https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-expresses-strong-support-for-prespes-agreement
US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Wess Mitchell described the Prespes agreement as “historic” after a meeting with Nikola Dimitrov, the foreign minister of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), on Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/education-debacle-full-of-suspense
The president is weighing in on the ongoing debate between the government and state educators in a last ditch effort to avoid a bumpy start of the school year, but it is not clear whether the highly contested issue of budgeting hours will be taken off the table...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bulgaria-scrambling-over-olympic-bankruptcy
The bankruptcy of Cyprus-based Olympic Insurance Company has become the focus of attention and a regulator has resigned, after 200,000 Bulgarians were left without insurance...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-puts-team-together-to-save-gas-agreement
The Cyprus government is willing to renegotiate terms with an energy consortium, following concerns on the part of companies that worry new developments and low gas prices would render a current deal not profitable...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/stephen-lillie-there-is-only-plan-a-for-cyprus
There is a clear plan A for Cyprus, that of a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation solution, and there is no plan B, UK High Commissioner in Nicosia, Stephen Lillie, has told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), stressing that “for plan A to succeed the negotiations need to be well prepared, and the public opinion needs to be well prepared” as well....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ahi-says-us-ban-on-arms-sales-to-cyprus-unlawful
The US prohibition on sales of defense and military technology to Cyprus is “unlawful” and can be removed without the need for legislation, a Greek American lobby group has said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/should-we-listen-to-president-trump-or-the-diplomats
As Greece finds itself faced with a wide range of challenges – from Turkey and the Eastern Mediterranean to its relationship with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and developments on the Balkan peninsula – it would be useful to have a clear idea of Washington’s strategic objectives regarding these issues. This is regrettably not an easy task considering that what President Donald Trump says does not necessarily reflect official US policy....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/price-caps-on-gasoline-in-some-islands-expected
The authorities are expected to impose a two-month price cap on fuel prices in the southern Aegean islands where unleaded gasoline has soared to almost 2 euros per liter....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/gap-in-education-talks-seems-unbridgeable
A truce agreed upon ten days ago by state teachers and the government, which aimed to help reengage in a dialogue on school reform, appears to be collapsing...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/us-posture-could-overpower-cyprus-solution-agenda
Following July’s meeting with the two Cypriot leaders, sources say special UN envoy Jane Holl Lute appeared unconvinced regarding the basis for further peace talks and that a meeting in New York could be in the works to clarify once and for all...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/two-cypriot-wwii-veterans-reunite-after-70-years
Two World War II veterans, a Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot who fought together in the war, met once again in Nicosia 70 years later...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lute-sees-cavusoglu-in-ankara
Jane Holl Lute, the special envoy of the UN Secretary General, wasted no time following a busy week by visiting Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Monday...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/strovolos-garbage-collectors-get-back-to-work
Strovolos garbage collectors have agreed to get back to work in exchange of the municipality dropping plans to buy partial services from the private sector at least until November...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-state-we-re-in
A great European leader – and a true friend of Greece – once said that Greeks were a great nation, but their state is a mess....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-pm-visits-seaside-town-hit-by-wildfires
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday visited the seaside town east of Athens that was a week ago hit by the deadly wildfires....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/tsipras-says-he-assumes-political-responsibility-for-deadly-fires
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Friday he took full political responsibility for the deadly blaze that has killed at least 87 people in a coastal town in east Athens this week....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/teachers-agree-to-a-truce
Three unions representing high school state educators have agreed to a truce with the government, in order to reengage in a weeklong dialogue aimed at finding common ground in school reform...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-invites-enraged-teachers-to-palace
President Nicos Anastasiades has extended an invitation to public education union leaders in order to have an open dialogue on school reorganisation...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-offers-€10-million-to-greek-fire-victims
The government of the Republic of Cyprus is offering €10 million to the fire victims in Greece, calling on citizenry and local businesses to do their share as well...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cavusoglu-greek-cypriots-not-sole-owners-of-cyprus
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu warns that Turkish Cypriots will not shrug off yet another failure in the Cyprus talks nor will they accept anything less than political equality...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lute-flies-back-to-new-york
Jane Holl Lute, special envoy of the UN Secretary General, left Cyprus Tuesday morning for New York, following separate meetings with the two Cypriot leaders...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/politicsblog-the-imposing-mrs-lute-and-the-moment-of-truth
Onasagoras takes a look at the Lute visit and as always, there's an inside scoop on the usual suspects...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/defence-ministry-dismisses-kickback-allegations
The defence ministry is dismissing allegations of money squandering, accusing a former state auditor of rehashing an old story in connection with kickbacks worth €5 million...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/teachers-up-in-arms-as-minister-rejects-ultimatum
Unions of state educators are fuming as Education Minister Costas Hambiarouis rejected their ultimatum to start dialogue from scratch in public school reform...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/holding-referendums-in-fyrom-and-greece
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) is moving ahead with preparations for its referendum on the name deal reached with Athens, which will pave the way for its induction to NATO and remove a major obstacle to the process for it to join the European Union....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/investing-in-knowledge
A growth rate of 1.9 percent is way too small for a country like Greece, especially as the rest of Europe’s performance is so much more robust. This is, after all, a country that shed 25 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) in the course of a decade. What we should be seeing, therefore, is the effect of a tightly wound spring, whereby a virtuous cycle of growth begins and only gets faster with time. Instead, we’re hobbling along at 1.9 percent, the slowest rate an economy can achieve after hitting rock bottom....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/athens-release-cabinet-minutes-from-20-july-1974
The Greek parliament has made a part of historical document from its “Cyprus case files” publicly available on Friday, releasing the minutes of a Cabinet meeting on 20 July 1974...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lute-wants-to-cut-to-the-chase-in-cyprus
UN special envoy Jane Lute will reportedly keep a low profile during her much anticipated visit on the island, where she will hold separate meetings with the two Cypriot leaders...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anastasiades-says-guarantees-cannot-be-part-of-solution
President Nicos Anastasiades says there can be no solution to the Cyprus problem if a settlement includes guarantees, adding that France is sending a similar message...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/lute-on-the-move
UN special envoy Jane Holl Lute is reportedly on the move, with sources learning that she is expected to meet with President Nicos Anastasiasdes on July 23 during her tour to Nicosia, Athens, and Ankara...
