https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-wants-schengen-in-18-months-is-that-realistic
Joining the Schengen Area would do more than end border checks for Cypriot citizens traveling within Europe. It would place Cyprus among what is often described as the EU’s ''inner core,'' the group of countries that belong both to the European free-travel zone and the euro area....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-ranks-second-in-eu-for-workers-from-other-member-states
Cyprus is one of the European Union’s biggest magnets for workers from other EU countries, ranking second among all member states for the share of its working-age population made up of people born elsewhere in the bloc....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nearly-three-in-10-cyprus-homes-have-improved-energy-efficiency
Almost three in every 10 people in Cyprus were living in homes with improved energy performance in 2025, according to new figures released by Eurostat....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/a-lifeline-for-small-businesses-or-another-state-monster
European countries generally do not create state-run mechanisms that directly provide loans to small and medium-sized enterprises. Governments across Europe tend to avoid such structures because they are costly, bureaucratic, and often overlap with the role already played by banks....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/families-have-few-choices-as-elderly-people-with-mental-illnesses-enter-care-homes
When V.'s father was diagnosed with psychosis and dementia, his family had nowhere else to turn. Unable to care for him at home and with no specialist residential facilities available, they placed him in an elderly care home, a situation experts say is becoming increasingly common in Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-navel-of-the-world
Does anyone still doubt that Cyprus is the navel of the world? That everything revolves around our President, who proclaimed he was in constant contact with Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Costa, insisting that the two EU leaders would raise the Cyprus issue with their host, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, on the sidelines of the NATO summit?...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/financial-clarity-a-key-driver-of-sme-stability-in-cyprus
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are central to the Cypriot economy. Yet, as the business environment evolves, many organisations are facing increasing pressure to manage not only growth, but also financial accuracy, compliance, and planning....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-missing-links-keeping-cyprus-beaches-out-of-reach-for-wheelchair-users
Over the last seven years, Cyprus has taken various steps to make its beaches more accessible to people with disabilities. Yet, getting into the sea is only part of the equation. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-secures-eu-technical-approval-for-schengen
The Republic of Cyprus is on track to join the Schengen area, according to an EU technical evaluation presented to the competent Schengen Committee on June 26. Sources close to the matter indicate that the EU gave Cyprus a positive evaluation, describing it as technically ready for full participation in the Schengen area. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/wealthyhood-and-bank-of-cyprus-launch-co-branded-investing-app-wealthyhood-x-boc-to-revolutionise-wealth-building-in-cyprus
The first-of-its-kind partnership rolls out top-class wealthtech to all Cypriot residents, offering Bank of Cyprus customers instant account linking and frictionless investing....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/there-are-plenty-of-jobs-but-the-right-workers-are-missing
The mismatch between employers' needs and the available workforce presents a greater challenge than labor shortages in key sectors of the Cypriot economy because it negatively affects both business competitiveness and the efficient use of available workers....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/esm-report-says-cyprus-and-greece-are-the-only-eurozone-countries-expected-to-reduce-debt-through-2035
About half of the euro area countries, including the five member states that received assistance from the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), among them Cyprus, succeeded in reducing public debt and cutting deficits after the pandemic, thanks to the steady economic recovery and growing tax revenues....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/erdoğan-s-sponsors-are-giving-him-every-reason-to-hold-the-line
Who are the sponsors behind Erdoğan's confidence? Who has made him feel comfortable enough to dictate terms and conditions without regard for anyone or anything? The primary sponsor is the European Union. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/staffing-gaps-and-construction-noise-plague-makarios-hospital-children-s-cancer-ward
A severe staffing shortage left just two nurses caring for 15 young patients at the Makarios Hospital pediatric oncology unit on a single night shift this week. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-records-over-18-000-reports-of-violence-against-women-since-2021
Police in Cyprus received 18,409 reports of violence against women between 2021 and the first half of 2026, according to official data presented to parliament on Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-launches-five-major-joint-defence-projects-to-counter-fragmented-military-spending
The European Union has launched five massive, multi-billion-euro military initiatives in a coordinated effort to force member states out of their habit of buying weapons independently....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/from-chatbots-to-co-workers
AI is no longer a productivity tool. For the small group of organisations that have done the work, it has become the single largest source of operating leverage on their P&L....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/guterres-pushes-for-cyprus-breakthrough-before-his-un-term-ends
Intense diplomatic activity behind the scenes shows UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pushing hard for the resumption of talks before the end of his term in late 2026, even promoting a specific formula aimed at breaking the long-standing deadlock....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/when-the-numbers-look-good-but-life-doesn-t-feel-it
Cyprus has been recording economic growth rates in recent years that would make even some of Europe’s strongest economies take notice....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-plans-controlled-recruitment-of-nurses-from-third-countries-to-plug-600-staff-gap
Cyprus is considering the controlled recruitment of nurses from third countries as part of efforts to tackle a persistent staffing crisis in the country’s health system, where officials say there is currently a shortage of around 600 nurses....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/diplomatica/cyprus-isn-t-on-europe-s-sidelines-it-s-on-the-front-line-says-eu-s-stephen-clark
When people in Cyprus hear "Brussels," it can still sound like a place that exists somewhere far away; a world of speeches, regulations and political deals that has little to do with everyday life in Nicosia, Larnaca, Limassol or Paphos....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/1-patients-report-medicine-shortages-long-waits-and-gaps-in-hospital-services-across-cyprus
Delays in treatment, missing medication, and long waiting times in hospitals are among the most common complaints being raised by patients in Cyprus over the past month, according to the Cyprus Patients’ Associations Federation (CPA)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nearly-half-of-limassol-s-lifeguard-towers-left-unmanned
As temperatures climb and Limassol’s beaches fill up with swimmers, sunbeds and weekend crowds, a worrying gap is opening up along the coastline: there simply aren’t enough lifeguards on duty....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/buying-an-apartment-in-cyprus-now-costs-10-8-more-than-a-year-ago
If you feel like buying a home in Cyprus keeps getting further out of reach, you are not imagining it....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/beyond-excellence-how-class-es26-of-the-english-school-nicosia-redefined-what-a-generation-can-achieve
A tribute to the most accomplished graduating class in the school’s history — young men and women who turned adversity into a legacy that will echo through Cyprus for generations....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/energy-projects-stuck-in-limbo-due-to-political-interference-minister-says
The presence of Energy Minister Giorgos Papanastasiou at this year’s Green Agenda forum, and what he revealed about the de facto framework governing major public contracts, understandably caused a stir. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicos-anastasiades-and-ethics
Socrates Hasikos once told me, on a February morning in 2015, as he sat behind his ministerial desk, half-joking and half-serious: ''I've told Anastasiades this...Mr. President, you've set the bar for ethics so high that in the end, we may end up walking underneath it.''...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriots-feel-slightly-better-off-financially-but-many-still-struggle-to-make-ends-meet
Cypriots are feeling slightly more financially secure than they did a year ago, but rising living costs, money worries and concerns about retirement continue to weigh heavily on many households, according to a new nationwide survey....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/food-prices-continue-to-rise-despite-lower-costs-for-fresh-produce
Consumers faced further increases in the cost of several everyday grocery items in May, according to the latest Consumer Product Price Observatory published by the Consumer Protection Service....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-butcher-training-program-draws-strong-interest
A training program aimed at turning people into qualified butchers, a profession that has quietly remained in steady demand in Cyprus, has kicked off its latest cycle with strong participation and growing interest....
