https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-future-of-civil-protection-in-the-mediterranean
The Nicosia Risk Forum 2022, which begins on Tuesday at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Larnaca, strives to be a game changer in Mediterranean civil protection....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-defers-foreclosure-mess-to-attorney-general
Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades has refused to veto legislation that suspends foreclosures yet again until February 2023, essentially calling on the attorney general to examine the constitutionality of the bill as the issue on the presidential election campaign trail continues to heat up...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/foreclosures-on-primary-residences-suspended-until-february-2023
The Association of Credit Acquisition Companies and Credit Facilities Managers (SEDP) announced on Thursday the suspension of foreclosures on the primary residences of vulnerable borrowers until February 2023. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sean-penn-loans-his-oscar-to-zelenskiy-in-a-symbolic-gesture
Hollywood actor and director Sean Penn, sanctioned by Russia for criticizing its war in Ukraine, loaned his Oscar statuette to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during a visit to Kyiv on Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anastasiades-last-hurrah
President Anastasiades is on his final diplomatic tour in the region before the end of his term, beginning with multilateral contacts in Egypt, where he has been since last Sunday in the framework of COP-27.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-and-jordan-pull-together-to-bring-more-tourists-to-the-region
A collaboration between Cyprus and Jordan on tourism was revealed on Monday night by the two countries’ ministers during a social event at London’s City Hall at the end of the first day of the World Travel Market....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/six-day-mourning-period-in-honor-of-archbishop-chrysostomos-ii
The Council of Ministers decided on Monday afternoon to declare a six-day public mourning, from November 7 to November 12, after Archbishop of Cyprus Chrysostomos II passed away yesterday morning....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-tomorrow-a-plan-made-by-cypriots-for-cypriots
The importance of the "Cyprus - Tomorrow" National Plan was highlighted by Government Spokesperson and Cabinet Ministers, who attended a special promotional event in Nicosia on Saturday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anastasiades-reveals-cypriot-initiative-on-climate-change-at-cop-27
The Cypriot initiative on climate change will be presented by the President of the Republic, Nicos Anastasiades, at the UN Climate Summit, COP27, which began on Sunday in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, amid growing calls for rich countries to compensate poorer ones and states most vulnerable to climate change....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/budget-approved-for-1-000-charging-stations-across-the-island
The Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal submitted by the Ministry of Transport for the installation of 1,000 public charging stations for electric vehicles, with a budget of 3.7 million euros....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/prepare-for-an-increase-in-grain-prices
Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis told 'K' that there is no concern about grain sufficiency in the Cypriot market at this time, explaining that strategic stocks of grains received in the summer remain in importers' silos. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-to-charge-€80-to-russians-applying-for-tourist-visas-beginning-december-1
Cypriot authorities have announced that the country will no longer apply facilitated rules for citizens of Russia applying for tourist visas....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/german-chancellor-says-a-solution-can-be-found-on-speculative-gas-price-spikes
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Thursday that EU energy ministers still have much work to do but a solution could be found to contain speculative spikes in gas prices....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-has-come-a-long-way-in-restoring-reputation-over-anti-money-laundering-issues
The Republic of Cyprus has come a long way in dealing with anti-corruption and Anti-money laundering (AML) issues, making important strides in restoring the Republic of Cyprus’ reputation, said US Ambassador to Cyprus, Judith Garber speaking on Tuesday at EY’s Cyprus Attractiveness Forum....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-leaders-burn-midnight-oil-on-gas-prices
European Union leaders ended another debate on the bloc's response to the energy crunch without agreement on whether to cap gas prices, deciding in the early hours of Friday morning to keep examining options to put a ceiling on costs...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/digital-controversies
The three front-runners for the presidency of the republic laid out their objectives and ideas for tackling various issues and the nation's shift to a digital economy....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russian-tourists-no-longer-welcome-in-the-czech-republic
The Czech Republic’s authorities have announced that from the end of this month, the country will start applying stricter entry rules for citizens of Russia....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cabinet-approves-all-day-high-school-in-all-provinces
All-day high schools will be introduced in all provinces of Cyprus beginning with the 2023/24 school year....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cabinet-revokes-ten-passports-belonging-to-investors-and-their-relatives
The Council of Ministers met this morning, led by President of the Republic, Nicos Anastasiades, and decided to begin the process of revoking the citizenship of three investors and seven of their dependents based on an investigation by the Interior Ministry's services....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nouris-eu-should-sanction-countries-that-instrumentalize-migration
The EU should have concrete sanctions in place when there is proof that migrants are being instrumentalized, as in the case of Cyprus, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turks-slam-greeks-over-fake-‘push-forward-story
Turkey has slammed Greece’s migration minister over a video tweet allegedly showing members of the Turkish coast guard beating refugees during an alleged push-forward, with Ankara rushing to provide context and accusing Greek media of failing to properly retract a fabricated story...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/a-holistic-approach-to-sustainable-education-is-needed
The need for a holistic, integrative and interdisciplinary approach to sustainable education was stressed at a High-Level Meeting of Ministers of Education, which took place on Thursday in the context of the 9th Ministerial Meeting on the Environment in Europe, of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eight-weeks-paid-parental-leave-approved-by-cabinet
A new bill on parental leave was approved on Tuesday by the Council of Ministers, which provides, among other things, eight weeks of paid parental leave for parents with children up to 8 years old....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-countries-approve-energy-windfall-levies-turn-to-gas-price-cap
European Union countries agreed on Friday to impose emergency levies on energy firms’ windfall profits and began talks on their next move to tackle Europe’s energy crunch – possibly a bloc-wide gas price cap....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/20-years-in-prison-for-former-cypriot-oligarch-oleg-deripaska
Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, who received a Cypriot passport in 2018 and had his Cypriot citizenship revoked in April 2022, faces a charge of conspiracy to violate and evade US sanctions with a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/reduced-excise-tax-on-fuel-extended-until-mid-january
The Cyprus government extended the reduced excise duties on fuel until 15 January 2023 on Friday, in a bid to alleviate the effects of soaring inflation fuelled by the war in Ukraine, with the Finance Minister calling on Households and businesses to save energy as fiscal measures cannot tackle the problem of price hikes in its entirety....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/council-pulls-plug-on-cyprus-titina-loizidou-case
The Council of Europe has tossed aside the Titina Loizidou case, a human rights political football between Turkey and Cyprus, with Nicosia noting its disappointment after some countries decided to pull the plug after many years...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-president-criticized-for-snubbing-lavrov
A Nicosia professor says Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades’ decision to snub Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the last minute was 'unwise' and a 'missed opportunity' after hearing the government spokesperson on state radio citing guidelines from Brussels...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/council-of-europe-discusses-property-rights-of-greek-cypriot-refugees
The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe is holding its quarterly meeting in Strasbourg, from September 20 to 22, to oversee the execution of judgments and decisions from the European Court of Human Rights. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-cypriots-predict-direct-russian-flights-to-north
Turkish media are citing information that Turkish Cypriots could be closer to getting direct flights between Russia and north Nicosia, an otherwise politically unworkable task due to the division of the island that has come under challenge in recent years...