https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/43-of-motorcyclists-who-died-in-cyprus-in-2021-did-not-wear-a-helmet
According to a recent report by the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC), 43% of motorcyclists and moped users who died in road accidents in 2021 did not wear a helmet. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/halloumi-s-twin-hellim-gets-pdo-in-the-north
A dairy in the north is the first Turkish Cypriot business found to be compliant with PDO requirements for halloumi, the cheese that grills, meaning ‘hellim’ can now compete with its Greek Cypriot twin in the EU market...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/2-march-newsletter-of-k-treppides-co-ltd-cysec
A new issue is out from the newsletter by K. Treppides & Co Ltd, a leader in the field of auditing and accounting services with offices in three countries....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/hellish-hooligan-mayhem-prompts-new-debate
A new hellish mayhem took place at a basketball game on Sunday in Nicosia, with hooligans turning the arena into a battlefield and police rejecting criticism and pointing the finger at a serious social problem...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/many-cypriots-climate-aware-and-ready-to-fight
According to the European Investment Bank's (EIB) annual Climate Survey, 83% of Cypriots under 30 consider the environmental impact of their future job to be a significant factor in their career choice, while 25% consider it a top priority....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/employers-and-labor-unions-can-t-agree-on-cola-issue
Employers and unions continue to take opposing positions on the issue of Cost of Living Allowance. (COLA). One of the most pressing issues for the Labour Minister, who has already held the first separate meetings with the four unions PASYDY, PEO, SEK, and DEOK.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cocaine-use-in-cyprus-low-compared-to-european-average
Larnaca and Limassol have the highest use of methamphetamine in Cyprus, according to a study conducted by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trains-get-back-on-track
Trains and the suburban rail service, which had stopped after the deadly accident in northern Greece on February 28, resume on Wednesday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/herodotus-to-banks-on-restructuring-interest-rates-and-transparency-in-charges
The Governor of the Central Bank, Constantinos Herodotou, emphasized to the Senior Executive Directors of licensed credit institutions the importance of the timely provision of viable restructurings, as well as the assessment of their data regarding the level of their deposit rates....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/eu-states-need-foreign-workers-and-are-changing-their-requirements
Working in EU: Recent Changes You Must Be Aware of If You Are Planning to Get a Job in Any of the Member States...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-countdown-to-the-green-line-guards-has-begun
The swearing-in of the first 221 special constables who will be in charge of guarding the Green Line is a step forward in the implementation of plans to increase measures to stop illegal flows from the occupied part of Cyprus. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/ecb-raises-interest-rates-again-by-5-percentage-points
At noon on Thursday, the European Central Bank (ECB) confirmed that it would stick to its tactics to tackle inflation by announcing a 50 basis point hike....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/mep-s-pass-bill-banning-home-sales-or-rentals-without-energy-upgrade
All properties available for sale or rent must incur compulsory energy upgrade costs, costing tens of thousands of euros, from 2030 onward, based on what is stated in the relevant European Union directive....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/deportation-scheme-agreed-upon-by-eu-interior-ministers-in-secret
A report published by Statewatch and Heinrich Böll Stiftung has revealed that the European interior ministers signed a secret joint statement last year that committed EU/Schengen Area countries to increase financial as well as material support for deportations from the Balkans....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/it-s-been-10-years-since-the-haircut
In March 2023, Cyprus will mark 10 years since the deposit haircut. Ten years after the 2013 crisis, Cyprus looks completely different. During this decade, many changes have taken place and its citizens have experienced many different situations,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/march-newsletter-of-k-treppides-co-ltd-cysec
A new issue is out from the newsletter by K. Treppides & Co Ltd, a leader in the field of auditing and accounting services with offices in three countries....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kedipes-interest-subsidies-for-good-loans-in-2023
As a reward for borrowers who stick to the repayment schedule of their credit facilities for the year 2023, KEDIPES is moving forward with an interest subsidy for restructured credit facilities that have the ECB base rate as their base rate....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/banks-around-the-world-feel-force-of-svb-fallout
U.S. President Joe Biden vowed to do whatever was needed to address a threatened banking crisis after the collapses of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank forced regulators to step in with emergency measures....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/finance-minister-calls-on-banks-to-delay-foreclosures
The Finance Ministry is considering possible actions to tackle non-performing loans and is examining a set of measures aiming to address the issue, ...
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....
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/criticism-grows-as-europe-pushes-to-restrict-cars-in-cities
In an effort to ease traffic congestion and curb greenhouse gas emissions causing climate change, municipalities from Barcelona to Brussels have embarked on what has been called a “transportation revolution.”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/new-minister-announces-urgent-safety-upgrades-to-rail-network
Greece’s newly-appointed transport minister on Wednesday announced a series of measures to improve the safety of the country’s railway system in the wake of the deadly train collision on February 28....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/girls-and-women-make-up-majority-of-domestic-violence-victims
The majority (75%) of victims of family violence, intimate partner violence and abuse of minors in Cyprus are girls and women, based on statistics by the Police Headquarters' Directorate for Vulnerable Persons Affairs....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-right-to-quality-treatment-for-all-says-health-minister
Newly appointed Minister of Health Popi Kanari has said that if we let the General Healthcare System (GeSY) collapse, then the entire state will collapse, stressing that she is in favour of qualitative and quantitative controls to improve the system....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/hate-speech-rampant-in-cyprus-despite-progress
Hate speech affecting several groups remains widespread in the Cypriot public discourse, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) said on Tuesday in a report on Cyprus. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-house-speaker-calls-out-kompromat-post
Cyprus Police announced extra security measures on Monday for the House Speaker and members of her family, following the emergence of allegations on social media regarding a drug arrest cover-up and fake news counter claims from the top legislator...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/airlines-and-iata-to-take-legal-action-for-flight-reductions-at-schiphol
The government of the Netherlands may be facing legal action related to their recent decision to reduce the number of annual flights at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport to 460,000 from November 2023, which is eight percent lower than the current flight cap....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/high-concentrations-of-dust-in-the-air-today
High concentrations of dust are expected to dominate the skies today, March 3, 2023, according to measurements from the ground stations of the Air Quality Monitoring Network of the Labour Inspections Department....
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....
