officials in cyprus are scrambling to put measures in place to prevent a run on deposits when the country s banks reopen on thursday. is central bank governor said authorities were making superhuman efforts to get shuddered banks ready as promised and give relief to struggling citizens and businesses. cypriots are angry and anxious about their accounts, which they ve not had access to for about two weeks. many have been warned that they stand to lose a large chunk of their savings. the streets of cyprus appear calm but it to be a different picture when banks reopen on thursday. lack of information is adding to the frustration. people have no money. they are scared. there is no certainty. they do not know if the banks will open tomorrow. customers with deposits of more than 100,000 euros could lose up to 40% of their savings. the finance ministry is pledging to make sure that no one gets around temporary restrictions. we believe in some sort of capital controls h
officials in cyprus are scrambling to put measures in place to prevent a run on deposits when the country s banks reopen on thursday. is central bank governor said authorities were making superhuman efforts to get shuddered banks ready as promised and give relief to struggling citizens and businesses. cypriots are angry and anxious about their accounts, which they ve not had access to for about two weeks. many have been warned that they stand to lose a large chunk of their savings. the streets of cyprus appear calm but it to be a different picture when banks reopen on thursday. lack of information is adding to the frustration. people have no money. they are scared. there is no certainty. they do not know if the banks will open tomorrow. customers with deposits of more than 100,000 euros could lose up to 40% of their savings. the finance ministry is pledging to make sure that no one gets around temporary restrictions. we believe in some sort of capital controls h
hello and welcome to the journal here on dw. these are our top stories at this hour and a divided europe. leaders haggled over policy for cypress and arms over syrian rebels. and the pope urges catholics to remember the roots of their faith. boeing says it has solved the battery problems that beset the 787 dreamliner. well, first up, a two-day meeting of eu leaders has been drawing to a close in brussels, and there have been some serious and divisive issues on the agenda. not least, the question of if the eu should abandon its arms embargo in syria and start providing military support to the rebel forces fighting against the regime of bashar al assad. both britain and france say the time has come to get more involved. it is a position that could lead to a major rift in the eu. he is prepared to go it alone. the french president was unequivocal in his comments over farming syrian rebels, with or without his partners. there could be one or two countries w