https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/former-trustee-says-credit-unions-were-in-chaos
Another former trustee of the defunct Cyprus Cooperative Bank speaks out, describing a world of chaos at the financial institution where lack of expertise, political pressure, and wrongdoing ruled the day
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/teacher-demo-forces-eleventh-hour-debate
The government is contemplating a suggestion that would allow proposed education measures to take hold but only through the end of the calendar year, in exchange of labour peace and talks with the teachers unions...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkish-cypriots-to-touch-base-with-ankara
Turkish Cypriot officials are reportedly getting ready for a trip to Ankara where they will discuss the Turkish economic crisis and its impact on the northern part of the island...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-government-members-sworn-in
The new members of the government were sworn in on Wednesday afternoon, in a ceremony held in the presence of President Prokopios Pavlopoulos and Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/former-trustee-says-co-op-sapped-with-impunity
Investigators in the probe into the collapse of credit unions in Cyprus heard testimony this week that political parties endorsed a sense of impunity among bank officials...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/light-reshuffle-seeks-balance
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras gave his cabinet a light reshuffle on Tuesday, promoting certain close associates and bringing in some new faces while keeping key ministry posts untouched....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ozersay-accuses-south-of-putting-the-clamps-on-north
A Turkish Cypriot top official has accused the Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Cyprus of unfairly targeting the shipping industry and universities in the north at a time when there are calls for better relations between the two communities...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-seeks-legal-input-in-browder-case
Nicosia has to make a final decision on whether authorities can legally cooperate with Russia in the Browder case, following a court ruling in early August opened the door for judicial assistance...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mother-of-25-year-old-who-died-in-athens-park-during-mugging-slams-pm
The mother of the 25-year-old man who died last week after falling off a cliff onto rocks on Philopappou Hill following a mugging has written an open letter to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, related ministries and Athens municipal authorities, blaming them for failing to boost security at the popular Athens park....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/court-ruling-stirs-turkey-tension
Greek-Turkish relations took a turn for the worse on Wednesday, with the Turkish Foreign Ministry and other senior officials accusing Athens of violating the Geneva Convention and of protecting terrorists....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/prometheus-sails-into-limassol-port
Navy enthusiasts will have a chance to go on board the Greek support ship HS Prometheus, which is making a stop in Cyprus this week...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/come-back-support-greece
We are caught between celebrations over Greece’s “clean exit” from the bailout programs on one hand and, on the other, allegations that the country has effectively signed up to what can be considered a “fourth memorandum” and is headed to economic disaster....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tsipras-greece-s-modern-day-odyssey-is-over
Greece’s emergence from nine years of crisis and international financial bailouts marks a “new day” for the country, a “day of redemption but also the dawning of a new era,” Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Tuesday, in a televised address from the Ionian island of Ithaca....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-ups-pressure-on-eu-migration-policy
Nicosia is pushing for a single EU migration policy that would make refugee redistribution not only mandatory but also relative to population sizes of member states...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/shadows-loom-over-government-s-‘clean-exit-scenario
Greece’s bailout exit has been eliciting condescending and bitter commentary on the country’s beaches and in its near-deserted cities, as few Greeks believes their lives are going to improve or that the country’s prospects will be akin to those of other bailed-out eurozone states. Greece’s “return to normalcy” and “clean exit,” much touted by the government, appear to be happening somewhere else....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/stephen-lillie-there-is-only-plan-a-for-cyprus
There is a clear plan A for Cyprus, that of a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation solution, and there is no plan B, UK High Commissioner in Nicosia, Stephen Lillie, has told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), stressing that “for plan A to succeed the negotiations need to be well prepared, and the public opinion needs to be well prepared” as well....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-turkish-tensions-add-to-regional-risk
US-Turkish relations have never been easy to manage. But the current standoff between Washington and Ankara is striking, even by the standards of an historically difficult relationship....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ahi-says-us-ban-on-arms-sales-to-cyprus-unlawful
The US prohibition on sales of defense and military technology to Cyprus is “unlawful” and can be removed without the need for legislation, a Greek American lobby group has said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/should-we-listen-to-president-trump-or-the-diplomats
As Greece finds itself faced with a wide range of challenges – from Turkey and the Eastern Mediterranean to its relationship with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and developments on the Balkan peninsula – it would be useful to have a clear idea of Washington’s strategic objectives regarding these issues. This is regrettably not an easy task considering that what President Donald Trump says does not necessarily reflect official US policy....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-greek-soldiers-released-from-turkish-jail-return-home
Two Greek soldiers freed after months in a Turkish prison returned to Greece by government jet early Wednesday after their unexpected release by a provincial court....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/the-mistakes-of-greece-s-creditors
A lot has been said about the mistakes made by Greece’s lenders during the bailout programs. The fact is they made many errors, including some serious ones. Meanwhile, Greek politicians were responsible for refusing to take ownership of the required reforms and failing to reach a degree of basic consensus. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greece-russia-s-decision-to-expel-embassy-personnel-arbitrary-and-retaliatory
Russia’s decision to expel members of the Greek embassy in Moscow is “arbitrary, retaliatory and not based on any evidence,” the Greek Foreign Ministry said in a lengthy announcement issued on Friday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-heavy-cost-of-cowardice
I’ve heard a government minister speak about a vital agency of the Greek state and admit that “there’s nothing that can save this department – it ought to be shut down and rebuilt from scratch.”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mitsotakis-government-wanted-to-shift-blame-for-deadly-blaze
Main opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis accused the government of attempting to blame others for the wildfire that killed at least 92 people and injured scores in east Attica in July....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/wanted-a-respected-person-for-assistance-effort
After the cries of despair come the calls for help and the need for long-term support. The victims of the lethal inferno that devastated eastern Attica on July 23 don’t just need words of solidarity but deeds too....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russian-expulsion-of-greek-envoys-‘asymmetric
Greece's Foreign Ministry summoned the Russian Ambassador to the country, Andrey Maslov, to protest Moscow's decision on Monday to expel Greek diplomats in retaliation to a similar move by Athens....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nd-accuses-gov-t-of-wildfire-deaths-cover-up
The government is engaged in a “systematic operation to cover up” last month’s devastating fires in Attica by failing to publish the names of the victims, the main opposition party said on Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/2021-a-landmark-year
It won’t be long before 2021 is upon us. In three years’ time Greece will be celebrating the bicentennial of its war of independence against Ottoman rule. It will be a landmark anniversary and should be commemorated as such. All sorts of institutions, foundations and associations will host events which, combined with the state ceremonies, will lend a celebratory character to the occasion....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-posture-could-overpower-cyprus-solution-agenda
Following July’s meeting with the two Cypriot leaders, sources say special UN envoy Jane Holl Lute appeared unconvinced regarding the basis for further peace talks and that a meeting in New York could be in the works to clarify once and for all...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-won-t-snub-russia-in-browder-affair
A Cypriot court has denied a request by Bill Browder’s attorney who was seeking a ban on local authorities providing any judicial assistance to Russia against his client...
