Pressure rises on Turkey’s EU course

Pressure on Turkey with respect to its EU accession course rose this week as the EU opened the chapter on the Customs Union with Croatia but not with Turkey. The customs union

Doubts remain over Papadopoulos-Talat meeting

Doubts remain about whether (Greek Cypriot) President Tassos Papadopoulos and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat will meet for anything other than a quick handshake during the visit of UN Undersecretary General

Piraeus ups BOC stake to 7.5%

Piraeus Bank announced that its combined direct and indirect stake in the capital of Bank of Cyprus Pcl (BOC) has reached 7.5% by yesterday and judging from heavy volume on BOC shares

CYTA-LTV deal still on

The Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) appears to have engaged in a major exercise to confuse the public following its decision late Thursday that the preliminary deal signed between CYTA and

IT investments in CEE to double by 2009

Buoyant economies and open borders have been driving IT investments in central and eastern Europe, according to a report published by IDC, one of the largest companies dealing with research on the