https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/bank-of-cyprus–cdbbank-deal-nears-completion-after-staff-exit-scheme
Bank of Cyprus’ acquisition of cdbBank is on course for a successful conclusion after cdbBank met a key condition of the agreement: implementing a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/state-services-order-culling-of-2-000-animals-to-eradicate-foot-and-mouth-disease
Approximately 2,000 animals across five livestock farms in Cyprus will be culled following infections identified during island-wide sample testing conducted in July, government officials confirmed on Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/higher-pensions-sooner-under-revised-reform-plan
Pensioners would receive their full increases sooner, and people who get a better pension under the current rules would keep those rules for longer, under changes announced Monday by Labor Minister Marinos Mousiouttas....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/workers-forced-to-sleep-on-building-sites-in-cyprus-complaints-allege
The Labor Department is investigating cases that are shaking the foundations of the construction industry....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-and-cambodia-look-to-build-closer-ties
Cyprus and Cambodia are looking to give their relationship fresh momentum, with the island’s new ambassador, Koula Sofianou, highlighting opportunities to work together on everything from education and investment to protecting cultural heritage....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-european-‘bogeyman-that-got-cyprus-moving
Cyprus is on track to absorb 97.3% of its EU Recovery and Resilience Facility funding, showing how the threat of lost money helped push long-delayed reforms forward....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/teachers-want-job-security-government-wants-a-fair-chance-for-newcomers
They already teach children in public schools. But for teachers working on temporary contracts or filling in for absent colleagues, getting into a classroom and securing a permanent job are two different things....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/by-2027-schools-will-have-no-teachers-unions-warn
Cyprus’s public schools risk opening in 2027 without enough teachers unless the government urgently rewrites a decade-old hiring law, the three main education unions warned on Monday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/‘the-sky-s-the-limit-christodoulides-touts-u-s-ties-as-trump-shares-interview
President Nikos Christodoulides says Cyprus has never been closer to the United States—and an interview setting out that message has received a boost from Donald Trump himself....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-looks-to-japan-for-closer-ties-in-shipping-business-and-education
Japan may be far from Cyprus, but shipping, business and higher education are giving the two island countries reasons to work more closely together....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/our-banks-are-worth-much-more-could-big-investors-come-knocking
Bank of Cyprus ranks among the world’s leading banks, according to Forbes magazine’s first annual ''World’s Top Performing Banks 2026'' ranking, compiled in partnership with market research company Statista....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/conservation-work-completed-at-one-of-limassol-s-oldest-mosques
The restoration of historic religious buildings is continuing across Cyprus, with conservation work recently completed at the mosque in Koilani, Limassol district, and the Church of Ayia Paraskevi in Palaiosofos, Kyrenia district....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-says-it-is-fixing-its-waste-problem-the-eu-has-been-waiting-since-2013
Cyprus is back before the European Union’s highest court over its waste-management record, more than a decade after the last major ruling against the Republic....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-ranks-near-the-top-for-mammography-access-near-the-bottom-for-screening
Cyprus had 6.9 mammography units for every 100,000 residents in 2024, giving it the second-highest level of availability among EU countries with comparable data, according to figures from Eurostat....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/that-€200-000-home-could-now-cost-you-€15-800-more
You save a little more each month, cut back where you can, and watch your house deposit grow. Then you look at property prices again, and the target has moved....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/children-s-citizenship-is-a-rights-issue-not-a-bargaining-chip-erhurman-says
Should a child’s access to citizenship be part of a political negotiation, or a right that should already be protected?...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/more-than-3-300-ordered-to-leave-cyprus-but-orders-don-t-tell-the-whole-story
Cyprus issued 3,385 orders for non-EU citizens to leave in the second quarter of 2026. But there is an important distinction behind that number: an order to leave does not mean someone has actually left....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/university-of-nicosia-ranked-among-the-world-s-top-550-universities
According to the THE World University Rankings 2027, UNIC ranks joint 1st among Cypriot universities and joint 2nd among Cypriot and Greek universities, retaining its 1st position in Research Quality among the Cypriot and Greek universities...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-considers-opening-its-market-to-candidate-countries-before-membership
Countries waiting to join the European Union could soon gain access to parts of its single market without first becoming full members, under a draft European Commission plan reported by POLITICO....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/start-your-next-shop-from-your-fridge-lidl-cyprus-powerful-campaign-to-reduce-food-waste
A year after the "Our Strength" campaign, the company returns on the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste with a simple yet highly significant message for its customers—one that saves money and contributes substantially to reducing food waste.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/were-public-hospital-bosses-chosen-fairly-doctors-union-wants-answers
Imagine applying for a senior job, meeting all the qualifications and following the published rules, only to discover that new criteria were added after the process had already begun....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bird-flu-detected-in-goose-at-athalassa-park
A case of H5N1 bird flu has been detected in a goose found at the lake in Athalassa National Forest Park, the Veterinary Services said Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/christodoulides-says-cyprus-talks-are-not-at-an-impasse
President Nikos Christodoulides has rejected suggestions that the Cyprus problem has reached a deadlock, saying efforts to restart negotiations are continuing despite significant disagreements....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-airfares-rise-5-while-eu-flight-prices-fall
Airfares in Cyprus rose by 5% in August 2026 compared with the same month last year, while package holiday prices increased by 3.7%, according to the latest Eurostat figures....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/immigrant-students-outperform-native-peers-in-new-cyprus-educational-assessment
A persistent public belief that foreign pupils drag down Cyprus's national academic standing was shattered by the latest PISA study, which reveals that children from migrant backgrounds outperform native Cypriot students across reading, mathematics, and science....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/asylum-claims-fall-across-europe-but-cyprus-still-carries-twice-the-average-load
Asylum applications may be falling across Europe, but the pressure is not being felt equally, and Cyprus remains close to the top of the list....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/christodoulides-turns-erdogan-s-u-n-words-against-him-‘if-you-quote-the-charter-apply-it
President Nikos Christodoulides used the world’s biggest diplomatic stage Wednesday to confront Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan directly, accusing Ankara of speaking about international law while doing the opposite in Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/politicsblog-averof-the-cyprus-problem-and-the-turncoats
Averof essentially announced his candidacy for 2028 yesterday. Of course, he said he would run only if this week’s news from New York turns out to be dark and gloomy....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trade-unions-warn-worker-leasing-may-be-linked-to-human-trafficking
Cyprus MPs are seeking answers from the authorities over allegations that workers are being illegally leased to businesses, with trade unions telling Parliament that some cases may be connected to human trafficking....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/prestige-now-and-foreverr
The similarities in the way Mrs. Vassiliou has spoken about “prestige” suggest that her political education has, sadly, remained unchanged over the years. If nothing else, her political shortcomings appear to have become a defining feature that has stood the test of time....
