https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/€1m-paid-to-650-farmers-with-new-€1-5m-support-opening-in-november
The state has paid out €1 million in financial support to 650 professional farmers and agricultural businesses, with another €1.5 million in emergency assistance set to become available through two new schemes in November....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/second-dead-bird-tested-for-h5n1-as-athalassa-visitors-urged-to-stay-away
A second dead bird found at Athalassa lake is being tested for H5N1 bird flu, days after Cyprus confirmed its first case of the highly infectious strain in a goose from the same area....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/makis-cashbox-and-the-government-s-two-voices
A party leader who supports the government is publicly clashing, and in unusually strong terms, with a minister from the same political camp. That minister also happens to have served successfully in his father’s government....
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/filling-the-heating-oil-tank-could-cost-€650-more-this-winter
Winter has not properly arrived yet, but the bill is already beginning to take shape....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/u-s-diesel-ban-could-push-up-prices-in-europe-and-consequently-cyprus
A reported U.S. plan to halt diesel exports for 90 days has alarmed Brussels and could eventually be felt far beyond the negotiating rooms—including at petrol stations and supermarket checkouts in Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/six-tonnes-of-meat-smuggled-from-free-areas-into-occupied-north
This was not a few cuts of meat hidden in the back of a car. Around six tonnes, reportedly 216 sheep carcasses, were found after allegedly being moved illegally from the government-controlled areas into the north....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/carney-urges-cyprus-and-nine-eu-states-to-ratify-canada-trade-deal
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has called on Cyprus and nine other EU member states to ratify the European Union’s trade agreement with Canada, as Ottawa looks to strengthen its economic and political links with Europe while relations with Washington continue to deteriorate....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-hunters-say-activists-are-getting-in-their-way
A long-running dispute between hunters and activists in the Cyprus countryside is heading to Parliament, with the island’s Hunting Federation accusing individuals and organized groups of harassing people who are hunting legally....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-presses-on-with-four-desalination-plants
A wetter year has given Cyprus’s farmers a little more water to work with. But the government is planning for the years when the rain does not come: four permanent desalination plants are being taken forward, with a combined planned capacity of 180,000 cubic meters a day....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-12-kilometre-road-that-could-bring-athienou-closer-to-nicosia
For most people, 12 kilometres is a quick drive. For Athienou residents, it represents a route to Nicosia that has remained out of reach for decades....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fuel-tax-cut-will-stay-but-oil-surge-threatens-to-swallow-the-saving
The government has stopped one petrol-price increase from reaching Cyprus drivers, but the international oil market may be preparing another....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/would-you-swim-there-fines-expose-pollution-flowing-into-limassol-s-sea
For the thousands of people who swim along Limassol’s coastline, the question is a simple one: Would you get into the water if you knew what had recently been flowing into it?...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-confirms-no-cap-payments-to-farmers-in-occupied-areas
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has confirmed that farmers in parts of Cyprus not controlled by the government of the Republic do not receive payments under the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/agree-on-new-eu-taxes-or-pay-more-and-get-less-costa-warns
EU governments face a blunt choice: agree on new sources of income for the bloc, pay more from their national budgets, or accept cuts to programs they want to protect....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/storm-damaged-your-home-or-car-here-s-what-the-state-will-pay
Homeowners, businesses, and drivers whose property was damaged by Saturday’s severe weather could receive thousands of euros in government assistance under a compensation plan approved by the Cabinet on Wednesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fuel-tax-cut-set-to-stay-saving-drivers-8-33-cents-a-litre-until-november
Cyprus drivers are set to keep saving 8.33 cents on every litre of fuel until the end of November, after the Finance Ministry confirmed plans to extend the current reduction in fuel tax....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/€610-million-plan-to-rebuild-cyprus-livestock-farming
Cyprus is considering a €610 million overhaul of its livestock industry after the foot-and-mouth disease crisis exposed serious weaknesses in the way farms operate....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/antonio-costa-takes-europe-s-priorities-on-the-road-with-cyprus-on-his-itinerary
European Council President António Costa is taking Brussels on tour, not for ceremony, but to hear directly from national leaders before the EU makes some of its biggest decisions in years....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/listening-to-europe-building-its-future
Once I was elected President of the European Council, I decided to visit each member state every year, to meet bilaterally with each European leader. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/power-cuts-linked-to-telecom-fault-and-outage-in-occupied-areas
Power cuts across Cyprus on Friday were caused by a telecommunications failure that disrupted the transmission of production data from major photovoltaic parks to the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC), according to EAC spokesperson Christina Papadopoulou....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-dams-receive-140-000-cubic-metres-after-recent-rainfall
Recent rainfall has improved irrigation conditions in Cyprus, but the Water Development Department says the additional water has not altered the country's overall supply strategy or created room for increased irrigation allocations....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-€109-million-strategy-that-aims-to-transform-cyprus-agriculture-sector
The “Strategy for the Development of the Primary Sector” is moving forward with a major economic footprint and an implementation timeline through 2029. It includes 11 actions with a total budget of €109.3 million. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nikos-christodoulides-expectation-vs-result
If the President decides to run for a second term, as all signs suggest he will, he cannot go back to voters in 2028 relying on the same sense of promise that brought him to power in 2023. By 2028, he will need concrete results, measured directly against his initial campaign promises....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/scientists-develop-lettuce-containing-meat-protein
Scientists have engineered lettuce to produce an animal muscle protein, although nobody is serving steak-flavored salad just yet....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/four-died-one-man-went-to-prison-now-he-has-been-acquitted
For five years, Cyprus believed someone had been held responsible for the devastating Arakapas fire....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-agriculture-minister-thrown-straight-into-the-deep-end
The new agriculture minister has been thrown straight into the deep end. Christos Senekis took over the ministry from Maria Panayiotou on Thursday at a time when livestock farmers are up in arms over unpaid compensation for animals culled because of foot-and-mouth disease. As things stand, one of Senekis' first meetings is likely to be with livestock farmers....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/thirteen-minutes-to-defend-30-months-in-office
Thirteen minutes is a long time in politics. For outgoing Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou, it was enough time to give a fairly glowing account of her 30 months in office....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-sleepless-guardians-of-the-forest
Most fire lookout towers operate every day during periods of high fire danger, while several strategically located towers remain staffed around the clock....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/union-says-delays-leave-farmers-without-enough-irrigation-water
The Pancyprian Farmers' Union has accused the Ministry of Agriculture and the Water Development Department of failing to take decisive action to deal with the continuing shortage of irrigation water, warning that farmers are already seeing crops suffer....
