https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ministry-of-labor-building-may-not-be-structurally-sound
The House of Representatives Internal Affairs Committee sounded the alarm on Cyprus and Public Services' degree of preparedness in the event of strong seismic activity following a meeting on March 16. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/the-safety-of-distributors-is-under-the-microscope
Distributors of food delivery platforms continued to demand better working conditions three months after strikes began and consultations began to establish a framework of conditions....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/who-is-no-longer-requiring-doses-of-covid-vaccines
The World Health Organization has tailored its Covid-19 vaccination recommendations for a new phase of the pandemic, suggesting that healthy children and adolescents may not necessarily need a shot but older, high-risk groups should get a booster between 6 to 12 months after their last vaccine....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lawmakers-discuss-special-energy-plans-for-refugees-and-large-families
Lawmakers in Cyprus are urging relevant agencies to create two special plans for the installation of photovoltaics, energy-saving, and subsidizing electric mobility for refugees and large families....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/francophonie-parliamentary-delegation-visits-cyprus
A delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of Francophonie (APF) will pay Cyprus a visit on March 29 and 30, at the invitation of the House of Representatives, in the context of the Parliament's intention to submit an application for participation in the APF....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sustainability-is-the-name-of-the-game
The Deputy Ministry of Tourism in Cyprus has announced plans to create a new tourism strategy with a horizon of 2035. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/keravnos-urges-banks-to-restructure-loans-and-keep-rates-low
Cyprus Finance Minister Makis Keravnos has urged banks to restructure loans, maintain low lending rates and bank charges, and increase deposit rates in light of continued basic rate hikes by Central Banks. He warned that otherwise the government "would make different thoughts."...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/why-does-the-eac-block-the-installation-of-solar-panels
"The weaker the government, the stronger the bureaucracy," said the French anthropologist Gustave Le Bon. And he didn't say it by accident....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/single-eu-work-residence-permit-for-3rd-country-nationals
The Members of the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee have agreed today on a draft legislation that updates the way single work and residence permits for third-country nationals are issued....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/asylum-applications-up-by-490-since-2016
Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou told MPs on Thursday that the number of applications for international protection increased by 490% since 2016, pointing out the need to implement an EU action plan for the Eastern Mediterranean with a view to reducing migratory flows....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/california-use-of-police-dogs-to-be-curbed-due-to-racial-bias
The California Assembly's Public Safety Committee has approved a bill that would ban the use of police dogs for arrests, apprehensions and crowd control, apparently a first-in-the-country measure....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/marinas-of-the-future-with-antiquated-regulations
The need to modernize marina legislation was raised before the House Commerce Committee, with its chairman, Kyriakos Hatzigiannis, declaring his willingness to move forward with a legislative proposal....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/whistleblower-in-cyprus-says-hunter-had-mole-in-fbi
An Israeli professor under house arrest in Cyprus has made more explosive allegations against Hunter Biden, prompting US lawmakers to investigate the first son’s alleged connections with the FBI through a mole known as 'One-Eye'...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/legalities-and-time-constraints-delaying-repairs-of-refugee-apartments
Attempting to overcome legal and time constraints in the construction of refugee apartment buildings...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/structural-integrity-certificates-should-be-made-mandatory
The recent earthquakes in neighboring countries, as well as the aftershocks, felt in Cyprus, have brought to the forefront what we have been saying for years: the need to check the suitability of all our buildings on a regular basis....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/proposed-bill-gives-women-easy-access-to-medically-assisted-reproduction
The House Health Committee of Cyprus has discussed a bill amending the law on medically assisted reproduction....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/usa-house-votes-to-declassify-covid-origin-report
The House voted unanimously Friday to declassify U.S. intelligence information about the origins of COVID-19, a sweeping show of bipartisan support near the third anniversary of the start of the deadly pandemic....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dicarlo-conveyed-unsg-s-commitment-to-finding-a-solution
UN Deputy Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo made very clear the UN Secretary-commitment General's to the Cyprus problem and its resolution "and to our efforts to move forward," she said after her hour-long meeting in the occupied territories with TC leader Ersin Tatar....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/minister-of-agriculture-pushing-for-a -farmers card
Agriculture Minister Petros Xenofonos announced today during a meeting of the House of Representatives Agriculture Committee that he intends to create a farmer's card to provide services to the agricultural world....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dicarlo-eager-to-discuss-with-greek-cypriot-and-turkish-cypriot-leaders-the-way-forward-on-cyprus-issue
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo said she is eager to discuss with the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders the way forward on the Cyprus issue...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-union-takes-issue-with-police-body-cam-bill
Cypriot law enforcement officers could soon were body cameras while responding to incidents, but a bill proposal going through a House committee this week could be delayed by objections from police unions...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/digital-app-to-compare-product-prices-in-the-works
Following the withdrawal of the Household Basket proposal in Cyprus, the Consumer Protection Service is now promoting the preparation of a bill for the implementation of a digital tool that will enable the daily comparison of retail prices of products....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/foreclosure-sales-to-restart-after-parliamentary-vote
The House of Representatives voted 22 to 18 against a proposal for a new three-month suspension of foreclosure sales, which had been tabled in the form of an emergency bill....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/one-peak-left-for-cypriot-mountaineer
Cypriot citizen Evgenios Staroselskiy is set to begin his attempt next June to conquer the most demanding peak in the world, mountain K2 in Pakistan and raise the Cyprus flag on it...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/ecommbx-welcomes-former-cysec-chairwoman-to-its-board
ECOMMBX, a progressive Electronic Money Institution based in Nicosia, known for it forward-thinking and customer-centric corporate culture, is proud to welcome a new member to its board: Ms Demetra Kalogerou (BSc, MSc, MPhil)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/energy-prices-in-cyprus-must-decrease-says-minister
"We want consumers to be able to open their electricity bills without fear," said newly appointed Energy Minister George Papanastasiou....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-cancels-order-for-state-vehicles
The government has withdrawn the request pending before the parliamentary finance committee for the purchase of vehicles for state officials, the parliamentary finance committee said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-s-fuel-tax-reduction-scheme-extended-to-may-4th
The President of the Republic Nikos Christodoulides has already signed the law extending the reduction of fuel taxes until May 4, 2023, following the approval of the relevant bill today, by the House Plenary....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-who-s-who-of-the-christodoulides-government
On Monday afternoon (27/02), Nikos Christodoulides, the country's new leader, unveiled his new administration. Read the detailed biographies of the individuals who make up the new government....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/covid-origin-debate-back-in-the-news
A new classified report in the United States says COVID-19 was probably the result of a laboratory leak, fueling further debate on the origins of the pandemic as a House subcommittee prepares to tackle the issue that has divided the world politically and scientifically...
