https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/government-seeks-stronger-powers-to-seize-crime-profits-even-without-a-conviction
A bill bringing Cyprus into line with EU Directive 2024/1260 on asset recovery and confiscation represents an important tool in the fight against money laundering....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/meter-tampering-unsafe-buildings-and-chaos-at-larnaca-apartment-complex
Buying or renting an apartment should come with a few basic assurances: a safe building, reliable utilities, and shared spaces that do not pose a health risk....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cameras-considered-for-all-school-buses-in-cyprus
The government is considering installing security cameras on all buses used to transport students, following a meeting focused on repeated incidents of misconduct on school routes....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-month-that-puts-athens-paris-and-ankara-to-the-test
October is shaping up to be a crucial month for the Cyprus-Europe electricity interconnection, with Greece and France preparing the framework for seabed surveys to resume from Kasos to Cyprus. As the project gathers momentum, Turkey remains the key uncertainty, while Nicosia faces its own political and financial decisions over the cable....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/long-waits-for-police-long-trips-for-bodies-cyprus-turns-to-mortuary-reopenings
Police officers accompanying detainees to public hospitals could spend hours waiting for medical examinations, prompting plans for dedicated spaces and faster processing as part of a new package of measures agreed by the Justice and Health ministries....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/limassol-artists-still-waiting-three-months-for-payment-after-municipal-event
Artists who worked at a cultural event organised by the Limassol Municipality have reportedly been waiting for their payment for almost three months, according to actor Yolanda Christodoulou, who has publicly called for an explanation....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/police-guards-cut-for-former-officials-but-anastasiades-keeps-six
Cyprus is pulling police officers away from guarding several former politicians and former first ladies after a new security review concluded that permanent protection was no longer necessary....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/deloitte-s-second-cultivating-success-stories-of-innovation-showcases-the-strength-of-cyprus-start-up-ecosystem
The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 programme and ARIS | A Really Inspiring Story (ARIS) accelerator brought together the next generation of technology entrepreneurs at a high-impact event in Limassol, celebrating the momentum, ambition and growing international reach of the start-up και scale-up ecosystem in Cyprus and the Middle East.
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https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-rejects-three-eu-revenue-proposals-as-nicosia-draws-red-lines-over-eu-funding-plans
Nicosia drew its red lines during a particularly divisive discussion among the 27 member states, which focused on both the size and composition of the EU’s “New Own Resources” (NORs), meaning the new revenue sources the European Union is proposing to use to finance the 2028-2034 European budget while partially reducing its reliance on direct contributions from member states....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/global-lng-prices-up-150-while-cyprus-terminal-remains-unfinished
Europe is scrambling to secure enough natural gas for winter, with global prices soaring as supplies from Qatar remain trapped behind one of the world’s most dangerous shipping bottlenecks....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-to-double-funding-for-athletes-preparing-for-la-2028
Cyprus is set to double state funding for the preparation of its Olympic and Paralympic athletes, with €700,000 earmarked for preparations for the Los Angeles 2028 Games, President Nikos Christodoulides announced on Wednesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-air-traffic-control-running-50-positions-short-of-required-staffing
Cyprus’ air traffic control system is operating with around 90 controllers, compared with an authorised requirement of 140, Parliament was told on Thursday, as MPs examined flight safety issues affecting the Nicosia Flight Information Region (FIR)....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-proposes-15-as-minimum-age-for-social-media
The government has proposed setting 15 as the minimum age for social media access in Cyprus, following approval of a new action plan by the Council of Ministers aimed at protecting children and teenagers online....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/cyprus-and-greece-open-the-door-to-new-business-deals
New business partnerships and joint ventures between Cyprus and Greece are in the pipeline across a broad range of economic sectors....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/former-cyprus-minister-didn-t-declare-€2-4-million-of-his-assets-as-required
For most people, €2.4 million is not an amount easily overlooked. Yet an unnamed former minister in the Christodoulides government failed to include bank accounts containing roughly that amount in official asset declarations filed when entering and leaving office, according to the chairman of Parliament’s institutions committee....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/life/what-is-plasmapheresis-the-treatment-in-the-spotlight-after-mazonakis-death
The death of Greek singer Giorgos Mazonakis has left many people asking what plasmapheresis is. He suffered a cardiac arrest at an Athens medical practice where he had gone for a scheduled plasma-exchange procedure....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/bomb-threat-forces-passengers-off-rome-bound-flight-at-larnaca-airport
A bomb threat has triggered a security operation at Larnaca Airport, forcing passengers off an aircraft shortly before it was due to leave for Rome....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ecb-raises-rates-again-as-cyprus-households-face-costlier-loans
If higher supermarket bills, electricity costs and petrol prices were not enough, some Cyprus households could now face another demand on their monthly budget: a more expensive loan....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/gsi-inside-president-christodoulides-mind
The entry of French company Meridiam as the majority stakeholder in the consortium behind the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) provides greater certainty about the project’s future and significantly reduces its political risk...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/uk-bans-trade-with-‘settler-terrorists-accuses-them-of-ethnic-cleansing
Britain is banning trade with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, accusing violent settlers of carrying out the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-approves-three-new-permanent-desalination-plants
Cyprus has approved plans for three new permanent desalination plants, adding significant capacity to the country's long-term efforts to protect water supplies from recurring drought and declining dam reserves....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/four-west-nile-virus-cases-confirmed-in-cyprus
Four cases of West Nile virus have been confirmed in Cyprus since the beginning of the summer, while two additional suspected cases are undergoing further laboratory testing, health authorities said on Tuesday....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/boats-destroyed-in-wild-weather-off-cape-greco-people-reported-missing
A major search-and-rescue operation is underway in Konnos Bay after violent weather battered several boats anchored off Cape Greco, destroying at least two of them....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/long-summers-short-school-days-is-cyprus-ready-for-an-education-shake-up
“We have an ambitious plan, but we are fully prepared to begin evaluating teachers as soon as schools reopen,” Education, Sports and Youth Minister Athina Michaelidou said in an interview with Kathimerini....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/is-cyprus-backing-away-from-the-cable-meant-to-cut-electricity-bills
The agreement making French company Meridiam the majority shareholder in the company behind the Cyprus-Crete electricity interconnector has done nothing to ease the Cypriot government’s reservations about the project....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-wants-to-become-an-ai-hub-but-can-we-keep-the-lights-on-first
Cyprus wants to become the Eastern Mediterranean’s trusted hub for artificial intelligence by 2032, under a new national strategy that promises smarter public services, higher productivity, and a stronger technology sector....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/european-involvement-could-backfire-by-helping-end-turkish-cypriot-isolation
Turkey is attempting to turn European involvement in the Cyprus issue into a boomerang by directing it exclusively towards ending what it describes as the ''isolation'' of the Turkish Cypriot community....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/why-cyprus-is-vulnerable-to-the-climate-crisis
“Net zero” is not just a slogan. It is a legal obligation to reach climate neutrality by 2050. The roadmap requires a 55 percent cut in net emissions by 2030 from 1990 levels and, under the revised Climate Law finished in February, a 90 percent cut by 2040....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/ivf-scandal-deepens-in-occupied-north-as-30-children-may-have-wrong-donors
At least 30 children, most of them British, may have been conceived at fertility clinics in the occupied north using sperm or egg donors different from those chosen by their parents, according to a BBC investigation....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/nikos-christodoulides-expectation-vs-result
If the President decides to run for a second term, as all signs suggest he will, he cannot go back to voters in 2028 relying on the same sense of promise that brought him to power in 2023. By 2028, he will need concrete results, measured directly against his initial campaign promises....
