EU strikes landmark deal on minimum wages 

The EU Parliament and European Council have agreed on rules to set adequate minimum wages, as national law or collective agreements provide. According to the European Parliament, the new legislation will apply

Hospital outpatient clinics to launch afternoon hours

Hospital outpatient departments will be operating in the afternoons after nurses’ unions agreed with the State Health Services Organisation (OKYPY) about overtime pay. Nurses joined doctors in greenlighting a compensation proposal tabled

BoC closes more branches, removes ATMs

Bank of Cyprus is downsizing its network by closing 15 more branches and removing ATMs by next month as it speeds up its digital presence. Phileleftheros daily quoted sources saying the bank

Cyprus says migration burden too heavy

Cyprus cannot lift the growing migration burden as asylum applications exceed 11,000, said Interior Minister Nicos Nouris, who has asked for emergency help from Brussels. Cyprus has received more than 11,000 asylum

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Tributes pour in for Zeta

Tributes continue to pour in for Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou, who died in an Athens hospital late Monday after being placed in an induced coma last month when suffering a cerebral aneurysm.

Nicosia protests over Turkish meddling in north

Cyprus will lodge a complaint with the United Nations over Turkey’s new financial assistance deal with breakaway Turkish Cypriots that proves Ankara’s “complete control” over them,  President Nicos Anastasiades told CyBC TV.

Ankara accused of stoking tensions

Nicosia accused Turkey of distorting reality to create tensions after Ankara said Cyprus was disturbing the region’s stability with its recent war games with Israel. “We are disappointed to observe the escalation

Magic tech for climate insurance solutions

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) released a special report on the possible increase in risks that climate change may cause to insurance companies. In addition to the specific findings

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