The adoption of the national healthcare system (the GHS), introduced four years ago, is costing the government of Cyprus and its people several billion a year. The compensation paid to doctors and
Like the wave of incompetence that swept across our passports-for-cash scheme, nobody believed they would get caught playing fast and loose with the rules. There were rumblings from far-off Europe about giving
Cyprus is fast running out of space for housing, causing extreme hardship in society and widening the income gap, compounded by near-zero household wage growth. The problem has been exacerbated by the
I’ve studied the government’s new proposal on how foreigners (non-EU members or companies) secure a permanent residence permit, and I fail to understand its purpose. Is it to attract foreign investors from
President Christodoulides commented about cooperation between Cyprus and other EU member states, particularly Greece, for establishing a European Commissioner and, by extension, a Directorate General that will deal exclusively with shipping. This
Truth, justice and fairness are not concepts we should expect from governments; it is what they aspire to become when they grow up but never quite make the transition. Whatever our beliefs
As Greece heads for a general election on Sunday, the government’s management of the economy, the alternative paths of economic success, and promises of wellbeing by opposition parties are under scrutiny. The
Not a week goes by without a new revelation about unethical appointments in the government machine, mostly to reward dedicated individuals who worked hard for President Christodoulides’ election. This is not a
Apart from the unforgivable bureaucracy in this country, there have been problems in recent years in the execution of public tenders for infrastructure and other state projects. Each government tries to promote
Raw materials start all industrial value chains. The EU itself was born from the European Coal and Steel Community. More recently, however, it has lost sight of this fundamental truth and sleepwalked
