Assembly approves tuition-free degrees at public universities from 2027
The Higher Education Access Act passes 214–96 after a marathon overnight sitting, ending two decades of fee rises and reshaping how Coravia pays for its universities.
07:10
Yuna Karel
Coastal Shield: where the $9bn will go
Forty-one flood-risk districts are ranked for early works. We chart where the barriers, pumps and raised levees will go — and when.
10:20
Montlior Newsdesk
Tuition-free degrees: what changes for students in 2027
Who pays nothing, who still pays, and what happens to loans already on the books — the Higher Education Access Act, explained.
09:30
Montlior Newsdesk
Coastal Shield bill clears final vote, sending $9bn to flood defences
Ministers hail a “generational upgrade” to sea walls, pumping stations and river barriers after the longest sitting in the Assembly's modern history. Opposition parties back the plan but demand quarterly spending audits.
08:42
Yuna Karel
Electoral commission proposes ranked ballots for city councils
Voters would number candidates in order of preference under the biggest change to local elections in forty years. Ministers have six months to respond.
07:47
Yuna Karel
Port Halvern wins approval for $2.4bn expansion, doubling container capacity
The decade-long project promises 6,000 construction jobs and a second deep-water berth by 2030, but environmental groups vow to appeal.
08:05
Samir Odell
Central bank holds key rate at 3.25% and signals autumn review
The Bank of Coravia keeps policy unchanged for a fifth meeting but opens the door: “the balance of risks is shifting”, says Governor Andor.
06:50
Samir Odell
Meridale Exchange closes at record high as rate-cut hopes build
The MDX 500 caps its best quarter in six years, led by builders and banks, as traders price an autumn easing from the Bank of Coravia.
06:36
Samir Odell
Port Halvern dockworkers call off strike after late-night deal
A two-year agreement delivers an 8.4 per cent rise and a staffing floor for the automated terminal, ending the threat of a summer freight shutdown.
04:10
Montlior Newsdesk
Meridian Accord states agree decade-long cross-border rail upgrade
Six governments sign the Arden Pact, pledging high-speed links between five capitals and a common ticketing system by 2036.
07:55
Montlior Newsdesk
Wildfire crews contain Aldenne ridge blaze after six days
The largest upland fire in a decade burned 3,400 hectares of forestry before 400 firefighters and a change in the wind brought it under control.
06:20
Montlior Newsdesk
Flood warnings issued for the lower Aldenne Valley as river levels peak
The storm system that inundated Tirmond brushes the valley's saturated lower reaches — and revives the question of why the flood maps were redrawn.
05:40
Montlior Newsdesk
Veska Republic presidential race heads to September run-off
Incumbent Aldo Kren tops the first round but falls short of a majority; challenger Sofia Merel becomes the first opposition candidate in a run-off in twenty years.
05:20
Montlior Newsdesk
Vantor opens 2-nanometre chip line, hiring 1,800 at its Meridale plant
The $5bn fabrication hall is the first of its class outside the major producing nations — and a bet that Coravia can anchor the region's supply chain.
07:05
Montlior Newsdesk
Right-to-repair rules take effect for phones and laptops
Manufacturers must now supply parts, tools and manuals for seven years — and Coravia's independent repair shops are ready for the queue.
06:00
Montlior Newsdesk
Auriga-3 weather satellite beams back its first storm imagery
Hours into commissioning, MetSat-1 delivers its first full-disc frames — of the very storm system flooding the Aldenne Valley.
05:32
Montlior Newsdesk
Auriga-3 launch puts first Coravian weather satellite into orbit
A flawless night launch from Cape Sorrel caps a nine-year national programme — and ends Coravia's dependence on borrowed storm data.
22:55
Montlior Newsdesk
New national stadium clears its final planning review
The 62,000-seat arena in south Meridale gets its last consent, with a 2031 opening targeted for the Accord Championship bid.
06:40
Tomas Verek
$40m grassroots fund to double school coaching hours
The federation and Education Ministry launch a four-year programme putting qualified coaches into 2,300 primary schools.
05:15
Tomas Verek
Harriers strike in the 89th minute to sink Ostrele City and go top
Jonas Ferrick's late header settles a ferocious derby 2–1 and hands Meridale Harriers the Premier Division lead with three rounds to play.
21:48
Tomas Verek
Premier Division adopts stricter concussion protocol for next season
Independent doctors gain final say on returns, temporary substitutes arrive, and a 12-day minimum stand-down becomes the floor.
12:30
Tomas Verek
Meridale Film Week draws record 90,000 as restorations steal the show
The festival's 44th edition sells out its archive strand for the first time, led by a rebuilt print of the lost 1968 classic “The Harbour Light”.
09:05
Montlior Newsdesk
The night market that fed a city: Harbour Lane’s street-food renaissance
Ten years ago it was four stalls and a generator. Today Harbour Lane feeds 20,000 people a week — and is quietly rewriting who gets to cook in Meridale.
08:00
Rhea Callum
National Gallery secures the Vantor bequest: 40 modern works gifted
The chipmaker's founding family donates the country's most significant private modern collection, ending years of speculation it would leave Coravia.
10:15
Montlior Newsdesk
Community kitchens become Coravia’s unlikely cultural hubs
Born in the price crisis of 2023, the country's 140 shared kitchens now host choirs, language cafés and a national storytelling prize.
09:00
Montlior Newsdesk
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