliament has failed to elect a new speaker for the fourth time, prolonging a legislative crisis that has prevented efforts to form a new government more than two months after an inconclusive election.
Mitsotakis to attend papal funeral
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, accompanied by his wife Mareva Grabowski-Mitsotaki, will attend the funeral service of Pope Francis at the Vatican on Saturday.
Patient suffers burns during surgery
A patient at Alexandra Hospital in Athens suffered burns immediately after gynecological surgery due to a malfunction in the diathermy system, which is used for cauterization and hemostasis.
How Pope Francis touched a migrant’s heart, saying ‘we’re all the same people’
Pope Francis, himself the son of Italian immigrants in Argentina, placed the plight of migrants and refugees at the heart of his moral agenda during his 12-year papacy, personally intervening to assist asylum seekers and pushing governments to do much more to help.
ANZAC dead commemorated at Faliro War Cemetery
Deputy Minister of Defense Thanassis Davakis has paid tribute to the fallen soldiers of Australia and New Zealand during the ANZAC Day memorial service held at Faliro War Cemetery in Athens.