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1. Gas and electricity rates are below EU average

   Retail prices for electricity and natural gas are lower than the European Union average, according to the monthly update of the Household Energy Price Index (HEPI), which compares prices in 33 European countries.

2. Bank of Cyprus prepared to face any uncertainty

   Bank of Cyprus’ management is ready to face geopolitical uncertainty, relying on its high capital adequacy and liquidity and its disciplined balance sheet.

3. Greek group Cenergy acquires UK steel pipe facility for £10 mln

   Cenergy Holdings announced the acquisition of a Longitudinal Submerged Arc Welded (LSAW) pipes facility in Hartlepool, UK, through an asset sale agreement signed on Wednesday.

4. On the trash heap

   Years of trying to build up recycling infrastructure have failed to deliver any real results. The blame lies with poorly organized collection and sorting systems. But there is also a lack of a recycling culture.

5. Cyprus’ Christodoulides says British stance on bases caused ‘annoyance’

   The Cypriot president on Thursday voiced annoyance with London’s failure to clarify its stance on the Israeli and US attacks on Iran before a suspected Iranian drone targeted a British military base on Cyprus.

6. Pierrakakis: EU must become more competitive

   Europe is in a new geopolitical environment, where strategic dominance is now directly linked to economic survival and institutional strength.

7. Cartoon (05/03/2026)

8. ATHEX: Volatility is the only certainty

   The upward move that Greek stocks attempted on Thursday morning rapidly lost steam and the benchmark had to settle for moderate gains in the end, on reduced turnover, too.

9. Divergent viewpoints and frictions weaken the EU

   A few hours in Brussels, and contacts and discussions with officials of the European bureaucracy are enough to confirm the problematic image that the European Union conveys in terms of how it deals with crises and manages relations with other powerful players in the global economic and geopolitical scene.

10. Greece repatriates 91 from Abu Dhabi

    A Greek C-130 transport plane carrying 91 citizens from Abu Dhabi landed Thursday afternoon at Elefsina Airport, part of Greece’s ongoing effort to repatriate nationals from the Middle East.