Editorial - Page 2

Immigration rules made to measure

One can only imagine what goes on in the minds of civil servants working at the immigration department. Perhaps, not much, judging from the way ‘golden passports’ were never vetted in the

2nd March 2024

Comment/Cyprus/Editorial

Will the interest rate gap ever close in Cyprus?

Cyprus has had its own share of the impact from the high interest rate regime dominating the markets, with the two main local banks this week reporting near-record profits for last year.

25th February 2024

Comment/Cyprus/Editorial

Is the pen mightier?

Some values are being put to the test in Cyprus after a comment by the Attorney General caused a storm within the island’s media sector. Referring to a confidential document that was

17th February 2024

Comment/Cyprus/Editorial

Who’s to blame for municipal mess?

With the 20 new merged town halls in Cyprus that will come into being on July 1, organisational problems seem to be increasing, instead of being resolved, as the intention was at

11th February 2024

Comment/Cyprus/Editorial

Does anyone care about the real workers?

President Nikos Christodoulides announced a seat of 80 measures, which will be his administration’s policy priorities for 2024, and possibly beyond, if he doesn’t complete them by the end of the year.

3rd February 2024

Comment/Cyprus/Editorial

Time to consider maritime security

Throughout the years, Cyprus has unsuccessfully tried to carve a place for itself in the eastern Mediterranean geopolitical sphere. At first, by joining alliances that have since diminished, then undecided if it

28th January 2024

Comment/Cyprus/Editorial/Maritime

CUT needs to get its finance in order

A raucous debate in parliament this week brought to light the troubles that the Cyprus University of Technology (Tepak) faces, following years of misuse of funds, lack of transparency and some using

20th January 2024

Cyprus/Editorial

Photovoltaics (not) for all

The ‘Photovoltaics for all’ subsidy scheme, aimed at installing solar PV panels on rooftops of Cyprus homes, does not seem to be serving the public need it was planned for in the

13th January 2024

Comment/Cyprus/Editorial/Energy

Credibility above all else

The new year did not get off to a good start for President Christodoulides. At his first Council of Ministers meeting, he had to look his cabinet members in the eyes and

7th January 2024

Cyprus/Editorial

Local issues barely on agenda

With the municipal and Europarliament elections just six months away, the knives are out, targeting incumbents over their incompetence during the past term. The six Euro MPs from Cyprus have undoubtedly been

31st December 2023

Cyprus/Editorial