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1. Natural gas a priority for affordable electricity generation

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/natural-gas-a-priority-for-affordable-electricity-generation

The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) agrees with the government's priority to bring natural gas το Cyprus, in order to produce cheap electricity, said CCCI President Christodoulos Angastiniotis, after a meeting held between CCCI and President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, on Tuesday....

2. Nicosia revives US visa waiver talks but conceals details

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-conceals-details-in-revived-us-visa-waiver-talks

Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides suggested on Monday that ongoing efforts to secure a US visa waiver was an example of a 'new level of relations' between Nicosia and Washington, while providing little details on the process but adding that his government’s position on sanctions against Russia was 'in line' with American goals as outlined recently by the US Ambassador...

3. Blackamoor reference gets lawmaker in trouble

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/blackamoor-reference-gets-lawmaker-in-trouble

Cypriot lawmakers are crying foul over a social media post by a controversial colleague after his comment about a female pro-LGBTQI parliamentarian with a reference to 'three black men' was described as 'vulgar' and 'racist'...

4. European commissioners to visit Cyprus for meetings and cancer initiatives

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/european-commissioners-to-visit-cyprus-for-meetings-and-cancer-initiatives

Margaritis Schinas, Vice President of the European Commission and European Commissioner for Promoting our European Way of Life and Stella Kyriakides, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety will be in Cyprus next week for a number of meetings....

5. British expertise on the table as Leo Docherty speaks to Kathimerini

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/british-expertise-on-the-table-as-leo-docherty-speaks-to-kathimerini

In an interview with "K" newspaper, Leo Docherty, the British Minister for Europe, highlighted the British commitment to closer collaboration, emphasizing the range of areas where British expertise and cooperation can contribute to addressing issues such as combating illegal financing and exploring support structures for enforcement or addressing potential sanctions evasion. ...

6. New law in Cyprus to criminalize malicious complaints

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-law-in-cyprus-to-criminalize-malicious-complaints

Cypriot Justice Minister Anna Koukkides-Procopiou is determined to go after vexed accusers with new legislation on malicious complaints, but she says victims of illegal acts should not be discouraged from coming forward...

7. Frustrated PEGA member fears Cyprus role in Sudan

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/frustrated-pega-member-fears-cyprus-role-in-sudan

European Union lawmakers investigating the use of Pegasus spyware against opposition politicians and journalists on Tuesday raised deep concern about abuses in Hungary and Poland and lamented a lack of cooperation with their inquiry...

8. It's surprising how little was frozen

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/it-s-surprising-how-little-was-frozen

Upon his arrival at Larnaca airport last Wednesday, Justice Commissioner Didier Raeder brought with him two pressing questions. Firstly, how is it that a country like Cyprus, which has been heavily infiltrated by Russian capital for several years, has only managed to freeze a mere 104 million euros worth of assets belonging to oligarchs under EU sanctions?...

9. Cyprus behind on freezing Russian assets, EU official says

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-behind-on-freezing-russian-assets-eu-official-says

The European Union’s executive arm wants to delve deeper into why Cyprus has only frozen 100 million euros ($110 million) worth of assets belonging to Russians facing sanctions amid the war in Ukraine, the bloc’s justice commissioner said Thursday...

10. Sexual harassment now a separate disciplinary offence in police and fire brigade

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sexual-harassment-now-a-separate-disciplinary-offence-in-police-and-fire-brigade

The Council of Ministers unanimously approved a proposal from the Ministry of Justice and Public Order to classify sexual harassment as a separate disciplinary offense in the Police and Fire Brigade. The decision was made during a meeting held on Tuesday....

11. President on sanctions: A chance to put an end to this issue once and for all

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-on-sanctions-a-chance to-put-an-end-to-this-issue once-and-for-all

An extensive meeting on the issue of US and UK sanctions on natural and legal persons in Cyprus, chaired by Nicos Christodoulides, has concluded at the Presidential Palace....

12. Cyprus to become 'transfer hub' for people fleeing Sudan

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-to-become-transfer-hub-for-people-fleeing-sudan

The Republic of Cyprus activated its ESTIA Special National Plan to receive and repatriate foreign citizens from crisis areas through its territory, according to a press release from the Foreign Ministry....

13. President holds sanctions meeting with stakeholders

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-holds-sanctions-meeting-with-stakeholders

Cyprus President, Nikos Christodoulides, will preside over a new meeting at 1030 local time on Tuesday, on the issue of sanctions imposed by the US and the UK on individuals and legal entities in Cyprus 'in connection with the Russian Federation’s unlawful and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, including facilitators of sanctions evasion'...

14. Raab resigns, Oliver Dowden takes his place as Deputy Prime Minister

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/raab-resigns-oliver-dowden-takes-his-place-as-deputy-prime-minister

British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab resigned from the government on Friday after an independent report found he had bullied officials, the latest scandal to force out one of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's top ministers....

