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1. Tourism rose 12.2% in Cyprus in 2025

   Tourism in Cyprus showed strong momentum in 2025, with total arrivals reaching 4,534,073.

2. Cyprus reports modest inflation growth in 2025

   The annual growth in Cyprus’ European Union-Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) stood at 0.8% for the period January-December 2025, according to data released by the Statistical Service of Cyprus (CyStat) on Monday.

3. Columbia-NTUA initiative aims to bridge research and the market

   Ninety men and women from around Greece have been selected to participate in a new initiative of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences of Columbia University and the National Technical University of Athens, which aims to help young Greek scientists turn their research and innovative ideas into sustainable businesses.

4. Ideas on fall fiscal package

   Preparations for the “2026 TIF package” have already started, as this September’s prime minister speech in Thessaloniki will be the last one before the elections.

5. ATHEX: Yet another historic high for bourse

   Greek blue chips shook off Donald Trump's tariff pressure on Europe regarding Greenland.

6. Who designs the city?

   It is visible in the everyday life of the Greek capital – in its streets where parked cars cannot fit and those who try to move are always bottlenecked.

7. At a time of upheaval, can the EU avoid being marginalized?

   In the current era of radical disruption, Europe seems at a loss – or still worse – scared and divided. The world at large is becoming ever more perilous, and the fundamental assumptions of old no longer apply.

8. Mitsotakis says changing Greenland status quo would be ‘disastrous’

   Any attempt to change the status quo in Greenland would be “disastrous” and a “direct challenge to NATO,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in an interview Monday. “It could prove the final straw in a difficult relationship we have with the US,” Mitsotakis said. “Greenland is part of the Kingdom of Denmark, and that cannot […]

9. Nearly 2,000 beneficiaries join free adult obesity prevention program

   Nearly 2,000 beneficiaries have joined Greece’s free new program aimed at tackling adult obesity and preventing cardiovascular disease, according to official data.

10. Thousands jockeying to enter top-tier state schools

    Thousands of students are preparing for entrance exams to state top-tier model, experimental, and Onassis Public Schools, scheduled April 24-26, officials said. Education authorities expect applications, driven by the expansion of the school network and sustained parental interest, to exceed last year‘s record of 24,817. For the coming academic year, eight new Onassis Public Schools and nine […]