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In addition to trying to solve the overarching Cyprus problem, governments have faced many interrelated challenges, including ensuring the adequate functioning of physical infrastructure systems, implementing reforms required for EU ...

I have often written in these pages about the importance of independent institutions as a way to promote good governance in a country and the key role they have played ...

As Europe advances on a sustainable energy future, the challenge of building clean, reliable and affordable energy systems is both urgent and complex Success in building a sustainable energy future ...

By Mark John In their rush to retain Donald Trump’s support for Nato, the alliance’s European members have promised to more than double the amount of wealth they ...

The events which have been unfolding in the Middle East between Israel and Iran are not just another regional flare-up. They are not episodic. They are systemic. The Israeli-Iranian confrontation, ...

Gold has taken centre stage in recent economic developments, as its value has risen steeply. Since the beginning of 2024, gold prices have increased by more than 60 per cent, reflecting the ...

The world has long tried to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, and rightly so. US President Donald Trump never ceases to proclaim that had he been president in 2022, the ...

In Cyprus, immunity from challenge is a hangover from colonial times Thanasis Nicolaou, a newly conscripted soldier in the Republic of Cyprus (RoC) national guard was found dead under Alassa ...

The bursting of interrelated credit and property bubbles has caused financial crises in the US and certain European countries, including Cyprus, in recent decades. The epicentre of the global financial ...

By Stelios Parparinos Let’s be honest about the current situation. An underlying anxiety permeates Cypriot society. It’s not just whispers: it’s a growing feeling, a daily struggle ...

Will there be room to use LNG created in the region even if it does come online? East Med energy revolves around the biggest country in the region, Egypt. It ...

I read with interest, and eventual dismay, the Easter article of President Nikos Christodoulides in Kathimerini newspaper where he enthused about his recent visit to the US and the miracle ...

Films highlight the doctrinaire versus the avant-garde and the machinations behind becoming pope What was unique about Pope Francis who died last Monday was not that he was the first ...

We asked a selection of Greek Cypriots in Nicosia if they think too much land in Cyprus (and occupied Cyprus) is being bought by foreigners, and how they feel about ...

We asked a selection of people on the streets of Nicosia how they see the new year – what they expect will happen and what they hope for, both in their ...

How elitist does it sound when a deputy suggests scooters must be banned if no active measures are taken to ensure their safe circulation? This view was expressed by Dipa ...

By Marios Eliades The President of the European Parliament (EP) Roberta Metsola recently visited Cyprus to inspect the progress on the Amalthea humanitarian aid project for the relief of the ...

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides The EU has evolved relatively slowly and gradually over time, from a trade agreement between a small number of states in the 1950s, to ...

They could do more to support economy and citizens Over the last two years the Cyprus government has produced mounting surpluses and boosted substantially its cash balances at banks. And ...

By Oren Anolik Hamas’ ongoing aggression against Israel has reached a critical juncture following the vicious attack on October 7, 2023 and has deep-rooted implications, not just for the region, but for ...

Time seems to be passing so quickly that it’s almost hard to believe that three years have gone by since the world was plunged into panic over a pandemic ...

Solving the Cyprus problem and solving the energy crisis go hand in hand With the European energy crisis intensifying and the likelihood of complete Russian gas cut-off increasing – Russian gas ...

The build-up to the next six-monthly UN report on the Secretary-General’s Good Offices Mission and a second on the justifications for extending the Unficyp mandate from the end of ...