With around 1.1 billion tourists travelled internationally in the first nine months of 2024, international tourism has reached 98 percent of the figures prior to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in…
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Consumers across Europe are spending cautiously on holiday gifts
As Black Friday ushers in the 2024 Christmas shopping season, consumers across Europe are spending cautiously on holiday gifts, amid a sluggish economic recovery and declining consumer confidence. “All prices have gone…
Russian Navy and Aerospace Forces conduct military drills in eastern Mediterranean
The Russian Navy and Aerospace Forces launched high-precision sea- and air-based missiles in the eastern Mediterranean Sea as part of ongoing military drills, the country’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday. The Russian Navy…
Bora: Greek authorities declare state of emergency
Greek authorities declared a state of emergency on two Aegean islands on Monday as a powerful weather system, named Bora by local meteorologists, continued to wreak havoc across the country. The storm,…
IV Trilateral Summit in Cyprus – Final text
IV Trilateral Summit between the Republic of Cyprus, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the Hellenic Republic We, Nikos Christodoulides, President of the Republic of Cyprus, Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein, King…
New European Commission, led by Germany’s Ursula von der Leyen
The European Parliament on Wednesday approved the new team of the European Commission, led by Germany’s Ursula von der Leyen, who will serve her second five-year term as president. Lawmakers voted 370…
EU economy returning to modest growth after stagnation
The European Commission has presented its autumn package designed to guide the European Union (EU) members towards achieving macroeconomic stability and growth, as well as fiscal sustainability. The package encourages reforms and…
Raft of issues at Cyprus-Greece-Jordan Tripartite Summit
The 2nd Cyprus-Greece Intergovernmental Summit and the 4th Cyprus-Greece-Jordan Tripartite Summit are taking place today in Nicosia. As part of the Intergovernmental Summit, there will be meetings between President Christodoulidis and the…
Six dead, 39 rescued in Greek migrant boat disaster
Six children and two women have died after a migrant boat capsized off the Greek island of Samos on Monday, sparking renewed calls for enhanced cross-border efforts to combat illegal migration, the…
Greece: Bodies of 8 migrants fished from sea after boat sinks
The Hellenic Coast Guard have recovered bodies of eight people after a boat carrying migrants sank off the Greek island of Samos on Monday, the Greek state broadcaster ERT reported. The victims…