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1981. Romania retaliates against Austria's Schengen veto

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/romania-retaliates-against-austria-s-schengen-veto

Romanians that were looking forward to spending winter holidays in Austria’s many tourist destinations have started calling off their bookings, following Austria’s Schengen Veto, which prevents Romania and Bulgaria to join the Schengen Area....

1982. Russians flying to Cyprus get 'next best thing'

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russians-flying-to-cyprus-get-next-best-thing

Moscow and Nicosia are growing further apart on travel between the two countries, prompting Russians living on both sides of the divided island to look for new routes through Turkey after rumors of direct flights in the north subsided due to the Cyprus Problem...

1983. Russia puts Greece on notice over Cyprus’ S-300 missiles

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/russia-puts-greece-on-notice-over-cyprus-s-300-missiles

Moscow is warning Athens that a potential transfer of Cyprus’ Russian-made S-300 missile defense system from Greece to Ukraine would be 'a blatantly aggressive move against Russia'...

1984. Eva Kaili: From city council to city prison

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eva-kaili-from-city-council-to-city-prison

1985. Finance Ministry: 'Cyprus economy will not enter a recession'

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/finance-ministry-cyprus-economy-will-not-enter-a-recession

There will be a significant slowdown in economic activity next year, we will be affected by increased energy prices and borrowing costs, but "inflation in Cyprus is being reined in at lower levels" compared to other European member states, ...

1986. The fall

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-fall

The tale of Eva Kaili is a metaphor for the glitzy, quick ascent to power in politics and the ultimate fall from grace brought on by dishonesty. After all, a corrupt politician is one who has been bribed by the state or a private individual....

1987. White House dazed over emails about Cypriot gas company

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/white-house-dazed-over-cypriot-gas-company-s-emails

US President Joe Biden is expected to say whether he would challenge a decision by National Archives to release documents concerning his son’s role in a controversial gas company in Cyprus and allegations that business dealings may have improperly influenced American policy...

1988. Holy alliances begin after Orthodox Cypriots pick top three

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/holy-alliances-begin-after-orthodox-cypriots-pick-top-three

The top three candidates for the archbishopric throne in Cyprus emerged after a popular vote on Sunday, with the Holy Synod now taking center stage as it prepares to pick the winner before the year is out...

1989. The week that shook Brussels saw a police stakeout, piles of cash, and reform promises

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-week-that-shook-brussels-saw-a-police-stakeout-piles-of-cash-and-reform-promises

The police had been waiting since dawn. Officers from the special unit of Belgium’s federal police gathered on Rue Wiertz, close to the European Parliament in Brussels. ...

1990. EU Parliament halts work on Qatar-related cases

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-parliament-halts-work-on-qatar-related-cases

The European Union’s parliament voted Thursday to suspend work on all files involving Qatar, and called for security passes for representatives of the Gulf country’s interests to be withdrawn until light can be shed on a corruption scandal rocking the assembly....

1991. Nikos Christodoulides announces his proposals on the Cyprus issue

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nikos-christodoulides-announces-his-proposals-on-the-cyprus-issue

Nikos Christodoulides, an independent candidate for the presidency of the Republic, has published his positions on the Cyprus problem under the title "For a United Cyprus" today. ...

1992. Missing link in Qatargate broached in Cyprus

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/missing-link-in-qatargate-broached-in-cyprus

A lawmaker and transparency advocate in Cyprus is calling on a Cypriot MEP to clarify earlier comments about his Greek colleague Eva Kaili, who remains in custody in connection with a corruption probe in the European parliament...

1993. Rot

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/rot

The sense of malaise often generates political surprises. And it always plays into the hands of the enemies of democracy....

1994. NHS nurses walk out in first strike in over a century

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nhs-nurses-walk-out-in-first-strike-in-over-a-century

Nurses across much of the UK launched a historic strike on Thursday, as they walked out of hospitals and onto picket lines after several years of falling pay and declining standards left the country’s nationalized health care system in a state of crisis....

1995. Qatargate: Kaili's partner confesses and names names

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/qatargate-kaili-s-partner-confesses-and-names-names

Eva Kaili's husband, Francesco Giorgi, admitted his involvement in the Qatargate scandal, according to Le Soir and La Repubblica....

1996. Erdogan's chief political rival jailed for insulting public officials

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/erdogan-s-chief-political-rival-jailed-for-insulting-public-officials

A court in Turkey has sentenced the mayor of Istanbul to more than two-and-a-half years in prison for insulting public officials in a speech....

1997. TikTok to be outlawed on US government-owned devices

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tiktok-to-be-outlawed-on-us-government-owned-devices

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....

1998. The EU faces a difficult case

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-eu-faces-a-difficult-case

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....

1999. Biden signs same-sex marriage bill into law

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/biden-signs-same-sex-marriage-bill-into-law

“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.”...

2000. Power cuts averted as energy grid clash rages on

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/power-cuts-averted-as-energy-grid-clash-rages-on

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 ...

2001. Solon Kassinis has died

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/solon-kassinis-has-died

Solon Kasinis, a former DISY MP, passed away today at the age of 70....

2002. More EU Parliament offices raided in corruption probe

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-raid-more-eu-parliament-offices-in-corruption-probe

Belgian police conducted more raids at European Parliament offices Monday as the legislature’s president pledged to launch an internal investigation into corruption allegations and the bloc’s top official called for the creation of an EU-wide independent ethics body...

2003. Voter abstention levels concerning to electoral staff

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/voter-abstention-levels-concerning-to-electoral-staff

Citizens will be called to the polls in less than two months to choose the eighth President of the Republic of Cyprus, with abstention rates reaching 23% - and potentially exceeding 30% - according to a poll conducted for Kathimerini by Symmetron Market Research....

2004. Turkey threatens Athens with missile attack

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-threatens-athens-with-missile-attack

Turkey warned Greece that a missile could hit the Greek capital unless “you stay calm,” further escalating its rhetoric against Greece....

2005. Three clicks to the right

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/three-clicks-to-the-right

While MPs were voting on the budget for 2023, a group of citizens marched outside the parliament, carrying Greek flags, photos of Grivas, and placards labeling the MPs traitors. ...

2006. Parents furious over woke play for school kids

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/parents-furious-over-woke-theater-performance-for-kids

A local adaptation of Jules Verne’s Around The World In 80 Days has been revised after parents in Cyprus cried foul over the show broaching homosexuality during a live performance in front of preteens...

2007. Anastasiades to brief Slovakian president on Cyprus issue

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anastasiades-to-brief-slovakian-president-on-cyprus-issue

Cyprus President, Nicos Anastasiades, will have a meeting today at 12:45 with the President of Slovakia, Zuzana Čaputová, with whom he is expected to discuss, among other things, the Cyprus issue...

2008. Crypto world shaken as Europe arrests MEP

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/crypto-world-shaken-as-europe-arrests-mep

The arrest of MEP Eva Kaili on corruption charges involving a Gulf state has sparked media frenzy over the weekend, with Qatar refuting reports that the world cup host is involved while Belgian officials have not named the country that allegedly attempted to bribe the crypto ally...

2009. 'K' poll: The race for second place (graphics)

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/k-poll-the-race-for-second-place-graphics

We are in the crucial final sixty days before the elections, and everything points to a sensational thriller, a fierce battle for the coveted second place....

2010. EU Parliament VP suspended on serious corruption charges

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/vp-of-eu-parliament-suspended-on-serious-corruption-charges

The Belgian judiciary has arrested four people as part of an investigation into a corruption case involving bribery from Qatar, while two others have been released....

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