Exerting tremendous strain on public finances BY SOTIROULA CHARALAMBOUS Minister of Labour and Social Insurance It is widely recognized that population ageing is one of the most important challenges facing the European economies over the coming decades. Confronting this demographic challenge will be a long-term and demanding task given its multi-dimensional implications: economic, budgetary and

. So, who do we believe – the baggage handlers at Larnaca airport who claim they are being overworked and undermanned or the contracted company, Swissport, that says that mediation talks are underway and the wildcat strikes on Sunday were illegal? Whatever the outcome, one thing’s for sure – labour disputes at public services will

. It’s a ritual you don’t see as often as you did a few years ago, but it is good to see the people doing it aren’t just old villagers. The ritual of which I write is the annual assault on the spiky wild plant that grows over so many of our hillsides – the

. With the Activia probiotic yoghurt accounting for nearly three quarters of all Danone dairy products sold worldwide, it is no wonder that the same brand has recorded tremendous kawatches.com success in Cyprus where it commands a 10% market share of all yoghurt sales. In an interview with the Financial Mirror, Danone’s Vice President for

. With the Activia probiotic yoghurt accounting for nearly three quarters of all Danone dairy products sold worldwide, it is no wonder that the same brand has recorded tremendous success in Cyprus where it commands a 10% market share of all yoghurt sales. In an interview with the Financial Mirror, Danone’s Vice President for Marking

. BY GEORGE MOUSKIDES With the continuing international economic crisis, the private sector in Cyprus is intensifying its efforts to turn the property market around. But developers, realtors (estate agents), property valuers and other professionals of the sector feel like they are working alone. Intentionally, I did not include banks in the list of those

. The ongoing debate among economists around the world is whether the public sector should be subject to the same pay cuts as the private sector in order to keep national accounts in check and to prevent states from going bankrupt. The issue is whether in Cyprus we regard our civil service to be “essential”

WINE REVIEW Spectus has a well chosen summer dozen on special offer through July and August: three reds, five white, a dry rosé, two dry sparklers and one rosé fizz. The discount is more than 10% and a bottle of each would make an excellent mixed case for this time of year. CG has sampled