Five Med states unhappy with asylum burden

Less than a week after a deadly migrant shipwreck off Italy, five European Union states on the Mediterranean have criticised fellow members for not accepting asylum-seekers under a voluntary relocation initiative. The

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Nurses shortage threatens health system

Private hospitals are facing a serious shortage of nursing staff, as changes brought on by the introduction of the General Health System saw many switch to state hospitals while new private health

Ministers must prove their worth

The grace period for the new administration is over, and we expect immediate actions on many issues for the Christodoulides government to gain trust and rebuild public confidence. The new president and

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Ending the week on a high

By Craig Erlam   Stock markets are ending the week on a positive note although broadly speaking, it doesn’t seem we’ve progressed in either direction over recent weeks. Trading has become very choppy

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Property sales rise 17%

Annual real estate sales rose in the first two months of the year, boosted by the relocation of high-tech firms and their employees. According to the latest Land Registry data, sales documents

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Cyprus CEOs expect economic challenges

Some 159 CEOs in Cyprus expect a decrease in global economic growth but are more optimistic about the Cypriot economy over the next 12 months, according to PwC’s annual Global CEO Survey.

COVID19: 1,330 deaths in three years

Cyprus reported four COVID-19 deaths on Friday, four less than last week, with a drop in new infections, while a systems failure could not calculate the number of hospitalisations. The health ministry

Cyprus mourns Cypriot train crash victims

Three days of mourning have been declared after Cypriots Kyprianos Papaioannou, 23, and Anastasia Adamidou, 24, were confirmed dead by Greek authorities after their bodies were identified through DNA in the deadly

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