Moscow says Varosha moves ‘unacceptable’
Cyprus and Russia on Thursday signed two agreements enhancing their cooperation in various fields, while Moscow called ‘unacceptable’ Turkey’s unilateral moves in Varosha as well any attempt to change ...
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Hope for decision on ferry to Greece early next year
A new, tweaked tenders procedure inviting carriers to submit bids for a Cyprus-Greece ferry link – discontinued some 20 years ago – should be rolled out by next month, deputy minister for shipping ...
Cyprus, Greece, Egypt sign electricity agreement (updated)
Cyprus, Greece and Egypt signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to connect their respective electricity grids in Athens on Tuesday, with the Greek premier calling the emerging alliance among ...
Millions of euros in fines remain unpaid
The state is owed tens of millions in unexecuted fine warrants, a result of poor record-keeping and below-par IT systems, the Audit Office has found.
In a special report published ...
Government to consider price caps on essential goods (Updated)
The government said on Monday it will look into the possibility of price caps on essential goods, in a bid to deal with inflationary trends.
Speaking in parliament during the ...
Tsunami of price rises expected
High fuel costs, shipping costs and animal feed have combined to see food prices spiral
Essential foodstuffs like bread, milk and meat may see a price surge of up to 20 ...
Coronavirus: Latest ECDC rankings still has Cyprus on orange list
Cyprus remains in the ‘orange zone’ with regard to the rate of spread of the coronavirus, according to the latest update from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (...
Moscow denies reports it will recognise the north, FM to meet Lavrov
Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov will hold talks in Moscow next week, the Russian foreign ministry confirmed on Thursday.
The two diplomats will exchange views ...
House gives nod to extra €92m in govt spending
The House plenum on Thursday gave the nod to an extra €92 million in government spending until the end of the year, over and above the approved budget for fiscal 2021, the ...
AG’s office ‘assessing’ material in Pandora Papers
The Law Office of the Republic is “assessing” the material made public through the Pandora Papers, and if it spots content meriting a criminal probe it will instruct the police ...
Nicosia law firm among companies Pandora Papers based report on
A Nicosia-based law firm is apparently one of the offshore service providers from where the Pandora Papers’ records derive, it has emerged.
Under the heading ‘Who are the firms at ...
Cyprus to push for fair allocation of migrants at upcoming EU meet
Nicosia hopes the EU can soon agree a new common migration and asylum pact, relieving the island of some of the pressure from migrant flows, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said ...
Anastasiades reproaches UNSG over non appointment of envoy (update 2)
President Nicos Anastasiades has voiced displeasure over the UN Secretary-General’s handling of the aftermath of a three-way meeting with the Turkish Cypriot leader in New York last week and ...
Stranglehold of EAC remains
Still a way to go before cheaper electricity despite passing of ‘landmark’ energy liberalisation bills
By Elias Hazou
Despite the pageantry surrounding the so-called ‘opening up’ of the electricity market ...
Pathologist questions why dead boy wasn’t sent to Germany for operation
An autopsy was carried out on Thursday on the body of a six-year-old boy who had died a day earlier after undergoing heart surgery at a private clinic in Nicosia.
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US renews partial waiver on arms embargo
The US Department of State has renewed for one more year the partial waiver on the arms embargo on Cyprus.
In a notice published Thursday in the Federal Register, the ...
EAC to spend €1.6 billion on infrastructure
The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) on Tuesday presented its ten-year development programme for the 2021-2030 period, envisaging some €1.6 billion in infrastructure expenditures.
Speaking in parliament, EAC Transmission Manager Costas ...
Welfare minister vows to cut red tape
The deputy ministry for social welfare aims to cut back on red tape, utilising automation and interoperability with other state services to reach people in need, rather than just check ...
Auditor-general says he has no presidential ambitions
Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides on Monday waved aside conjecture that has him aspiring for the presidency in 2023, and said this talk comes from quarters who wish to distract from the watchdog’...
New bills seek stronger tools to deal with bad debts
Lawmakers on Monday began reviewing three government bills which would give credit acquiring companies (CACs) enhanced access to debtors’ financial data, affording the financial industry more tools to deal with ...
Ministry says it has no specific data on ‘sudden deaths’
The health ministry on Thursday said it did not have data specifically on deaths considered to be ‘sudden’ – following several media reports of such incidents in recent months.
In a ...
House passes ‘landmark’ electricity liberalisation bills (Updated)
After years of start-stop discussions in committee, the House on Thursday passed the legal framework for opening up the electricity market – with the energy minister hailing it as the single ...
All pending golden passports applications have been reviewed
The government has finished examining all pending applications filed under the – now defunct – citizenship-by-investment programme, and has duly briefed the European Union, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Tuesday.
The ...
EAC to take €24 million hit for reduced bills
The Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) will take a revenue hit of around €24 million following a decision to offer a 10 per discount on utility bills over the next four months, ...