15. President willing to assist investigation into sanctions

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-willing-to-assist-investigation-into-sanctions

President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, has contacted a US administration high-ranking official expressing the government's will and determination to look into the cases of natural and legal entities in Cyprus that have been included in the US list of sanctions for facilitating Russian oligarchs who are subject to sanctions, asking for more information that will facilitate this investigation, Government Spokesperson, Konstantinos Letymbiotis, has told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA)....

16. Easter leaves two fires and three minor injuries in Cyprus

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/easter-leaves-two-fires-and-three-minor-injuries-in-cyprus

The Cyprus Police reported two incidents of arson and malicious damage to two schools in Nicosia during this year's Easter season. The police stated that two fires caused "unpleasant" incidents, but the measures taken worked satisfactorily....

17. Leaked Pentagon docs prompt ally denials

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/leaked-pentagon-docs-prompt-ally-denials

A large cache of what appear to be classified Pentagon documents circulating on social media channels is becoming a growing source of anxiety for US intelligence agencies, as numerous allies have been forced into denials over the purported leaks....

18. Larnaca airport security exercise exposes gaps, as dummy bomb passed undetected

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-airport-security-exercise-exposes-gaps-as-dummy-bomb-passed-undetected

A secret exercise conducted by the airport security directorate at police headquarters on March 9 exposed security gaps at Larnaca airport, leaving officials exposed. ...

19. Cabinet cracks down on stadium violence

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cabinet-cracks-down-on-stadium-violence

Following the riots inside and outside the Eleftheria stadium, the government places the fight against violence in sports venues squarely on the shoulders of the police. ...

20. Online jester’s tweet re-opens road fatality case in Cyprus

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/online-jester-s-tweet-re-opens-road-fatality-case-in-cyprus

Police are re-opening a case of an unresolved and forgotten road fatality that took place more than a decade ago, after a tweet from a known political parody account went viral for suggesting there was a cover up...

21. Cypriot law enforcement to shed Schengen’s lone sheep status

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-law-enforcement-to-shed-schengen-s-lone-sheep-status

Justice Minister Anna Koukkides-Prokopiou has said she is pleased with the launch of the Schengen Information System (SIS) and the fact that the Republic of Cyprus will be able to have access to the system starting from the end of July. ...

22. Mr. Ioannou: In terms of migration, Cyprus has reached its limit

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mr-ioannou-in-terms-of-migration-cyprus-has-reached-its-limit

The first day of the Council of Ministers of Justice and Home Affairs meeting, which was attended by Mr. Constantinos Ioannou, Minister of Interior, has concluded, during which the Ministers of the 27 Member States had the opportunity to exchange views on the external dimension of migration as well as the internal management of migration flows....

23. Train crash suspect 'devastated'

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lawyer-says-station-master-devastated-after-deadly-crash

The station master who faces manslaughter in Greece’s deadly rail collision is devastated and accepts responsibility, says his lawyer, while pointing out that others are also responsible for the disaster...

24. 'Mismanagement, corruption and nepotism will not be tolerated'

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mismanagement-corruption-and-nepotism-will-not-be-tolerated

Mismanagement, corruption, and nepotism will not be tolerated, and for the people who will be at the center of his administration, these were the two main issues that President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides addressed in his speech on Wednesday during the swearing-in ceremony of the new members of his government....

25. Political storm brewing in Cyprus over Biden whistleblower

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/political-storm-brewing-in-cyprus-over-biden-whistleblower

An Israeli professor facing US extradition in Cyprus, where he is currently under house arrest, is calling on his native country to 'rescue' him from Biden, giving rise to speculation that his court case in Larnaca could become a hot potato for the island’s new government that maintains strong ties with both Tel Aviv and Washington...

26. The who's who of the Christodoulides government

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....

27. The protocol for Wednesday's 'changing of the guard'

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-protocol-for-wednesday-s-changing-of-the-guard

The 'changing of the guard' or in plain terms, the new President's term is scheduled to begin on March 1st when the confirmation ceremony of Nikos Christodoulides' hand-picked ministers will occur at the event hall of the presidential palace at 10 am, after which, the first cabinet meeting will take place....

28. EC: Tiktok banned on government issued phones

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ec-tiktok-banned-on-government-issued-phones

The European Union's executive branch said Thursday that it has temporarily banned TikTok from phones used by employees as a cybersecurity measure, reflecting widening worries from Western officials over the Chinese-owned video-sharing app. ...

29. Drakos: 'Radical reforms achieved in the past 20 months'

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/drakos-radical-reforms-achieved-in-the-past-20-months

Outgoing Minister of Justice and Public Order, Stephie Drakos, presented her work at the Ministry over the past 20 months at a press conference held at the Presidential Palace, noting that during this period a series of sweeping reforms took place at almost all levels and areas of responsibility of the Ministry....

30. Government strengthens its stance against gender based violence

https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-strengthens-its-stance-against-gender-based-violence

Cyprus is taking another step towards strengthening the framework for effective prevention and battling of violence against women, with the approval by the Cabinet of two important proposals....

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