The EU is not a middle power, but it is not a big power either
By Maria Demertzis
Mark Carney’s call for an age of middle powers in the World Economic Forum this year has left European capitals in an awkward place. For Canada, ...
2026 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
Factors influencing voters in the elections
The election to select 56 members to the House of Representatives will take place on May 24 with 19 political parties and 743 candidates participating.
Will voters in Cyprus follow their European counterparts and ...
Our View: You can’t rebrand away Cyprus’ problems
The government has announced that the cabinet has been briefed on a comprehensive strategic plan designed to strengthen the international image of Cyprus.
The initiative is titled ‘Stability with Perspective: ...
Our View: Did the army really need the archbishop’s buses?
It’s no surprise when listening to Archbishop Georgios’ public messages that the Church is heavily invested in the Cyprus issue and stopping the ‘turkification’ of the island at all ...
Our View: Sponsor animal rescuers and scrap the gravy train
It happens often that one dials public departments and no one picks up. But there is one that really stings: the animal police.
There is an animal police website with ...
Our View: Action repeatedly promised on C-sections but nothing ever gets done
Officials often say the right things to the right audience and then promptly do nothing. Take the shockingly high number of caesarean sections carried out in Cyprus, for example.
The ...
Israel: The widening war
There are really two wars in the Middle East, and only one of them is paused. The US-Iran war has been stuck in a ragged ceasefire for more than a ...
Our View: All the real issues being avoided in Cyprus talks
Negotiations on the Cyprus problem seem to have entered a period that could be described as a lesson in how to maintain the status quo without having a falling out ...
Cyprus’ geology may be the key to its tourism future
By Konstantia Achilleos
Sun, sea and sand has dominated Cyprus’ tourism identity for decades, but although it has had a titanic impact on the economy, it remains incomplete. It overshadows ...
Cypriot landlords will feel impact of new UK rent law
For many Turkish and Greek Cypriot families who settled in the UK after the conflicts of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, property ownership meant more than having somewhere to live. ...
A tale of both porky and humble pies
Cyprus hosted the informal meeting of EU leaders on April 23–24, an event that proved a notable success for President Nikos Christodoulides. Such gatherings are usually forgettable affairs, serving mainly as ...
The king’s English: the power of saying without saying
Civilisation has always depended on the disciplined use of language, on the ability to define, to persuade, to restrain and to give meaning to authority. In diplomacy, words shape outcomes.
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Reform surge signals tectonic shift in British politics
There were municipal and regional elections in England, Scotland and Wales last week in which the Labour government and Prime Minister Keir Starmer were clobbered by Reform UK and Nigel ...
Our View: Endless roadworks are making Nicosia unliveable
The twice-weekly market at Ochi in Nicosia is being relocated for about seven months, moving to a nearby parking lot, due to roadworks in the area.
This is not, in ...
A case of “easier to start a war than to end one”
The developments of the past few days clearly demonstrate the adage “it is easier to start a war than to end one,” a recognised principle of military history and geopolitics. ...
Our View: Authorities failed a vulnerable child at every level
The ongoing case concerning the suicide of a 15-year-old abused boy in September 2019 makes for harrowing reading, not only for the misery he endured his entire life but for the ...
Our View: Europe still cannot defend itself without the US
President Nikos Christodoulides, in a speech he made at Greece’s defence exhibition DEFEA 2026, said that the EU could advance on defence and security without the United States. Can it ...
Our View: Upcoming parliamentary elections a double-edged sword
The parliamentary elections later this month are offering a record number of choices – around 20 parties and a staggering 753 candidates competing for just 56 seats.
Voters will be lost for choice.
Seasoned ...
The cost of image
I wrote a story years ago, broadcast by the BBC World Service, in which a man is driving to Limassol for the results of a cancer test, worried that his ...
Our View: Will concrete be kept at bay in Polis campsite upgrade?
The bulldozers have finally moved in on the long-neglected Polis beach campsite, raising fears of what the future holds for this oasis from the relentless tourist concrete coating most of ...
Would Cuba resist?
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio should be careful what he wishes for. Donald Trump has speculated that Rubio could be “the next president of Cuba” after the US overthrows ...
Our View: Buses will be a rare sight if govt does not invest in them
In March, following an announcement that the Pame Express bus route taking commuters from GSP carpark into Nicosia would be scrapped due to a shortage of bus drivers, which sparked ...
Impact of war on LNG markets
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has stopped about 20 per cent of global LNG supply from reaching markets and has sent gas prices about 50 per cent up from pre-war ...
The new Guy de Lusignan meets King Richard the Lionheart in Cyprus
Cyprus has seen its share of arrivals. The latest comes in the form of a “humanitarian defence agreement” with France.
The term itself deserves pause.
Words such as “humanitarian defence” ...
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