https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/qatargate-kaili-s-partner-confesses-and-names-names
Eva Kaili's husband, Francesco Giorgi, admitted his involvement in the Qatargate scandal, according to Le Soir and La Repubblica....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/life-satisfaction-in-eu-down-in-2021-compared-to-2018
The European Office for Statistics, Eurostat, has revealed that citizens of the EU were slightly less satisfied with their lives in 2021 compared to 2018....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/the-eu-faces-a-difficult-case
The Kaili case is the latest in a string of setbacks. The clumsy (at best) handling of the wiretaps, the Ark revelations, the new episode of excessive police violence, and now the alleged bribery scandal in the European Parliament (EP) are all causing consternation and sadness....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kaili-in-custody-until-next-week-decision-on-the-three-is-expected
Eva Kaili, a Greek MEP and former vice-president of the European Parliament, will be detained until next week, according to AFP....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/biden-signs-same-sex-marriage-bill-into-law
“Marriage is a simple proposition. Who do you love? And will you be loyal to that person you love?” the president asked from the South Lawn. “It’s not more complicated than that.”...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/finland-more-kids-with-foreign-ancestry-were-born-in-2021
Finnish residents with foreign backgrounds have a higher birth rate compared to the native-born, including both men and women, the statistics show....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/solon-kassinis-has-died
Solon Kasinis, a former DISY MP, passed away today at the age of 70....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/streptococcus-tests-imminent-decisions-from-the-meeting
A series of preventive measures to address and monitor the outbreak of streptococcal infections in Cyprus was announced on Monday by the Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Paediatric Society of Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-raid-more-eu-parliament-offices-in-corruption-probe
Belgian police conducted more raids at European Parliament offices Monday as the legislature’s president pledged to launch an internal investigation into corruption allegations and the bloc’s top official called for the creation of an EU-wide independent ethics body...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/i-believe-this-is-only-the-beginning-says-journalist-who-broke-qatargate-story
Our online appointment was scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Sunday. Louis Collard is a reporter for the Belgian newspaper Le Soir and one of three reporters who broke the story of QatarGate, one of the biggest corruption and illegal money scandals in recent years....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/€5-4-million-grant-from-switzerland-for-integration-projects
The Minister of Finance, Constantinos Petrides and the Swiss Ambassador to Cyprus, Christoph Burgener signed on Monday the Framework Agreement by which Cyprus will receive a grant of €5.4 million for the implementation of projects in the area of Cohesion....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/trade-deficit-jumps-to-€6-17-billion-in-january-–-october-2022
Cyprus’ trade deficit jumped to €6.17 billion for the period from January to October 2022, surpassing the deficit for the full year 2022 amounting to €5.24 billion, amid price hikes mainly driven by the war in Ukraine....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cera-emergency-meeting-power-outage-risk
Since this morning, an emergency meeting of the Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority (CERA) has been held to examine the situation that is expected to arise as a result of the Electricity Authority's guilds' decision not to put the six steam power units of the Dhekelia Power Plant into operation next Wednesday,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/parents-furious-over-woke-theater-performance-for-kids
A local adaptation of Jules Verne’s Around The World In 80 Days has been revised after parents in Cyprus cried foul over the show broaching homosexuality during a live performance in front of preteens...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/k-poll-the-race-for-second-place-graphics
We are in the crucial final sixty days before the elections, and everything points to a sensational thriller, a fierce battle for the coveted second place....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/vp-of-eu-parliament-suspended-on-serious-corruption-charges
The Belgian judiciary has arrested four people as part of an investigation into a corruption case involving bribery from Qatar, while two others have been released....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/op-ed-generators-of-hope
The war in Ukraine is continuing unabatedly. Every day we hear about new atrocities of seemingly indiscriminate bombing of civilians. But we also see deliberate and targeted attacks on critical civilian infrastructure, such as electricity transmission networks....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkic-states-org-opposed-pseudo-state-membership-despite-turkey-s-push
Turkey's intention to promote the membership of the Turkish Cypriot pseudostate to the Organization of Turkic States under the "state-observer" status was strongly resisted by member states and so Ankara had to backtrack, Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Demetris Demetriou has told CNA....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-welcomes-croatia-while-bulgaria-and-romania-will-have-to-wait
Croatia will officially become the newest member of the European Union’s borderless area of Schengen on January 1, 2023, the European Union has confirmed....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-and-political-parties-condemn-grivas-protests
President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades has strongly condemned Thursday’s protests outside the House of Representatives over its decision to end funding to activities commemorating EOKA leader Georgios Grivas....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/candidates-continue-campaigning-both-inside-and-outside-of-cyprus
Candidates for the Presidency of the Republic continue their activities both inside and outside of Cyprus. The candidates and their teams analyzed their positions and alluded to issues of concern to citizens as well as current events....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/divided-cyprus-leaders-meet-as-un-not-giving-up
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar met on Wednesday evening in the framework of an end of year reception which the UN in Cyprus hosted at Ledra Palace, in the Nicosia buffer zone...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/emgf-approves-cypriot-proposal-on-permanent-advisory-body
Energy Ministers of the member states of the East Mediterranean Gas Forum agreed on Wednesday on the proposal of the Cypriot Presidency of the EMGF to establish a Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee during the 8th Ministerial Meeting, held in Cairo under the chairmanship of Cyprus’ Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry, Natasa Pilides...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/german-police-arrest-25-right-wing-extremists-over-alleged-coup-plot
German police have uncovered an alleged rightwing plot to storm the Bundestag and overthrow the government, in a case that highlights the threat posed to western states by far-right extremism turbocharged by radical conspiracy theories such as QAnon....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/insurance-premiums-expected-to-rise-slightly
Inflation-related losses are also occurring for general insurance policies. Cyprus' insurance policies will specifically follow the broad pattern of other nations and other international insurance companies,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/france-first-country-to-ban-short-haul-flights
France has been given the green light to ban short-haul domestic flights. Specifically, between locations where there is a train alternative that takes less than 2.5 hours....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/kokkinos-pushes-for-digital-skills-development
Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy Kyriacos Kokkinos discussed digital skills development and the need for experts in cybersecurity during his participation in the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council of the European Union which took place in Brussels on Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nicosia-passes-energy-forum-baton-to-cairo
Energy Minister Natasa Pilides will preside on Wednesday in Cairo over the 8th Ministerial Meeting of the regional intergovernmental organization East Mediterranean Gas Forum, the last one that will be held within the framework of the Cyprus Presidency of the Forum for 2022...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-eu-will-retaliate-if-turkey-s-unilateral-actions-in-cyprus-continue
A local source in Brussels said that if Turkey continues to take unilateral actions against Cyprus in violation of existing UN Security Council resolutions, there will be a reaction, noting that Nicosia "has no better ally than Brussels."
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/germany-needs-400-000-employees-annually-to-cover-labor-demands
Due to Germany’s aging population which results in a lack of qualified workers, the country’s labor market is at risk, with authorities left to count on target migration as a solution for the situation.
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