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Where is the money the EU promised workers to go green?
The European Union’s flagship Just Transition Fund has spent less than 3% of its €26.7 billion ($30.5 billion US) to support regions and communities’ shift away from fossil fuel industries, despite running for more than four years.
5 mayors are suspended from duty as authorities expand the crackdown on Turkey’s opposition
Turkish authorities suspended five elected mayors from duty Thursday as part of an ongoing crackdown on the country’s opposition.
Trump asks Balkan states to accept deportees, Bloomberg reports
President Donald Trump’s administration is pushing Serbia and other Balkan countries to take in migrants deported from the United States, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.
Turkey’s big play in Syria
Henri Barkey joins Thanos Davelis as we dig into Washington’s green-lighting of Turkey and Qatar’s embrace of Syria, and look at how this could impact Erdogan at home.
Gun believed to have been used in attack on EYP agents found
Police in northern Greece have found a gun that is believed to have been used in an armed attack against agents of the Greek Intelligence Service (EYP) in the port city of Thessaloniki on May 27, it was reported on Thursday.
A boost for the housing market
Government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis has announced a plan for the immediate stimulation of the supply of new housing on the market by introducing state-owned assets.
EU warns Greece over lack of water strategy
Greece faces a European Court of Justice ruling on Thursday over its failure to complete flood risk management plans required under EU water directives, highlighting the country’s struggles with water management.
Shein hit with complaint from EU consumer group over ‘dark patterns’
Pan-European consumers’ organization BEUC filed a complaint with the European Commission on Thursday against online fast-fashion retailer Shein over its use of “dark patterns,” tactics designed to make people buy more on its app and website.
Moderate quake shakes northeastern Aegean
A moderate earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 4.6 shook the northeastern Aegean on Thursday morning, hitting 31 kilometers off the northwestern coast of Myrina, the capital of the island of Limnos.
Athens, Cairo back at the table over ancient monastery status
Greece and Egypt have entered a new phase of extended consultations over property rights at Saint Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai and its surrounding lands, following talks in Cairo on Wednesday that revealed gaps between the two nations’ positions.
New probe into fun park death
Authorities have launched a new criminal investigation into the death of a 19-year-old at a Halkidiki amusement park in northern Greece last August.
Corinth Pipeworks participating in Liverpool CCS project
Corinth Pipeworks is participating in the Liverpool Bay Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project in the United Kingdom.
Metlen goes ahead with Bulgarian acquisition
Metlen announced on Wednesday it has signed a non-binding agreement to enter the process of the acquisition of a 75% stake in the Bulgarian energy trading business of Most Energy JSC.
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Cyprus realty snarl being untangled
A long-overdue lifeline may be on the way for thousands of Cypriots caught in a property snarl.
On an isolated archipelago, he’s fine-tuning his own 3D-printed gun
For generations, the Aland Islands, an autonomous stretch of rocky coves in the middle of the Baltic Sea, were home to hunters and a gun culture rooted in Nordic backcountry traditions.
S&P nod to repaying bailout loans early
International credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s has given the green light – albeit indirectly – for the early repayment of the first bailout loans planned by the Greek government.
Push to check that vehicles’ papers are in order
The tax administration will launch a push on June 16 to cross-check all the vehicles registered in the country.
The quiet luxury of a summer night at the movies
Greece’s open-air cinemas, an iconic summer pastime, are back in full swing but ticket prices are climbing. Attendance has started strong. ‘People realize summer weather comes early now and aren’t afraid to come out,’ said Kostas Gounaris.
Consensus on education
The country’s rational political forces could, surely, find some common ground on the issues of education.