Scottish man charged after disrupting Larnaca-bound flight
A man was charged in a Scotland court on Thursday in connection with a disturbance he caused a day earlier during a Jet2 flight from Edinburgh to Cyprus.
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Guterres ‘considering’ three-way Cyprus meeting
President Nikos Christodoulides met on Thursday in New York with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, saying later that the UN chief is “considering” a three-way meeting, noting though that there ...
Hartsiotis could lose police escort days after assignment
Presidential Commissioner Marios Hartsiotis may soon be stripped of the police escort directly assigned to him just this week, pending an ongoing security review for officials, reports said on Thursday.
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Cyprus economy faces hidden risks, fiscal watchdog warns
Although the Cypriot economy has proved resilient to external shocks, posting positive growth numbers and low unemployment, it remains vulnerable to latent blind spots, the Fiscal Council said on Thursday.
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Diko boss questions whether Cyprus has ‘two governments’
Diko leader Nicholas Papadopoulos on Thursday kept up the pressure regarding his spat with Finance Minister Makis Keravnos, suggesting that the latter is insubordinate to the president and asking flat-out ...
Minister warns against ‘alarmism’ over rising fuel prices
Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Tuesday cautioned against “alarmism” regarding rising fuel prices, while an energy expert predicted that high prices at the pump would persist until mid-2027.
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Traffic cameras ‘cannot be a means of tax collection’
MPs on Monday pushed back hard against a government request for the release of €146,000 for a software application matching ID cards with unpaid traffic fines at checkpoints.
The House finance ...
Pension reform to cost more than €800m
Reform of the pension system will cost the state more than €800 million overall over a six-year period, the labour minister said on Monday as the government continued talks with employers ...
Man arrested after speeding off in stolen car
Police on Thursday apprehended a 44-year-old man who earlier had hijacked a car at Paphos airport and crashed with at least one other vehicle.
The incident reportedly took place early ...
Cyprus joins €15.7 million VAT fraud probe
Cypriot authorities participated in a VAT fraud investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (Eppo) across a number of European countries, it became known on Thursday.
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Cyprus waste system a ‘ticking time bomb’
Waste treatment in Cyprus is a ‘ticking time bomb’, MPs heard on Thursday as officials admitted that the system in place can barely cope.
Officials from the Environment Department described ...
MPs seek upfront payments for overseas treatment
MPs on Thursday demanded that the state pay up front for travel and accommodation expenses incurred by families where a person receives medical treatment abroad.
The matter of overseas patient ...
Pension reform to cost over €50m a year
The fiscal cost of the planned overhaul of the pension system will tally at “considerably more” than €50 million a year, Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas said on Thursday, while insisting that ...
MPs see Vasiliko problems ‘with own eyes’
MPs on Tuesday demanded an explicit timetable for the completion of the stalled LNG import project at Vasiliko, while the state-run entity in charge of it gave interested companies one ...
Nearly 40% applications for Limassol fire compensation rejected
Nearly four in ten compensation applications for damage to property sustained in last year’s devastating Limassol wildfire have been rejected, according to information made public on Monday.
The data ...
Cost of new building for AG’s office rockets €23 million
The new premises of the attorney-general’s offices are now costed at €23 million more than they were three years ago when the previous tender was scrapped, reports said on Monday.
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Civil servant hiring practice under scrutiny at House
The Public Service Commission (PSC) said on Monday it does not know how many exams will be carried out under a proposed new system for hiring in the civil service.
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Are foreign buyers driving up Cyprus property prices?
Are foreign nationals snapping up real estate in Cyprus at an increasing rate? Yes, the numbers show that unequivocally. Has the situation spun out of control, driving up property prices ...
Police warn of new phone scam
Authorities on Thursday alerted the public to a new type of phone scam, where individuals impersonating police officers call people and ask for bank account information.
According to a statement, ...
Witnesses testify as Phedonos trial resumes
The trial of furloughed Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos resumed on Thursday, with the prosecution calling to the stand a number of witnesses acquainted with the alleged rape victim.
Phedonos faces ...
Protest held against Herzog visit
A demonstration took place without incident outside the presidential palace late Thursday afternoon protesting the visit here by Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
Organised by the Cyprus Peace Council and other ...
Ministry clarifies new affordable housing schemes
The interior ministry on Thursday provided a series of clarifications on two new schemes designed to boost affordable housing, announced earlier this week.
The first scheme concerns the allocation of ...
Reboot of animal farming depends on farmers disinfecting
An official on Tuesday blamed certain livestock farmers for any delays in restarting business in areas affected by foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) due to their failure to properly disinfect their premises.
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GSI to cost a lot more than initially projected
Finance Minister Makis Keravnos dropped a bombshell on Tuesday, telling MPs that the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) could end up costing a great deal more than the €1.9 billion as advertised, ...