EAC scraps 7.5 per cent increase, goes for 3 instead
The Electricity Authority (EAC) has decided not to insist on a 7.5 per cent increase rate on electricity bills and to request that the adjustment be limited to just 3 per cent, ...
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Cyprus to work closely with ILO during EU presidency
Cyprus will be working closely with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) during its EU rotating presidency in the first half of 2026, Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou said on Wednesday.
Addressing the 113...
Around 20,000 journalists, delegates to visit Cyprus during EU presidency
Around 20,000 journalists and delegates will be arriving in Cyprus during the country’s EU rotating presidency in the first half of 2026, Deputy Minister for European Affairs Marilena Raouna told MPs ...
Hotel workers threaten ‘dynamic measures’
Hotel worker trade unions warned on Wednesday they will be taking “dynamic measures” if employers continued to violate collective agreements and employee rights.
Trade unions Sek and Peo called on ...
Ministry pledges improved special education this year
Education Minister Athena Michaelidou promised a more inclusive school, saying that a bill would be prepared this year to improve the special education offered by the state.
Speaking after a ...
Court hears the nitty-gritty details of golden passport applications
Between 2008 and 2017, a total of 7,500 individuals obtained Cypriot citizenship through the investment programme, with the cabinet first becoming involved in 2021, a senior officer told the Nicosia criminal court on Wednesday.
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Cabinet approves €100 million for depositors hit in 2013 crisis
The cabinet on Wednesday approved the amount of €100,005,000 for the national solidarity fund for the 2025 scheme to compensate losses for former Laiki bank depositors.
Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said the ...
297 contract police officers left out of the force, MPs disappointed
The state has not managed to find a way for 297 contract special police officers to remain on the force, the House legal committee heard on Wednesday, with MPs voicing disappointment ...
Man arrested for duty-free tobacco haul in Limassol
A 47-year-old man was arrested in Limassol on Wednesday after police found a large quantity of duty-free tobacco products and €22,105 in cash.
At around 8.30am, police officers searched the suspect’...
Push to fix foreign language degrees before summer recess
The House education committee is trying to sort out foreign language undergraduate courses at public universities before its summer recess, it was reported on Wednesday.
Committee chairman Diko MP Pavlos ...
UAE desalination units taking longer than expected to set up
Desalination units being installed in Limassol will be up and running with a delay of three weeks, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou was informed on Wednesday, during a visit to Moni ...
MPs call on deputy minister to step down amid architecture book mess
The publication linked to Cyprus’ participation in the 19th International Architecture Biennale in Venice was withdrawn because the deputy culture ministry was referred to in the booklet without consent, Deputy ...
Up to €50,000 fine for fireworks, cabinet approves stricter legislation
The cabinet decided on Wednesday to make legislation for the use of fireworks and explosives stricter, with fines reaching up to €50,000.
It also decided to appoint explosives inspectors in an ...
Available Turkish Cypriot property to be announced every quarter
Turkish Cypriot properties available for use by Greek Cypriot refugees will be made public every three months on the website of the service that manages them, the House refugee committee ...
Dry stone walls a ‘sustainable development opportunity’ for Cyprus
Preserving dry stone walls in buildings is an opportunity to promote Cyprus as a model of sustainable development, strengthen the local economy through the creation of new jobs and keep ...
ECtHR orders Turkey to compensate Cypriot company over Varosha flats
The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday ordered Turkey to pay compensation for moral damage to Cypriot company KV Mediterranean Tours Limited for loss of use of property.
The ...
Officer found guilty of commando’s death
A commando squadron officer was found guilty on Tuesday for the death of 27-year-old soldier Panayiotis Yiannios, who was critically injured during a helicopter training exercise in June 2022.
Yiannios was ...
Scheme for Laiki bank depositors’ losses ‘acceptable’
The National Solidarity Fund’s committee agreed on Friday on the structure of a scheme to compensate losses for former Laiki bank depositors, with Sykala – the Laiki Bank Depositors Association – ...
Archbishop ‘should have recused himself’ in ousted bishop case
Archbishop Georgios should have recused himself in the case of ousted bishop of Paphos Tychikos, the latter’s supporters said on Tuesday.
The initiative group in favour of Tychikos said ...
Larnaca’s Tekke open only for pilgrimage on Tuesday
Larnaca’s Hala Sultan Tekke will be closed on Tuesday to the general public to allow hundreds of pilgrims expected to make their way to the Islamic monument.
The Antiquities ...
Christodoulides envisions ‘Mediterranean of cooperation’
“Our common task as leaders is to transform the Mediterranean Sea from a region of competing claims into a platform for cooperation,” President Nikos Christodoulides told the ‘For a More ...
Third arrested for stealing car spare parts
A 42-year-old man was arrested after midnight on Tuesday on suspicion of breaking into a storage area and stealing car spare parts.
Two others are already under arrest in connection ...
Woman arrested in Ayia Napa for theft
A 24-year-old woman was arrested just after midnight on Tuesday in Ayia Napa to facilitate police investigations into a case of theft.
The police said a 26-year-old had filed a ...
Car extensively damaged in fire in Larnaca
A car belonging to a 33-year-old woman went up in flames in the early hours of Tuesday in Larnaca, with police investigations pointing to arson.
Larnaca police spokesman Christodoulos Konsolos ...