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1. Cyprus urges fast progress on ‘Aphrodite’

   Christodoulides referred to the need to accelerate procedures for implementing what has been agreed with Egypt as regards the Aphrodite natural gas field.

2. Cyprus supports the euro for the EU, questions its value domestically

   Cyprus shows a high level of support for the euro as positive for the European Union, with 80% of respondents agreeing, per Eurobarometer.

3. Prodea sells €745m mlnportfolio as it pivots to hospitality and logistics

   Prodea Investments has completed a significant transaction to sell part of its portfolio, amounting to 745 million euros, through which it will finance the strategic shift toward the high-end hospitality and logistics sectors, where an investment program of €850 million is already under way.

4. Economic growth for all

   The mere fact that a Greek minister is running to become president of the Eurogroup proves how much the country has changed. In an era when Western democracies are tottering, Greece is, paradoxically for its political history, a bright exception. 

5. Karamanlis’ warning over quality of democracy

   Former conservative prime minister Costas Karamanlis warned that political polarization, degraded public discourse, and unresolved questions over phone surveillance threaten the quality of Greece’s democracy.

6. Cartoon (08/12/2025)

7. Athens bar elects new president; Thessaloniki, Piraeus re-elect incumbents

   Elections at Greece’s three largest bar associations concluded Monday, with Andreas Koutsolampros elected president of the Athens Bar Association, the country’s biggest professional body.

8. Pillars of Democracy | Athens | December 11

   The Demos Center is hosting a public discussion on the recent election of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

9. ATHEX: Another step higher for the benchmark

   The Greek stock market edged higher again on Monday, with the benchmark climbing to an eight-week high.

10. Teen hospitalized after being lured into stabbing ambush

    A 14-year-old boy has been hospitalized after being stabbed multiple times by two older teenagers who allegedly lured him into an ambush under the false pretense of meeting a 20-year-old girl on a date.