. Sunday’s general elections in Greece will most likely return the centre-right New Democracy back into office, following what almost all analysts have termed as a disastrous Syriza government that decimated the middle class, punished pensioners and brought the economy to the brink of yet another disaster. Right from the start, Alexis Tsipras’ “first time
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As Cyprus’ economy expands with projected GDP growth of around 3.5% this year, employers in two of its backbone industries, construction and tourism, say they are facing a chronic labour shortage. Stakeholders in the construction and tourism say they are having a hard time in finding skilled labour and are campaigning for the state to
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. If you need a good excuse to leave the beach early, escape a visit to the in-laws or bypass a long queue at the wedding of someone you’ve never met then watching the Women’s World Cup Final on Sunday is where you should be heading. I can’t say I was a huge fan of
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Men who have survived their life partners are now eligible to receive a widower’s pension equal to that of widows after the House passed amended legislation to end criteria discrimination on Friday. The law provides for the payment of a widower's pension under the same criteria and without discrimination to men and women who have
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. By Makis Georghiou Greece is starting to feel the pressure from the government’s arbitrary decision to abandon a European electricity cable project and go it alone, with Brussels now depriving a gas storage facility of EU status and funding. The European Commission had warned Greece that because of its recent about-turn on the EuroAsia
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Cyprus Veterinary Services director Christodoulos Pipis called Swedish claims about antibiotics in halloumi as “farcical”, arguing that this was a ruse by competitors to promote their own halloumi-type cheese products. He told CyBC on Friday that this is a continuation of a campaign that started three years ago, as Cyprus is frequently asked to provide
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A Turkish navy submarine providing protection to drill vessels violating Cyprus waters has anchored in Turkish-held north of the island at Kyrenia harbour. Reportedly, the Gür class S-357 is providing protection to the two Turkish drilling rigs – Fatih which entered Cyprus waters in May and Yavuz which has been dispatched to the region plus
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Cypriots and other EU nationals going to the UK for postgraduate studies now have guarantees over fees and funding for studies starting in 2020 whatever happens with Brexit. EU students who start university in England and Scotland in the 2020-21 academic year have been guaranteed the same fees and funding as home students for the
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Cyprus banks are burdened with the second highest Non-Performing Loan (NPL) ratio in the European Union after Greece, according to the European Banking Authority (EBA). The EBA’s risk dashboard for Q1 2019 shows that NPLs (90 days past due definition) in Cyprus’ three systemic banks amounted to 34.1% compared with the EU average of just
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Officials from the parliaments of Cyprus and Armenia met on Thursday and discussed ways of closer cooperation, especially within parliamentary organisations in which the two countries participate, in the light of Armenia’s EU aspirations and Turkish threats to Cyprus natural gas exploration plans. Ararat Mirzoyan, Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia, is heading a
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