The European Union has officially recognised Turkey’s exploitation of migrants through the Green Line, the Interior Ministry announced. It said: “After many months of difficult negotiations”, it achieved in Brussels “maximum diplomatic success. “The recognition of the instrumentalisation of immigration by Turkey through the Green Line, which now gives new possibilities to deal with illegal
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President Nicos Anastasiades signed Monday, at the residence of the High Commissioner, the book of condolences following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. In the book of condolences, the President wrote: “It is with great sadness that I convey our deepest condolences on behalf of the people and the Government of the Republic of Cyprus,
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Although crypto companies struggled to weather the storm, many had to make significant cost-cutting measures and lay off their staff, according to data compiled by CryptoPresales.com. Crypto companies laid off nearly 5,000 employees as the market started melting, suffering a massive hit in 2022, losing $1.9 trillion in value since the height of last year’s
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It was good to see the government confusing itself as the kids returned to school and lost the plot as another predictable academic year got underway. The government cannot cover itself in glory over the success story of the education system because it is a malfunctioning behemoth primed for reform. During the turmoil of COVID,
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Cypriot consumers will have to get used to living with high energy costs for the foreseeable future as failure to decarbonise the economy has authorities paying tens of millions of euros for emission rights. Energy analysts fear that consumers will continue to pay for the state’s shortcomings in the runup to decarbonising the economy. Heavy
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The new President, who takes office in five months, needs to set some urgent priorities, chief among them the island’s division, the energy crisis and its impact on household incomes. Not to mention reinstating public confidence and trust in state institutions, fixing whatever is broken, from potholes in roads to school buildings falling apart. We
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San Francisco, home to the Golden Gate bridge and Alcatraz, is the best city for startups, according to a recent survey, with data from StockApps.com giving an overall score of 550. What makes San Francisco so startup-friendly? For one, the city has a long history of tech innovation. And today, the city is home to
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Cyprus has welcomed the 50-place jump on the Greenfield FDI Performance Index, which measures countries’ foreign direct investment attractiveness. It is ranked 18, going up by 50 places compared to 2020 in attracting foreign direct investment, moving out of the lower half of the list. The island’s leap from 68 in the Greenfield FDI Performance
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There is a good initiative by the Cyprus Land Development Corporation (CLDC) to offer residential properties for rent at affordable levels. The announcement by this public organisation and others (i.e., Limassol Municipality) to help with the difficulty that especially lower income groups face in paying high rent is noteworthy. However, the supply is not enough
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Cyprus Seeds, a non-profit organisation working on getting world-changing ideas from Cypriot scientists out of the lab and onto the market, is looking to focus on climate change. Following two successful rounds of funding innovative ideas and offering solutions to world problems, Cyprus Seeds is ready to run a thematic call for innovative solutions to
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