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/business/ey-open-call-for-applications-for-the-women-fit-for-business-program-cyprus
AIPFE Cyprus-Women of Europe in collaboration with EY Cyprus and The Cyprus Institute of Marketing (CIM) will be launching the fourth round of the highly successful European initiative Women Fit for Business (WF4B) Cyprus in January 2023....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/st-nicholas-church-in-new-york-opens-on-saint-s-nameday
The Church of Saint Nicholas, which was destroyed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York, is reopening today, on Tuesday, the day that its namesake saint is celebrated by the Greek Orthodox world....
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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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/unaccompanied-minors-are-on-the-rise
Managing the exponentially increasing number of unaccompanied minors or unaccompanied alien children (UAC) is a problem that must be solved by the government in collaboration with NGOs and other relevant actors....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/the-expansion-of-the-digital-economy-and-the-upcoming-exchange-of-information-and-tax-transparency-regimes
The exchange of information has been widely considered as a one of the most effective measures in tackling tax evasion and protecting the integrity of tax systems. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-key-to-the-cyprus-problem-is-again-in-nicosia
The international community and our regional community within the European Union do not currently find the Cyprus problem to be a particularly "sexy" issue, but it is still on the table....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/indonesia-unmarried-couples-could-face-jail-time-for-having-sex
The Indonesian parliament has unanimously approved strict new laws that will criminalize sex outside of marriage....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-scores-funds-for-euromed-tech-hub
The creation of the Euromed Tech Hub in Cyprus was unanimously decided last week by the Board of Directors of ANIMA Investment Network, a press release by Invest Cyprus says...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/did-iran-just-abolish-the-morailty-police
Both Iranian state media and anti-government protesters downplayed statements by an Iranian judicial official that the "morality police" had been abolished on Sunday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/popular-hotel-chains-set-up-shop-in larnaca
The Accor Group, a major French hotel chain, recently made an official announcement about the opening of its first unit in Cyprus. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/op-ed-has-politics-become-a-seedy-business
Last Friday's plenary session of the Parliament was marred by the speech of the now-independent MP Andreas Themistocleous on the occasion of the passage of the law on sexual education in schools....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/rafales-swing-by-cyprus-after-testing-nato-integration
French fighter jets pierced Cypriot skies over Paphos on Sunday morning, following multicarrier interoperability operations between NATO navies in the Mediterranean...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/boy-injured-in-suspected-gangland-shooting
A man and a young boy were wounded in an ambush shooting in Oroklini on Sunday, with reports suggesting law enforcement took a back seat in the investigation after it emerged that friends of the victims were the ones who retrieved and handed over evidence to police...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/anti-corruption-authority-regulations-for-its-establishment-and-operation-were-passed
On Friday afternoon, the Parliament's Plenary approved the regulations for the establishment and operation of the Independent Anti-Corruption Authority....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/dept-of-labour-our-social-security-fund-is-sound
According to the Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance, the General Social Insurance Plan's most recent actuarial study shows that the amendments made up until 2012 ensure the long-term viability of the Social Insurance Fund and that,...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/18-5-thousand-irregular-migrants-crossed-the-green-line-this-year
Members of the EU High-Level Network on Returns will communicate to the EU and their countries the true dimension and source of the Republic of Cyprus's migrant flow problem, which is none other than the crossing of migrants through the Green Line....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/chinese-grand-prix-cancelled-due-to-covid
The Chinese Grand Prix that was due to take place next year has been canceled. Formula 1 said the Shanghai event set for 16 April would not happen "due to ongoing difficulties presented by the COVID-19 situation"....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/paphos-to-become-a-smart-city-after-launch-of-digital-projects
Six smart and digital city projects implemented by the Municipality of Paphos were inaugurated on Thursday by Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy Kyriakos Kokkinos....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/germany-eases-rules-for-internationals-to-obtain-citizenship
The federal government of Germany has unfolded its plans to introduce new changes to its immigration law, among others, to make it easier for internationals to obtain citizenship....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/minister-says-efforts-to-promote-cypriot-wine-bear-fruit
Energy Minister Natasa Pilides, who also oversees Commerce, said Wednesday that the first National Action Plan to promote Cypriot wine seem to be bearing fruit, as exports of wines in 2021 saw a rapid increase over 60%...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/blabbermouth-cop-stirs-pot-in-domestic-violence-trial
An unusual arrangement between a police officer and his girlfriend in rural Nicosia, where the separated couple manage a farm together under a restraining order, took a sudden turn when the cop’s claims he had rekindled the relationship fell flat after admitting to an inquisitive judge that he did so by calling her on his mobile phone while in jail...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/austria-to-eu-deport-refugees-to-rwanda-pending-asylum-approval
The Austrian Interior Minister, Gerhard Karner, has called for the EU to establish asylum procedures in safe third countries, similar to models that Denmark and the United Kingdom have agreed to operate....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/december-charity-fashion-bazaar-for-families-in-need
A FASHION Bazaar is being put on by the Alcyonides Charity Association in December 2022. This event has been a yearly tradition for some time and is crucial for raising money for the causes that Alcyonides is committed to supporting....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/hellenic-bank-soon-to-be-under-the-control-of-eurobank
Eurobank is gaining control of Hellenic Bank after purchasing Wargaming's 13.4% stake. With the addition of the 12.6% it held from the purchase of all shares in Third Point Hellenic Recovery Fund in the summer of 2021, it now stands at 26%....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/home-grown-cypriot-company-acquired-by-uk-entertainment-firm
Born out of their passion for theater, 'Stagedoor' was founded in 2014 by Yiannis Gavrielides (Invelopment Partners, Covve) and Paris Erotokritou (Fresh Target Theatre), along with Michael Hadjijoseph (Stagedoor CEO) and Alex Cican (Stagedoor CPO) who contributed their expertise in technology and product management. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/both-sides-calling-for-talks-to-resume-as-soon-as-possible
Νegotiations for the Cyprus problem should be restarted “as soon as possible”, for a solution only in the framework of a united federal Cyprus, Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot parties said on Wednesday after their regular meeting at Ledra Palace hotel in the Nicosia buffer zone, in the framework of the bi-communal dialogue under the auspices of the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Nicosia....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-scolded-for-failing-to-transpose-eu-laws
The European Commission has sent letters of formal notice to Cyprus for having failed to notify national measures transposing two directives regarding road safety...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/fisher-backs-federal-model-in-cyprus-peace-talks
I will use the full weight of my office to support Cypriot-led, UN-facilitated efforts to reunify Cyprus as a bizonal, bicommunal federation with political equality for all Cypriots candidate for the position of the US Ambassador to Cyprus, Julie Fisher, has assured...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-helps-uncover-vat-carousel-fraud
Cypriot authorities swung into action after an investigation of fraudulent activity in Portugal was expanded through the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, with several companies on the island reportedly linked to a scheme that cost Lisbon tens of millions in tax revenue...
