Cyprus’ real estate sector is continuing to thrive, building on the upward trend of previous years, as sales transactions in 2018 reached a nine-year peak, making experts feel hopeful the market is robust. A PwC survey on the Cyprus Real Estate Market “Year in Review 2018” showed that sale transactions surpassed those of 2017 by
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A number of Turkish Cypriots, expats and other EU nationals are being denied access to the online registration platform of the newly launched national health service (GHS) due to a “glitch in the system”. Turkish Cypriots and EU citizens who are permanent residents, work and contribute to the Social Insurance Fund and now the General
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While reports have Cyprus failing to meet the majority of its EU 2020 and 2030 environmental targets by large margins, it would appear that the country is performing better in reducing energy consumption of buildings. Buildings are responsible for 40% of energy consumption in the European Union and 30% in Cyprus. With the sector growing,
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. There they were all pristine in their EU-solidarity suits standing up for Cyprus being harassed by a belligerent Turkey that smelt the gas dollars and proceeded to carve up the East Med for itself. Cyprus, playing a dangerous game of who will blink first, herded EU leaders into a chamber in Brussels to threaten
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Cyprus has declared on Saturday three days of national mourning until Tuesday, when the funeral of former President Demetris Christofias will take place. President Nicos Anastasiades decided that the funeral of the former President and AKEL leader, who died on Friday aged 72, will take place on 25 June at the Holy Church of God’s
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. It’s been three weeks since the General Healthcare System (Part I) was officially introduced to the general public and the scheme, better known as “Gesy” has not been short of troubles and teething problems. Such technical glitches are normal and very often accounted for, considering the grand task and universality of its functions.
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By Makis Georgiou The Israel-Cyprus-Greece electricity project is going ahead with plans to link up the island’s grid to Crete by the end of 2023, despite the Greek government’s rejection of some €355 mln in EU grants for the Crete-Attica section. The EuroAsia Interconnector said it has applied for an EU grant from the Connecting
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Former Cyprus president Demetris Christofias has died at the age of 72 after being admitted to hospital a month ago with a serious respiratory problem, his doctor said on Friday. Christofias’ personal doctor Michael Minas confirmed his death to the state-funded Cyprus New Agency; he said the former president passed away at 5.36pm on Friday
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Following increases in the US, Netflix has raised package prices offered to subscribers in Cyprus the rest of Europe, Middle East and Africa. The increase will not affect the basic package of €7.99, which will remain at the same price. They will affect the standard package increasing its price from €9.99 to €10.99, while the
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Deputy Minister for Shipping, Natasa Pilides was in London this week, campaigning for Cyprus to retain its seat on the 40-member Council of the International Maritime Organisation, the UN agency regulating worldwide shipping and also to promote the island as a maritime hub. The Council seat, which Cyprus has kept since 1987, has a two-year
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