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Erdogan’s fight with Turkish business stirs economic concern
President Tayyip Erdogan has escalated Turkey’s battle with its top business group, expanding a broad political crackdown on dissent and raising the stakes for his government’s economic turnaround program, analysts say.
The shockwave of Tempe
Without any call from political parties, thousands of people flood the squares. The needles of the seismographs – of the pollsters – are seeing crazy action. They record the vibrations of a fragmented political system. None of the “big” opposition parties benefits.
Doc fest dusts off some vintage gems
The upcoming Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival (stylized as TiDF) will showcase a selection of vintage and rarely screened documentaries, offering a multifaceted portrait of Greece’s social, political and cultural life in the second half of the 20th century.
Progress in interconnection between Greece and Egypt
The progress and strategic importance of the Greece-Egypt electricity interconnection project (GREGY Interconnection) was presented by the vice president of the Copelouzos Group, Thomas Achimastos, at the Egypt Energy Show (EGYPES) 2025 conference, which was held in Cairo this week.
Campus attack highlights security lapses
A violent attack on a professor at the University of Athens has shocked Greece’s academic community, highlighting persistent security challenges on campuses.
Black market loses €6.6 bln
Expansion of POS use and interconnection with cash registers have contained tax evasion.
Shipping magnate Prokopiou buys Astir Place Vouliagmeni hotel group
Greek shipping magnate George Prokopiou has acquired the entire share capital of the Astir Palace Vouliagmeni hotel group.
Historic record for Metlen profits
Metlen Energy & Metals on Thursday announced operating profits of a historic high and an increase in turnover despite the significant decrease in electricity and natural gas prices for 2024.
Stournaras warns of eurozone growth risks amid US tariffs
Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras on Thursday expressed his concerns about the growth prospects of the eurozone to the ambassadors of the EU member-states in Athens, as a 10% US tariff on all imports from the eurozone, combined with higher uncertainty regarding future US-EU trade relations, could reduce the growth rate of the eurozone’s GDP by up to a half a percentage point in a year.
Cypriots eye real-time price data
One of the key features of e-kalathi is that it will allow consumers to access real-time pricing for 478 products from participating supermarkets.
Meeting again in Paris, European leaders try to recalibrate after Trump sides with Russia
President Emmanuel Macron of France called a second emergency meeting of European allies Wednesday seeking to recalibrate relations with the United States.
Senior EU officials to headline Cruise Week Europe in Rotterdam
Greece’s minister of maritime affairs, Christos Stylianides, Cyprus’ deputy minister for shipping, Marina Hadjimanolis, and the Greek European commissioner for sustainable transport and tourism, Apostolos Tzitzikostas, will be among the keynote speakers at next month’s Cruise Week Europe.
Tete puts the Greens through, as PAOK drops out
Panathinaikos scraped through Vikingur to make the last 16 of the Conference League on Thursday, while PAOK crashed out of the Europa League.
Defense industry beggars or producers?
Recent reports concerning the possible sale of Meteor missiles to Turkey by a consortium with French involvement have understandably piqued Greek public opinion, as such a move would shift the balance of air power.
Framing Greece’s priorities in the US
In the unfolding volatile and unpredictable geopolitical environment, calls for Greece to methodically plan the appropriate strategy to deal with the new realities are growing.
Parties and prosecutors
The role of political parties is not to replace the authorities and investigative magistrates in major judicial investigations.
ATHEX: Bourse sees a session of two halves
Thursday’s bourse session at Athinon Avenue was a game of two halves for traders.
Santorini landslide risk study underway amid seismic activity
A detailed study of Santorini’s terrain is being conducted to identify areas at high risk of landslides following more than 21,500 earthquakes recorded in the region since January 26. Of these, 18,600 exceeded magnitude 1.0 on the Richter scale.
Owners’ gains from renovating
Renovated homes offer owners premiums up to 25.7% in terms of sales prices and up to 15.1% in rental rates compared to those that have not been renovated.