AKEL’s euro policy makes no sense

EDITORIAL, published Jan 18, 2006 The call by Demetris Christofias, as leader of the main coalition partner AKEL, to delay the adoption of the euro by one year to 2009 makes no

Port liberalisation cancelled

After a week of violent clashes between dockworkers and police the European Parliament voted on Wednesday to throw out plans to liberalise port services. The vote was an overwhelming 542 against, 120

EU rate rise expected as industry rebounds

Expectations that the European Central Bank will raise interest rates in March were raised on Wednesday with the publication of robust industrial production figures by the EU’s statistical services Eurostat. Industrial production