The Board of Directors of the state-owned asset manager, KEDIPES, has decided to disburse another €80 million to state coffers for the fourth quarter of this year, with the amount paid to the state in 2022 reaching €310 million....
The European Office for Statistics, Eurostat, has revealed that citizens of the EU were slightly less satisfied with their lives in 2021 compared to 2018....
The US Senate late on Wednesday passed by voice vote a bill to bar federal employees from using the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok on government-owned devices....
The Dutch government will impose limits on rents for more than 300,000 homes in order to provide affordable housing in the face of a shortage in the country's housing problem....
The top UN official and Head of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) Colin Stewart, hosted on Wednesday morning at the United Nations in Nicosia, the Greek Cypriot Negotiator, Menelaos Menelaou, and the Turkish Cypriot Special Representative, Ergun Olgun, to discuss ongoing matters that concern Cyprus...
Wolt drivers in the Republic of Cyprus carried on with demonstrations this week over working conditions and compensation, with one cop known as ‘Black Widow’ getting into a shouting match with food couriers who took to the streets of the capital...
Cyprus Airways on Wednesday unveiled its five-year strategic plan announcing the expansion of is flight schedule to five new routes, namely Milan, Zurich, Prague, Basel, and Cairo...
There is conflicting information about a corruption investigation in the European Parliament following the arrest of a Greek former VP, with media reports speculating she was being detained in connection with Qatar while her lawyer is pointing the finger squarely at her Italian fellow suspects including her male partner...
The Kaili case is the latest in a string of setbacks. The clumsy (at best) handling of the wiretaps, the Ark revelations, the new episode of excessive police violence, and now the alleged bribery scandal in the European Parliament (EP) are all causing consternation and sadness....
Work on the New Cyprus Museum will begin in January 2023, and the project is expected to take 42 months to complete, with completion scheduled for mid-2026. ...
British High Commissioner to Cyprus, Irfan Siddiq expressed his country’s readiness to deepen its cooperation with Cyprus in the maritime and marine sectors.
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“Marriage is a simple proposition. Who do you love? And will you be loyal to that person you love?” the president asked from the South Lawn. “It’s not more complicated than that.”...
Building permits issued in Cyprus in September marked a new annual reduction with the construction sector negatively affected by spikes in construction costs, amid uncertainty generated by the war in Ukraine....
Black Friday, with its high levels of traffic and shopping, appears to have given way to the Christmas holiday season. The market is still moving well, with increased foot traffic in shopping malls and main streets....
After taking a brief leave of absence, Hellenic Bank CEO Oliver Gatske has returned to his duties. Mr. Gatske was given the green light to return to his office on Monday after the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission cleared him of any wrongdoing....
An attorney for EU lawmaker Eva Kaili, who is accused of being involved in an alleged bribery scandal involving a Gulf state, says money found in his client’s Brussels home did not belong to her, while a Cypriot MEP says he was troubled by her colleague’s stance towards Turkey’s ally Qatar...
The Athens offices of Intellexa, which sells the Predator spyware in Greece, and Krikel, an ICT and electronic security systems provider, were among six companies raided by police as part of the investigation into the wiretapping affair on Tuesday...
Cyprus’ securities regulator plans to extend the suspension of the license of FTX EU and will meet to discuss the matter next week, a spokesperson said on Tuesday...
Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) workers' unions announced the suspension of the measures scheduled for Wednesday, after an extraordinary meeting with the Minister of Labour and Social Insurance, Kyriakos Kousios and the agreement to arrange as soon as possible 'and in any case within the next week' a meeting with the Ministers of Energy and Finance on the issues of concern
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The matter of the eastern Aegean islands is a “national issue,” Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told the Grand National Assembly on Tuesday, appealing for consensus over Ankara’s claims that Greece is violating their demilitarized status....
The ultimate goal of the National Tourism Strategy 2030 is to establish Cyprus as an all-season, high-quality, digitally intelligent and accessible tourist destination, that respects the environment and channels the benefits of tourism across the island,...
