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Inventory of Cyprus law now online

By Poly Pantelides 15/05/12
BECAUSE the state has been unable to provide the public and its lawmakers with a free legal portal where all legal documents and legislation would be available and searchable to anyone, the Bar Association has done it instead. As of May 1 www.CyLaw.org has a complete inventory of Cyprus’ legislation and legal documents, all Supreme Court decisions and a number of decisions from executive bodies. “It’s a huge project,” the Bar Association’s head Doros Ioannides said. “It’s an endeavour undertaken by the state without any result until today,” he added. ... 8 comments

All the fun of the State Fair

11/05/12
CYPRUS’ 37th International State Fair opens its gates next Friday, May 18, offering a number of new themes and activities, with over 1,000 local and foreign companies taking part.The fair will host a series of events, including a concert by Greek singer Antonis Remos on May 23, an antique cars exhibition throughout and a Beer Festival from May 23 until May 27, when the fair ends. There will also be a Round Table children’s village, where youngsters will be able to take part in a series of activities throughout the fair, as well as a computer games competition (E-sports Games) where players can compete to win a ticket to the Euro 2012 match between Greece and Russia in Poland on June 16... 2 comments

AEL end their 43-year wait for championship title

By Nemanja Bjedov 05/05/12
 Luciano Bebe’s goal 15 minutes from time helped AEL beat Anorthosis 1-0, capturing the national championship title after a 43-year-long drought at the Tsirion Stadium in Limassol on Saturday.Anorthosis started the game brightly, with experienced striker Yiannis Okkas missing two quality chances early on. The home side responded by hitting the bar and the post in the same minute, when first Gilberto’s powerful strike from the distance hit the bar in 18th minute and then Chris Dickson hit Matus Kozacik’s post after a placed shot from inside the area. The visitors reclaimed the initiative towards the end of the first half and both Okkas and Vincent Laban were denied by the excellent Matias Degra in AEL’s goal... 1 comment

Baghdatis to take on Garcia-Lopez in Madrid Masters opener

By Nemanja Bjedov 05/05/12
Marcos Baghdatis will open his ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Mutua Madrid Open campaign against local wild card entrant Guillermo Garcia-Lopez.In his four outings at this clay-court event, which begins Sunday in the Spanish capital, Baghdatis has never advanced further than the second round. Last season he lost to Rafael Nadal in straight sets 6-1, 6-3 in just under an hour and a half of playing time.The 28-year-old Albacete native, Garcia-Lopez, defeated Baghdatis in their only meeting on the tour so far, which took place in the second round of the 2007 BNP Paribas Open Masters in Indian Wells, where he celebrated 7-5, 7-5... Read on

Shiarly warns of painful measures

By George Psyllides 04/05/12
 FINANCE Minister Vassos Shiarly warned that without action to reign in the country’s deficit, Cyprus could follow the road of other EU countries that had to be bailed out and suffer painful austerity measures imposed from outside. Speaking on state broadcaster CyBC, Shiarly appeared optimistic that Cyprus could get out of the rut but warned that some measures may be painful.“Possible measures may be a bit painful but it does not mean we must not take them,” the minister said.Cyprus has pledged not to exceed a 2.5 per cent deficit this year – a target that Shiarly said would be achieved “whatever happens.” A Q1 €150 million deviation from that target has prompted the government to take action... 8 comments

Competition hots up for Stelios Awards

04/05/12
INTEREST is growing from Greek and Turkish Cypriot entrepreneurs in the 2012 Stelios Award for Business Co-operation in Cyprus, run for the fourth consecutive year by the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation.The number of applications for the prestigious award already stands at 25. However, this is expected to increase as the May 16 deadline for applications approaches.Five winning teams will each be awarded €50,000 by Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou at a ceremony to be held on June 18 in Cyprus. The venue will be announced soon... 1 comment

Interaction between development and diplomacy in China

By Andrestinos Papadopoulos 29/04/12
For us Cypriots, China is not only a friendly country with a rich cultural heritage, but also a strong political and economic supporter. It suffices to mention the support we get at the UN Security Council, support which is based on principles, and the forthcoming multimillion investment in the old Larnaca airport. Today, China’s international influence is a well established fact and it augurs well for Cyprus to have such a great friend... 3 comments

The historical event that haunts modern international relations

By Harout Harry Semerdjian 29/04/12
WHILE the modern-day Republic of Turkey was founded in 1923, eight years after its Ottoman predecessors embarked on a massive and systematic undertaking to rid the empire of its Armenian population, the country today often finds itself in diplomatic spats with various Western nations over its history. Outside the periphery of geopolitics, it would be perplexing to most as to why an event that occurred nearly one hundred years ago would impact relations between Turkey and the United States and various European countries. The answer lies in the annals of history... 12 comments

Legal services cooperating with Greece on Tsohatzopoulos case

28/04/12
 THE STATE legal services yesterday announced that they had offered information to the Greek authorities in connection with the arrest of former Greek minister Akis Tsohatzopoulos on money laundering charges.Reports suggested there is a connection to a number of Cyprus-based companies. “Relevant data has already been given and at the same time, the Cypriot authorities have announced their full readiness and willingness to cooperate further in investigating the case,” the legal services said.“It is not possible to offer any other information or details, due to the investigations that are underway,” they added... 1 comment

‘China is finally here’

By Stefanos Evripidou 26/04/12
A CHINESE official delegation has spent the last week in Cyprus looking at prospects for investment by Chinese businesses in Cyprus. The Limassol Chamber of Commerce yesterday held a joint press conference with the Chinese Commerce Ministry’s Investment Promotion Council (IPC) in the coastal town to announce the launch of the non-profit organisation ‘China-Europe Business Zone’.  The Chinese IPC has the power to advise and approve Chinese companies’ investments abroad.  ... 1 comment
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