It may have come as some surprise to many Cypriots to hear that Cyprus has the most cops per capita than anywhere else in Europe. Cyprus has the highest number of police officers in the EU with 573 per 100,000 people, according to Eurostat. On average, there were 318 police officers per 100,000 people in
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Increases in social insurance contributions applied to the premium paid by employers and employees as of January was met with mixed reactions from the social partners who argue over their impact. Both sides feel that the increase designed to save the Social Insurance Fund (SIF) will not lead to pensioners receiving adequate allowances and will
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. We often wonder whether we appreciate how lucky we are to have been born and to live in Cyprus. Examining what is happening worldwide from civil strife, wars, earthquakes, poverty, floods etc, all over, even in rich-western countries, we have to thank God for providing us with a paradise on earth – Cyprus Weather
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. The usual wait-and-see attitude of state officials, hoping that matters will resolve themselves, remains beyond comprehension, and raises valid questions about our ability to be prepared for and deal with any outcome related to Brexit. There are three outcomes for which no one seems to have the right response to (or at least a
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In a move to counter rising rents and homelessness, the government is drafting a new housing policy to persuade the construction sector to build cheaper flats. Part of the state’s new housing policy is a scheme dubbed “affordable housing” which sees the government offering incentives to developers in return for cost-price homes for vulnerable families.
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A Turkish Cypriot conscientious objector and peace activist, Halil Karapasaoglu refuses to pay a fine of 2000 TL (EUR 360) by a military court in the north and given 10 days to pay or spend three weeks in prison. The conscientious objector had refused to serve in the Turkish army as a reservist from 2014-2017.
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The number of registered unemployed dropped by 5,971 in December 2018 compared to a year ago, official data indicates. In December, the jobless number fell 16.7% and was reduced to 29,800 from 35,771 the year before, according to the Statistical Service. Based on the seasonally adjusted data that show the trend of unemployment, the number
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From next week travelling on Cyprus buses will be a cashless affair with smart cards replacing traditional bus tickets as of January 7. All public transport buses are participating in the “Motion Bus Card” electronic ticketing scheme. The project is a €10 mln scheme which was 85% funded by the EU’s Cohesion Fund to promote
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Cyprus has the highest number of police officers in the EU with 573 per 100,000 people, according to Eurostat data released Friday. On average, there were 318 police officers per 100,000 people in the EU in 2016, or one police officer for 314 people. The number of police officers in the EU has slowly been
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. The binding national target of Cyprus regarding the share of renewable energy in the final energy consumption by 2020 is 13%. There is also another binding target by 2020, which usually not mentioned, that of the use of biofuels in the transport sector 10%. According to the National RES Action Plan, the overall 13%
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