ECONOMY Eurostat data show the island has the EU’s lowest overcrowding and most affordable housing, even as prices soar elsewhere. Photo credit: Unsplash Cyprus defies Europe’s housing crisis with spacious homes and low costs Martha Kehagias Cyprus ranks at, or near, the extremes of several key housing indicators, often outperforming the EU average and even many comparable Mediterranean countries. READ MORE
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