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Municipalities are struggling to survive, president of their union Andreas Vyras said on Friday, highlighting that Cyprus has the lowest state funding for local authorities in the EU. “It is ...

Green taxes expected to come into effect in May are now being postponed, finance ministry permanent secretary Andreas Zachariades said on Thursday. Zachariades said the carbon taxes would most likely ...

Serious problems in finding and informing car owners about recalls were reported on Wednesday by the five witnesses who testified before the three-member committee examining the recalls process for cars – ...

A bill has been submitted to the United States’ House of Representative which foresees the permanent lifting the US arms embargo in place against Cyprus since 1987. The bill, which was ...

Given that it is a commonly held belief that the issue of landmines is one which has been more or less left firmly in the past in Cyprus, the inclusion ...

Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Friday sounded the alarm, describing the current economic situation as alarming. Speaking on CyBC’s morning radio programme, the minister warned that Cyprus’ economy, which ...

Cyprus is bracing for economic uncertainty as trade tensions within the European Union threaten to create wider instability. While the island nation is not at the centre of the disputes, ...

Wednesday’s meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar was “yet another positive step” with progress including youth issues, demining and restoration of cemeteries, President Nikos Christodoulides said after the ...

April 1 is a milestone in the history of Cyprus, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday night addressing an event to mark 70 years since the Eoka struggle against British rule started. “...

The government on Monday revealed it is asking for an extra €70 million to complete works at the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal at Vasiliko, a project plagued by delays and ...

An odd coincidence took place last week. First came the controversy around a government bill on the right to protest – the proposed ‘Public Gatherings and Parades Law of 2025’, essentially seeking ...

Ending the hiring freeze on permanent jobs in the public sector is not in itself an adverse development but it has to be done in a considered way that doesn’...

Nicosia is preparing for a major protest this Saturday, March 29, organised by Akel’s Social Alliance movement and supported by the Green party, the protest will begin at 11am in ...

The House on Thursday passed a law allowing only doctors enrolled with the general health system (Gesy) to issue prescriptions for medicines covered by the system. The law – a government ...

Police chief Themistos Arnaoutis has refused to answer questions on law enforcement’s response to last Sunday’s protest by hunters, which caused major disruption on the Nicosia-Limassol motorway. Speaking ...

President Nikos Christodoulides will travel to Paris on Thursday at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron to participate in a summit on Ukraine and hold a bilateral meeting with ...

MPs on Monday wrapped up discussion of a government bill that would end the hiring freeze on vacancies for full-time jobs in the broader public sector – a policy instituted in 2013 ...

Given its importance to Cypriot consumers and industry, I am returning back to the burning subject of electricity prices. These must come significantly down now and not just wait for ...

Efforts to mitigate the country’s water shortage are intensely focussed on the rapid acquisition of desalination plants, viewed as the most effective way to secure long term adequacy. However, ...

Britain’s Heathrow said flights would resume later on Friday after a fire knocked out its power supply and shut Europe’s busiest airport for the day, stranding thousands of ...

Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis on Thursday attacked claims made by United Nations High Commission for Refugees (Unhcr) spokeswoman Emilia Strovolidou over alleged pushbacks of migrant boats in Cypriot territorial waters, ...

The ministries of justice, defence and migration and international protection stated on Wednesday that they strongly rejected allegations of illegal pushbacks and the use of force against migrants at sea. ...

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday announced that a total of four new crossing points will open between Cyprus’ two sides as a result of the enlarged meeting on ...

A boat with a reported 21 people aboard capsized off the coast of Cyprus on Monday, with seven people having been confirmed as dead so far. The boat was reportedly located ...