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EU project to preserve the island's cultural heritage
THE EUROPEAN Commission has launched a two million euro project to preserve the cultural heritage in Cyprus. The project is part of the European Commission's aid programme for the Turkish Cypriot community.Commenting on the start of the project, EU Commissioner Stefan Füle said: ''I believe this new project will help preserve the island's cultural heritage and will foster trust and reconciliation in Cyprus. Cooperation and joint efforts by all communities will be necessary to make this pilot project a success.''... 3 comments
Famagusta mayor calls on president to take action
THE RETURN of the occupied areas of Famagusta should be promoted, said Famagusta mayor Alexis Galanos.“Instead of this confusion that the Turkish side will open up Famagusta so that its inhabitants can return, and they won’t return, [as there’s] no infrastructure……we should proceed positively and request from the UN and Europe to promote the return of Famagusta,” Galanos said, speaking at a news conference yesterday.He said that the issue of Famagusta should be taken as an opportunity to ask and claim certain things that have not been done so up till now to the degree that they should have been... 8 comments
Love fines
FAMAGUSTA police and scouts will be handing out “love fines” between 10am and 1pm today at an event to promote road safety.The police and boy scouts will be issuing the “love fines” and information leaflets on road safety to all municipalities and communities in the Famagusta district. ... 1 comment
Varosha at the forefront
TURKISH Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu took the ‘official UN line’ on Varosha last night after remaining tight-lipped all day following reports that Varosha could be opened to its Greek Cypriot residents on July 1 – under Turkish Cypriot administration.The report in Turkish daily Milliyet naturally drew strong reactions from the Greek Cypriot side, which said any proposals, which violated UN resolution would be rejected.“Actions that aim to create impressions and go beyond decisions of the international organisation [UN] or violate them are not accepted by the Greek Cypriot side,” said Government spokesman Stefanos Stefanou. Turkey and the north remained silent about the reports for much of the day yesterday... 18 comments
‘Turkey not acting in good faith’
THE GOVERNMENT roundly rejects any proposals on the fenced-off area of Famagusta which violate UN resolutions, said government spokesman Stefanos Stefanou yesterday. A report in yesterday’s Turkish daily Milliyet suggested Turkey was preparing to open the ghost town Varosha to its Greek Cypriot residents but under Turkish Cypriot administration on July 1, coinciding with Cyprus taking over the EU Presidency. “Actions that aim to create impressions and go beyond decisions of the international organisation or violate them are not accepted by the Greek Cypriot side,” said Stefanou. ... 3 comments
Galanos ousts Christou as chief of municipalities union
FAMAGUSTA Mayor Alexis Galanos has been elected chairman of the union of Cyprus municipalities, ousting Limassol’s Anderas Christou.Galanos received 61 votes, 32 more than Christou, who had served as chairman during the previous term.“I am fully aware of the responsibilities of the chairman of the union of municipalities,” Galanos said after his election, pledging to work on behalf of all municipalities. “We are going through very difficult times and have very big problems to tackle, especially in local administration.”Galanos said there must be decentralisation, adding that democracy starts with municipalities... 1 comment
