Investigation

Bassam and Raad survived more than 60 hours in freezing waters off Cape Greco in March, after a migrant boat from Lebanon sank – 19 others perished. Based on survivor accounts, interviews, official statements and tracking data, CIReN analysed the rescue response, and the aftermath.

Christodoulos Mavroudis, Kyriakos Pieridis, Mohammad Bassiki, Elina Stamatiou and Alina Tsogoeva
30.12.2025
Surviving a Shipwreck, Drowning in the System
Fact-Check

President Christodoulides presented the recent agreement between the Employers Associations and the Trade Unions to restore 100% of COLA – Αutomatic Cost-Of-Living Adjustment as a reform, a fairer distribution of national income, and the strengthening of the middle and low income classes.

Kyriakos Pieridis
27.11.2025
COLA Agreement: “Fairer distribution” or privilege for the few?