The EU Finnish Presidency initiative to avert a crisis in EU-Turkey relations cannot bare fruit if it does not envisage the return of the fenced-off town of Famagusta to its legal inhabitants,
The President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, presented Friday Meglena Kuneva as the designated member of the European Commission proposed by the Bulgarian Government. Ms Kuneva, the current Bulgarian Minister
By Joseph Stiglitz  Americans like to think that if poor countries simply open up their markets, greater prosperity will follow. Unfortunately, where agriculture is concerned, this is mere rhetoric. The United
By Jeffrey Sachs  Our political systems and global politics are largely unequipped for the real challenges of today’s world. Global economic growth and rising populations are putting unprecedented stresses on the
By Dr. Marios Matsakis MEP for Cyprus (partly occupied by Britain and Turkey) Â Britain retains sovereignty over two areas totalling 99 sq. miles in Cyprus. The above British Occupied Areas are
On 19 October PricewaterhouseCoopers, Performa Consulting and the Ministry of Finance organised a conference at Hilton Park, Nicosia on the Challenge of Change to examine creativity and innovation in organisations. Speakers at
When the ruling centre-right Democratic Party (Diko) elected Marios Karoyian as its third and youngest leader on Sunday with the support of the old guard who set up the party three decades
One-quarter of children in private schools  The number of Cypriot students abroad approached 20,000 in the academic year 2004/05, according to the latest education statistics from the Statistical Service, while almost
A two-day annual fund-raising charity, Radiomarathon, was launched on Monday morning in aid of children with special needs. This is the 17th time in a row Radiomarathon is organised by the Cyprus
Marios Karoyian was elected here Sunday new leader of the centre-right Democratic Party (DIKO), succeeding Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos who resigned from the post in August this year. Karoyian secured 4,759 votes
