Brussels has deployed experts to establish fully transparent rules on the granting of EU citizenship by member states, in order to avoid tax evasion, money laundering or security threats, said European Commission Vice President Jyrki Katainen. Katainen’s Cyprus visit comes in the wake of a Commission report that singled out countries like Cyprus for having
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Cyprus is having a hard time meeting its EU 2020 environmental targets, which include the reduction of CO2 emissions, with one of the sticking points being the import of petrol-thirsty cars from countries clamping down on ‘dirty vehicles’. Meanwhile, a bill prepared by the government to tackle the issue has been met with criticism from
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. Cyprus was feeling victimised again this week – it’s a common thread – over some nasty report from the European Commission suggesting that Nicosia is in the unscrupulous business of selling EU passports to the highest bidder. How could our friends in Brussels say such hurtful things about the well-meaning Cyprus government that is
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. The government’s ‘green’ policy to introduce a ban on plastic bags in an effort to reduce waste and pollution of non-recyclable materials, seems to refer only to the colour of money and not the environmental impact such a move has had in other countries. Six months ago, parliament passed a bill obliging shop owners
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The Cyprus shipping sector is turning to education in order to invest in the workforce needed for the growing maritime cluster, that has positioned the Cyprus flag as the 11th biggest registry in the world and among the top three ship-management hubs. Already, the shipping sector directly employs 9,000 people or 3% of its entire
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. From time to time we opt to “blow our own trumpet” regarding suggestions and solutions to the real estate problems that come up and which are adopted several years later. Twelve years ago, we reported in this lovely paper the insanity of fixing the square meter of housing units (in addition to the other
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Pittas Dairy has essentially ceased production after a proud 80-year history in Cyprus of making halloumi cheese famous around the world. Two decades of bad luck and misfortune has ultimately led to the demise of the former dairy industry king which put halloumi and Cyprus on the culinary map. On January 18, staff reporting for
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Newly appointed Minister of Tourism was welcomed by Lawrence Ho CEO of Melco Group, to Cyprus Casinos Nicosia where they exchanged views on the new strategy for tourism and Melco’s main objectives for the City of Dreams Mediterranean Integrated Casino Resort. Ho informed Tourism Minister Savvas Perdios about the successful operations of the three Cyprus Casinos
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The Cyprus Shipping Chamber, the driving force of the island’s maritime industry over the past three decades, celebrates its 30th anniversary on Saturday, a milestone that very few shipping umbrella groups can match. The CSC, established on January 26, 1989, initially as the Cyprus Shipping Council, started with just 17 members and has since grown
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Natasa Pilides, the junior minister in charge of shipping, said that two of the P&O Ferries’ fleet of six vessels “have already registered” under the Cyprus flag, as the British cross-Channel operator activated its Brexit plans to mitigate the impact of a disorderly departure from the EU. The remaining four are expected to come on
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