Pensioners plan series of protests to highlight demands
The union of pensioners (Ekysy) said on Friday it plans to hold protests and conferences in a bid to pressure the government into resolving long-standing problems faced by the elderly.
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A gap in the market
Like many other things, our living situations are changing and this affects accommodation.
Young people or couples, if able to buy, start off with the acquisition of a one or ...
Falling birth rates
The birth rates are falling fast in all the world’s more prosperous countries, but the generation now in their middle years have not yet grasped what that means for ...
Elderly use of the internet similar to EU average
Use of the internet by older Cypriots is at similar levels as the EU average, with 58 per cent of the 65 to 74-year age group saying they had gone online, close ...
Pensioners call for subsidised meds, lower Gesy contribution
Pensioners’ union Ekysy has called on the government to subsidise drugs for which they now must pay full price, and for lower Gesy contributions for the elderly.
The union said ...
Coronavirus: Latest five elderly Covid deaths were unvaccinated
The five pensioners who died from coronavirus over the last four days had not been vaccinated, the health ministry said on Tuesday.
Following the death of five people over 80 due ...
Percentage of population aged over 65 edges up slightly in 2020
In 2020, some 20.6 per cent of the EU population was aged 65 years or over; 3 percentage points higher than the corresponding share from a decade earlier, Eurostat reported on Tuesday.
In Cyprus, 16.3 ...
Labour ministry has ‘shut its doors and switched off phones’ to pensioners
Pensioners are frustrated over the difficulty in reaching the labour ministry to sort out problems concerning their pensions and allowances.
The Union of Cypriot Pensioners (Ekysy) said every day they ...
Concerns expressed over unauthorised red button services
Unauthorised companies are offering red button services of questionable quality to the elderly the House human rights committee heard on Monday.
It is not known who these companies are, what ...
With strong turnout for vaccines, Paphos residents back Covid passports
With around 90 per cent of eligible people taking up coronavirus vaccinations in Paphos, there is strong support in the area for some kind of Covid passport.
“This is the right ...
New Limassol day care centre for elderly to be completed by August
An adult day care centre in Limassol due to be completed by August at a cost of €1.5m, will improve services for the elderly, mayor Nicos Nicolaides said on Friday ...
Coronavirus: Retirement home charged for letting in visitor
A Paphos retirement home was fined €500 on Wednesday after a visitor was allowed to enter the premises by the manager.
The visitor was fined €300.
Under coronavirus decrees, visits to retirement ...