“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,
By Andreas Theophanous Following the elections in the occupied northern part of Cyprus, the new Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has adopted Ankara’s new policy for a two-state solution and confederation. Furthermore,
The matter of the golden passports is well known after the Al Jazeera reports we expect there will be more follow-ups. Certainly, the €7 bln income produced mainly by the real estate
Cyprus reported 224 new cases of SARS-CoV-2 on Friday, slightly down from Thursday’s record 233, making it the third time that the total rose above 200 during the past two weeks. The
President Nicos Anastasiades appeared determined to fortify the country from corruption while calling on parliament to pass bills related to transparency in public life. As the government seeks to improve its image
President Nicos Anastasiades has urged authorities to launch a campaign to combat 5G conspiracy theories while accelerating the process of digitalising the Cyprus economy and society. Speaking at the Presidential Palace on
Cyprus’ epidemiological data has dangerously deteriorated to a 14-day cumulative rate of 207.9 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population with over half the infections in the Limassol hotspot. Compared to the data available
As a second wave crashes down on Europe, Cyprus’ safe travel list has just six countries not needing a negative COVID-19 test to gain entry, none of them are from the EU.
Moscow has criticised the US for trying to arm-twist Nicosia into denying Russian warships access to Cyprus ports. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said such a move “runs contrary to the
Cyprus said the European Commission’s Autumn Economic Forecast is in line with government estimates of recession this year and rebound in 2021 but the outlook remains uncertain without a coronavirus vaccine. The
