https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/illegal-employment-of-advisors-exposed-in-audit
An audit report by the Audit Service has exposed the illegal employment of four individuals who serve as advisors to the President of the Republic and the Deputy Minister of Shipping. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/michalis-hatzigiannis-steps-down-as-deputy-minister
The resignation of Deputy Minister of Culture, Michalis Hatzigiannis, was anything but unexpected....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ministry-of-labor-to-improve-minimum-wage-policies
Cyprus currently has an outdated software system for pension fund operations. The government aims to expedite the actuarial study for the Social Insurance Fund (TKA) with the support of the International Labor Organization and the government of Austria.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/turkey-s-plans-for-the-cyprus-problem
The major diplomatic backdrop leading up to today's NATO Summit was marked by the culmination of negotiations between the United States, Turkey, NATO, and Sweden in order to lift Ankara's months-long blockade on the latter's accession to the Alliance....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-appoints-dr-vasiliki-kassianidou-as-deputy-minister-of-culture
The Presidential Office issued a statement today announcing the resignation of Michalis Hatzigiannis from his role as Deputy Minister of Culture....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/michael-hatzigiannis-resigns
The Minister of Culture, Michalis Hatzigiannis, submitted his resignation today to the President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/historic-day-for-nato-as-turkey-agrees-to-ratify-sweden-s-accession
Hailing a “historic day,” NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday evening that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed – after marathon trilateral consultations with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on the eve of the Alliance’s Summit – ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/high-stakes-for-cyprus-at-vilnius-and-new-york
All eyes are turned towards Vilnius, Lithuania, and the NATO Summit, as the negotiation deadlock between Turkey and the West, with Sweden's accession to the Alliance in the background, largely determines Erdogan's grid of relations with NATO and the EU in the coming months. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-economy-on-the-brink-says-finance-minister
During his address to the House of Representatives and following his presentation to the Parliamentary Finance Committee on the government's comprehensive package of seven measures for addressing foreclosure issues, ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/contentious-foreclosure-legislation-sparks-debate-in-parliament
The issue of foreclosures remains unresolved and will be the focal point of the upcoming plenary session on Thursday, July 13. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/prigozhin-meets-putin-after-failed-mercenary-march-on-moscow
The Kremlin has said the Wagner group head, Yevgeny Prigozhin, met Vladimir Putin on 29 June, five days after his mercenary fighters marched towards Moscow in an aborted rebellion....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/cyprus-gov-t-to-pay-€345-000-to-turkish-cypriot-for-illegal-use-of-property
The big news: "Compensation of €345,000 will be paid to a T/C of American origin by the Republic of Cyprus, while also returning his property in Limassol, which was being used illegally....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/sweden-s-nato-membership-hangs-in-the-balance-as-turkey-poses-last-minute-hurdle
The developments surrounding Sweden’s NATO membership are rapidly unfolding, with indications pointing towards an imminent announcement of an agreement during the Vilnius summit held on July 11-12. However, there remains the possibility that Turkey may disrupt the proceedings at the last moment....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bbc-under-fire-for-alleged-payment-of-child-for-explicit-photos
The British government on Sunday ordered the BBC to investigate one of its presenters, accused in the press by a mother of having paid her child to send her pornographic photos....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mfa-to-meet-un-secretary-general-in-new-york
Today, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Konstantinos Kompos, begins his contacts in New York, while on Tuesday he will meet with the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/illegal-construction-scandal-uncovered-in-akamas
The data collected and presented by "K" regarding the illegal construction interventions within the Akama Forest, a protected area designated as a white zone based on a plan from the 1980s, prove the tip of the iceberg. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/transport-ministry-to-recruit-eu-nationals-for-bus-driver-positions
Transport Minister Alexis Vafeadis announced efforts to address the shortage of professional bus drivers in Cyprus by expediting recruitment procedures from European Union countries....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/spain-youngsters-to-receive-20-000-euros-upon-turning-18
A universal inheritance is proposed by the Minister of Labor of Spain, Yolanda Diaz, as a means to address social inequalities. Under this framework, all young people living in Spain would receive 20,000 euros after they turn 18....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-contemplate-revealing-speed-camera-locations
Police are engaged in discussions regarding a potential new measure that could significantly impact how mobile traffic cameras are operated, according to a report on Philenews....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-and-cypriot-governors-to-prioritize-security
Greece and Cyprus are pillars of stability and security, President of the Republic Nikos Christodoulides and Greece's New National Defence Minister Nikos Dendias have said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/migrant-reception-center-in-kofinou-inaugurated-today
The inauguration of the first phase of construction works at the International Protection Applicant Reception Center in Kofinou, upgraded with the support of the European Asylum Agency (EUAA), took place today, conducted by the Minister of Interior, Konstantinos Ioannou, along with Nina Gregory, the Executive Director of EUAA, and Beate Gminder, Deputy Director-General in the Directorate-General for Internal Affairs of the EU....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/denmark-plans-to-tighten-travel-restrictions-for-refugees-no-holidays-in-home-countries
Denmark’s Ministry of Immigration and Integration has unfolded new plans to further tighten the regulations for refugees planning to travel for holidays to their home countries, banning them from making such holidays even after they have resided in Denmark for ten years....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/asylum-seeker-returns-to-exceed-4-300
Returns of asylum seekers so far in 2023 have exceeded 4,370 and are significantly higher compared to last year when they were 2,353, the Minister of Internal Affairs Constantinos Ioannou has said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-government-s-seven-proposals-for-vulnerable-individuals
Finance Minister Makis Keravnos submitted seven government actions aimed at addressing issues related to non-performing loans to Parliament yesterday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/parliament-to-vote-on-law-for-borrowers-foreclosure-appeal
The news from the "Oikonomiki Kathimerini" about the suspension of first home foreclosures up to €350,000 until the end of October has been confirmed. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/upshot-from-israeli-northern-ventures-spills-into-south
The president of the Cyprus Bar Association is fighting back accusations that his law firm was mixed up with an Israeli venture to develop properties in the northern part of the divided island, a development that has alarmed Nicosia in recent months...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/witness-statements-missing-from-road-death-cold-case
Witnesses in the fatal accident of a young man, who was hit by a car that swerved to avoid a mystery vehicle a decade ago, insist they gave descriptions to investigators but those statements had vanished from the police report...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/electric-buses-join-public-transport-in-cyprus
The first electric urban buses were presented on Tuesday by the Cyprus Public Transport and will be added to their existing fleet and commence servicing routes in the next few days. The move aims to contribute to efforts for sustainable and greener public transport, the company said....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/president-urges-solution-as-foreclosure-laws-vote-approaches
Cyprus is heading towards suspending first residence property foreclosures up to 350,000 euros until the end of October....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/greek-side-rules-out-‘partitionist-solutions-in-cyprus
We will not accept, in any way, faits accomplis on the ground, Greek Foreign Minister, Georgios Gerapetritis, said on Tuesday, after a meeting in Nicosia with his Cypriot counterpart, Constantinos Kombos, noting that reaching a just solution to the Cyprus problem was Greece's 'top national priority'. Kombos said Nicosia will never accept partitionist solutions
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