Working on the frontline of poverty alleviation
China’s Ambassador to Cyprus, Liu Yantao, talks about the policy of poverty alleviation in China which he took part in
Chinese President Xi Jinping, in his 2021 New Year speech, ...
The air we breathe is killing us
From car emissions to polluting factories, the state is failing its people
By Charalampos Theopemptou
People often ask me which is the biggest environmental problem that we face. My answer ...
No more delays. We must get tough on child abuse
Dealing with it requires the mobilisation of many civil society groups, government departments and tougher penalties
Dr Louisa Borg Haviaras
More and more people are finding the courage to report ...
Fresh focus is needed on the role of women’s unpaid work
By Sophia Papastavrou
The Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda has shown that by strengthening women’s meaningful participation in peace talks, transforming decision-making power, and bridging local conflict analysis ...
Women’s rights: reporting for duty
Landmark case highlighted rampant discrimination against female officers in the National Guard
By Elena Riga, Maria Kozakou and Christina Anastasiou
On March 8, 2021, International Women’s Day, Ombudswoman Maria Stylianidou Lottides, ...
Investors unfairly targeted by the Kremlin
How the Russian law enforcement agencies are undermining successful entrepreneurs and anti-corruption activists
By Nicholas Anderson
In February 2019, Michael Calvey, an American investor in the Russian market, was arrested along ...
Electoral system reform will only promote Hong Kong’s democracy, stability and prosperity
By Ambassador Liu Yantao
The National People’s Congress as China’s top legislature has approved by overwhelming majority a decision to improve Hong Kong’s electoral system. It is ...
Coronavirus restrictions: Revisiting the constitution
The Covid-19 restrictive measures are illegal and unconstitutional
By Yiannos Georgiades
In Cyprus, since March 2020 the health minister has been issuing decrees by invoking Article 6 of the Quarantine Law (CAP. 260) [...
After highly public spat last year, Erdogan makes overtures to Macron
By Dr Yiorghos Leventis
On Tuesday, March 2, Recep Tayyip Erdogan talked to Emmanuel Macron on a videocall. Listening to the conciliatory, if not amicable, address of the Turkish president to ...
EU must act over Erdogan’s push for a ‘blue homeland’
By Dr Louisa Borg Haviaras
Half of the Aegean Sea and the maritime area up to eastern Crete are part of Turkey’s ‘blue homeland’ concept, maintained, supported and promoted ...
Coronavirus: Mandatory vaccinations? Bioethics experts say no, not yet
In January, the National Bioethics Committee issued an opinion on the mandatory vaccination of the entire population against Covid-19
By Marina Vassiliou
Τhe whole population is living with the Sars-CoV-2 ...
The search for common ground on hunting
The director of BirdLife Cyprus says controlled hunting can be compatible with wildlife conservation
Conservationists and hunters should talk more, but dialogue with the hunting lobby is not my favourite ...
Promotion of gender equality a must
Article by Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides on progress made in the mainstreaming of the gender dimension in the foreign policy of the Republic of Cyprus, on the occasion of the ...
European Commission forecasts and the outlook for the Cyprus economy
By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides
At regular intervals, the European Commission undertakes an assessment of the economies of the member countries of the EU. This process, known as ‘European ...
Doom scenario unfolding while ‘window dressing’ seems to be the government priority!
By Savvakis C. Savvides
A business today is like an orange that is forcibly squeezed from both sides under conditions of extreme debt and by being obliged to be operating ...
We need to talk about gender policy
International Women’s Day: how do we get to a genuine ‘gender-transformative’ approach?
By Sophia Papastavrou and Fiona Mullen
In the 21 years since UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace ...
The pandemic has been a crisis with a woman’s face
By UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
As the world marks International Women’s Day in the midst of a global pandemic, one stark fact is clear: the Covid-19 crisis has a ...
Do you know your environmental rights?
The public has the right to access information and participate in decision making, but the government makes it very difficult says Green party leader Charalampos Theopemptou
One the most important ...
Coronavirus: Legal challenges to government decrees
There are three routes to fighting the decrees and all three would likely end up in Strasbourg
By Achilleas Demetriades
More than a year has passed since the decrees started ...
Russia should be more actively engaged in solving security problems in CAR
By Yao Agbetse
It was hoped that elections in the Central African Republic (CAR) would consolidate the country’s democracy. Instead, the December 27, 2020 vote led to a return of open ...
Fellow Cypriot, your homophobic remarks matter
By Penelope Karaoli
When in 2019 one of our country’s most infamous bishops publicly claimed that gay men have a “particular odour” and that future mothers who “indulge” in anal ...
We must preserve Republic of Cyprus
YIANNAKIS MATSIS argues that the only way to secure the long-term future of Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots on the island is by preserving the Cyprus Republic, with some changes ...
Is political party state funding financing democracy?
Dr Louisa Borg Haviaras
Reports and post-programme surveillance following Cyprus’ exit from the bailout agreement praised sustained economic growth at rates far higher than expected. Progress was also made on ...
Cyprus and the Green Deal: is it now or never?
Dr Dario Pontiggia
The European Union has put sustainability and the environment at the heart of its future. This commitment is backed up with an unprecedented financial package: €1.8 trillion. Of ...