Our View: Ignoring market forces cannot benefit the economy
The average wage in Cyprus is lower than the EU average, according to Eurostat’s survey for 2023. The average full-time adjusted salary per employee in the EU is €37,863 whereas in ...
World energy outlook: failure to meet warming target
The International Energy Agency (IEA) published its annual World Energy Outlook (WEO-2024) on October 16, warning that the world is failing to limit global warming to 1.5C.
What is new this ...
Is AML/CTF over-compliance catastrophic for business and customers?
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorism Financing (CTF) regulations are critical for preventing financial crimes. However, over-compliance with these regulations – when organisations go beyond the required standards – can lead to unintended ...
Why are hunters shooting near my house?
It’s one thing when hunters start shooting at 5am on a Sunday and wake everyone up, but I cannot accept that they come here and shoot directly on the ...
Rip off car hire companies
I feel I have to comment on the rip off charges being made by the car hire companies.
Since 2006 I have been travelling to Cyprus on average twice a year ...
Autism payments for absolutely nothing
I felt that “if true” the ‘Government pays €6,000 monthly for autism facilities that do not exist’ (Cyprus Mail, November 8) then who is benefiting from that expense for absolutely nothing?
And ...
Hungary’s Orban gears up to be Europe’s ‘Trump whisperer’
By Krisztina Than
As much of Europe frets over the return of Donald Trump, Hungary’s Viktor Orban is in a jubilant mood.
“A much needed victory for the World!” ...
Why do we still prefer to hide behind ‘big powers’?
According to Google maps, the Ledra Palace hotel in the buffer zone in Nicosia is a nine-minute drive from the Greek Cypriot leader’s workplace, and an eight-minute walk from ...
Trump unleashed: the world should expect a bumpy ride
Donald Trump won the 2024 US presidential election fair and square. His opponent, Vice President (VP) Kamala Harris, graciously conceded defeat by first congratulating him privately and then conceding defeat publicly ...
Tales from the coffeeshop: No US president can rule the world, without the support of Cyprus
I OFTEN ask myself whether I have developed a Prezniktwo obsession, given the amount of space I give to the guy in our establishment every week. After many hours of ...
The Draghi Report: where to find 800 billion euros
By Maria Demertzis
The private sector can cover at least half of the investment gap identified in Mario Draghi’s competitiveness report but will only do so if the EU’...
Our View: Trump election impact on Cyprus relations should be least of our worries
The election of Donald Trump caused a certain degree of unease in Nicosia, especially after the government’s unrelenting talking up of President Nikos Christodoulides’ ‘official’ meeting with the outgoing ...
Despite bellicose rhetoric, Trump is unlikely to radically change US foreign policy
By Euripides Evriviades
From the moment Donald Trump triumphantly secured his election as the 47th president of the United States, much has been said and written about him, including unending ...
Will Democrats learn the right lessons from Harris’ loss?
Emma Shortis, RMIT University
On the Saturday before Election Day, I travelled from Washington DC to Charlotte, North Carolina, to attend one of Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris’ last campaign ...
Our View: End lifetime perks for former presidents
House president Annita Demetriou and independent deputy Alexandra Attalides deserve praise for submitting two bills aimed at ending the benefits for life given to a president of the republic and ...
Our View: Time to end the plundering of state coffers by the Church
Sixty-four years after independence and 20 years as an EU member-state, the Cyprus Republic still remains in the clutches of the Church. This is a legacy of Archbishop Makarios that no ...
What is necro-branding?
By Chris Baumann
Do you own any memorabilia depicting Elvis, Princess Diana, David Bowie, Prince or Michael Jackson? Perhaps a beloved t-shirt, a favourite mug, a special keyring or a ...
Years after historic summits, Trump faces an emboldened North Korea
Donald Trump has long touted his relationship with Kim Jong Un, but if the U.S. president-elect seeks another summit he will find a North Korean leader emboldened by an ...
Our View: Trump and the great political comeback
Donald Trump completed the unlikeliest comeback on Tuesday, winning the US presidential elections much more easily than he had done in 2016. His choice for vice president, Senator JD Vance said “...
Ancients, apocalypses and space skittles
I watched Ancient Apocalypse on Netflix. Interested in two strands of human development: space, and human advances towards civilization, the series drew me in. The sky and what evolves up ...
A new vision for sports in Cyprus: Building a healthier, more inclusive future
By Charalambos Charalambous
As Cyprus enters a new era, the sports sector offers a valuable opportunity to enrich both the lives of individuals and the community as a whole. By ...
The civilised way to handle an election loss
Botswana’s elections have always been seen as a model for Africa, but the one last week has a somewhat wider relevance. The way its politicians handled victory and defeat ...
Our View: More support to boost birth rates desperately needed
Concern about the falling birth rates has forced the government to put together a package of incentives to persuade couples to have children, preferably at a younger age. President Nikos ...
Our View: Okypy’s deficit cannot be fixed while unions rule
Presenting his ministry’s budget for 2025 at the House finance committee on Monday, Health Minister Michael Damianos said that an action plan would be prepared in the immediate future for ...