Cyprus shipping should have its own Directorate

EDITORIAL The island’s booming shipping sector, one of the safest components of the economy that regularly contributes increasing revenues, both to the government coffers and to the private sector, suffers from an

European Parliament postpones Turkey vote

The European Parliament postponed a vote on Wednesday to ratify the Protocol that extends the EU-Turkey customs union to new member states, owing to Turkey’s non-recognition of Cyprus. When Turkey signed the

Turkey embarrassed by court ruling

Just over one week before it was due to start EU accession negotiations on October 3, Turkey found itself embarrassed on Friday after a court in Istanbul banned a conference to discuss