https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-online-legal-system-still-facing-problems-after-fixes
The gradual relocation of state data center servers to fully compliant and secure facilities will begin before the end of the year, according to Deputy Minister of Innovation......
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-and-china-lock-horns-over-vasilikos-issues
Apostolos Tomaras writes in this Sunday's Kathimerini that negotiations between Cyprus and the Chinese consortium over the "PROMETHEAS" ship, currently in Shanghai, have become a contentious issue as Cyprus seeks to gain control of the vessel. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-green-energy-struggles-as-market-changes-loom
Cyprus is gearing up for a major shake-up in its electricity market by 2025, but concerns are growing over how this will impact investments in renewable energy....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/eu-demands-cyprus-return-€101m-in-energy-project-funds
The Republic of Cyprus is preparing to respond to the European Commission by the first week of September regarding a demand to return €101 million in funding that was allocated for the Vasilikos energy terminal, Energy, Trade, and Industry Minister George Papanastasiou said Thursday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/google-and-meta-secretly-target-underage-youtube-users-with-instagram-ads
Google and Meta have been implicated in a secret agreement to push Instagram ads to underage YouTube users, bypassing Google's policies on advertising to minors, according to a report by the Financial Times....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/first-phase-of-nicosia-highway-opens-connecting-major-cities
The completion of the Nicosia Peripheral Highway project will ensure seamless and continuous traffic flow between western Nicosia and Larnaca......
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/bank-of-cyprus-sees-23-profit-growth-raises-financial-targets
The Bank of Cyprus has announced a 23% increase in its profit after tax for the first half of 2024, reaching €270 million, compared to the same period in 2023. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/norway-powers-up-with-the-world-s-first-wireless-charging-road-for-evs
Get ready to buckle up and plug into the future! Norway has just unveiled its latest electrifying innovation—a wireless charging road for electric vehicles (EVs) in the vibrant city of Trondheim....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dubai-airport-breaks-record-with-44-9m-passengers-in-2024
Dubai International Airport has broken a passenger record for the first half of the year, handling 44.9 million travelers from January to June, an 8% increase from the 41.6 million recorded during the same period in 2023....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-vasilikos-gas-terminal-project-fails-after-20-years
Cyprus has faced a protracted and troubled effort to introduce natural gas to its internal market for electricity generation over the past two decades. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/first-section-of-nicosia-s-new-motorway-opens-august-8
The first phase of the Nicosia Peripheral Motorway (A1) will open to traffic on Thursday, August 8, 2024, at 12:00 p.m., the Public Works Department announced....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/€6m-fund-available-for-innovators-to-tackle-real-world-challenges
The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) has announced a new funding program called "Co-Develop" with a total budget of €6 million. This program aims to solve real-world problems by connecting researchers with businesses in areas such as digital technologies, advanced agriculture, health, and the environment....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rif-launches-€6m-fund-to-foster-innovation-and-economic-growth
The Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF) announced on Tuesday a new call for the "Co-Develop" funding programme, with a total budget of €6 million, aimed at better leveraging resources and apply innovative solutions to real problems....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/central-bank-revises-gdp-growth-to-3
The Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) made a conservative upward revision to the GDP growth rate for 2024, by 0.2 percentage points, to 3%......
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/corruption-at-the-heart-of-the-cyprus-problem
Is there any doubt that corruption is a major reason why the Cyprus problem remains unresolved? A recent example is the Vasiliko case, the construction project of the ''Liquefied Natural Gas Storage and Regasification Terminal'' in Vasiliko....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/disy-president-urges-transparency-amid-vasilikos-scandal
DISY President Annita Demetriou's call for transparency regarding the Vassilikos scandal carries dual significance. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-could-face-financial-strain-over-vasilikos-debacle
The abandonment of the Vasilikos terminal project by a Chinese consortium has triggered a cascade of financial and operational challenges for Cyprus, with substantial implications for state finances and energy infrastructure....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-and-foreign-investors-keen-on-larnaca-s-€30m-marina-project
Transport Minister Alexis Vafeadis announced significant interest from both Cypriot and foreign investors in the development of the Larnaca marina and port....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-to-act-as-safety-bridge-if-conflicts-escalate
Cyprus' role is to act as a safety bridge in the region, in case tensions escalate and countries choose to evacuate their citizens, Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos said on Friday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ministers-unaware-of-eu-probe-into-vasiliko-project
The European Commission has launched an investigation into the Vasiliko project, sparking a wave of controversy and finger-pointing among Cyprus officials....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/former-ministers-to-pay-fines-after-interconnector-tax-probe
Fines and fees for former officials linked to Interconnector companies....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uber-to-add-100-000-electric-cars-to-its-global-fleet
Uber has announced a deal to integrate 100,000 electric vehicles (EVs) from China's BYD into its global fleet....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-marina-gets-€30m-upgrade-port-project-postponed
The government abandoned the joint development of the Larnaca port and marina, announcing on Thursday projects estimated at over €30 million to upgrade the marina and the surrounding area, heeding the suggestions of the city’s local stakeholders....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/politics-blog-cyprus-wins-the-gold-medal-for-corruption
The column, in an unsuspecting moment and while all the relevant officials were reassuring you, was the first to write about the impending fiasco of the mammoth projects in Larnaca and warned that what would follow with the project in Vasilikos would be infinitely worse....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/unic-to-upgrade-equine-clinic-at-nicosia-race-club
The recent commencement of work on the upgrade of the Nicosia Race Club by the University of Nicosia's School of Veterinary Medicine was announced on Wednesday by the academic institution, ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-government-rakes-in-over-€424m-in-surpluses-this-year
Cyprus has reported a substantial budget surplus of €424.5 million for the first half of 2024, a huge increase from the €62 million surplus during the same period last year. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/vasilikos-cyprus-political-figures-and-public-officials-to-be-summoned
The European Public Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation into the construction contract of the Natural Gas Terminal (NGA) in Vasilikos, Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-relaunches-lng-terminal-tender-after-€0-5b-contract-termination
Cyprus will soon launch tenders for the completion of the Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal for electricity generation, despite the termination of a €0.5 billion......
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cypriot-and-swiss-officials-discuss-migration-cooperation
Cypriot Deputy Minister of Migration and International Protection Nicholas Ioannides thanked his Swiss counterpart, Christine Schraner Burgener, over her country’s financing of infrastructure of the Cypriot Asylum Service.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-probes-vasilikos-terminal-over-misuse-of-funds
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has launched an investigation into the liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal project in Cyprus, citing suspicions of public procurement fraud, misuse of EU funds, and corruption. ...
