European Union leaders stopped short of imposing sanctions on Turkey at the leaders’ summit on Thursday. They delayed the issue by a further three months with Brussels waiting for guidance from Washington
DIKO is the first party to say outright it will reject the 2021 state budget at the parliament’s plenum for final debate and approval on December 17. It may be punishing the
Having done almost nothing to clean house during the current parliamentary term, and with their seats shaking with the fear of not getting re-elected, MPs are now jumping on the ethics bandwagon.
The joint military exercise this week between Cyprus and Israel – Onisilos/Gideon – went smoothly and “with absolute success” according to the Defence Ministry with the beneficiaries undoubtedly being the visiting side,
It’s been almost a year since SARS-CoV-2 was discovered in Wuhan. The absence of transparency by the Chinese authorities and the lack of quick, effective response from governments around the world allowed
“No, no, Minister! It could never be government policy. That is unthinkable! Only government practice.” Remember this line from the satirical series, ‘Yes, Minister’? It would not be aired in Cyprus today,
The government could not have given a poorer excuse for its shortcomings and fall from grace than when it claimed parliament blocking the 2021 budget would “jeopardise welfare and development” spending. What
Fury over the education ministry’s appointment of a male-dominated advisory council to set up a junior ministry for culture took the argument in the wrong direction. It drifted exactly where the administration
The Covid-19 situation is clearly out of control with complacency and general stupidity jeopardising public safety. Fears of imposing a second lockdown are very real, which this time could be harsher on
We have been hearing about sustainability and job creation ever since the incumbent ‘pro-business’ administration came into office the first time around, over seven years ago. We were supposed to transform into
