Households have seen their power bills more than double since 2020, as Cyprus has become the seventh most expensive in the European Union for electricity. Based on official data from the Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority (CERA), included in its electricity price report, the average price for household electricity spiked 108.8% from August 2020 to August
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Minor problems were caused by summer thunderstorms on Monday evening, which needed the response of the Fire Service and the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC), officials said. Emergency teams were called out to repair local power outages, flooding or fallen trees. Andreas Kettis, Press Officer of the Fire Service, said Tuesday that telephone calls to the Fire
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President Nikos Christodoulides hopes that at next month’s UN General Assembly in New York, there will be developments in resuming Cyprus reunification talks from where they collapsed in 2017 at Crans Montana. Addressing an Assia anti-occupation event in Nicosia on Monday evening, President Christodoulides said he had a very constructive meeting with the UN official Miroslav Jenča,
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The government has condemned violent outbreaks in Chlorakas, Paphos, following a demonstration against the community’s “ghettoisation” that turned hostile. Government spokesperson Constantinos Letymbiotis said Monday: “We cannot but condemn the incidents that occurred at Chlorakas yesterday. “Violence and endangering public safety is not something we can accept in a well-governed state. Violence only brings violence”.
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In July, the Prices Observatory conducted by the Consumer Protection Service (CPS) recorded increased prices for 32 out of 45 categories of staple foods. There were price deductions for 13 staple food categories. However, there was an overall price hike of 1.21% compared to the previous month. This was attributed to increased prices of fresh and processed
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Cyprus is bracing for a summer downpour as local storms are expected across the island on Monday, warned the Met Office. A yellow weather warning was issued by the Met Office warning of heavy rain and thunderstorms after unsettled weather hit the Paphos coast earlier Monday. Heavy rains hit Paphos coastal areas at around 6.30
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Senior UN official Miroslav Jenča said everything is being done to break the six-year deadlock and help the sides resume Cyprus negotiations. He met President Nikos Christodoulides in Nicosia on Monday to discuss the next steps in reviving the peace process. The Assistant UN Secretary-General for Europe, Central Asia and Africa said afterwards: “The most
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Cyprus rejected Chevron’s plan to develop the island’s offshore Aphrodite natural gas field, but Energy Minister George Papanastasiou is hopeful a compromise can be found. Papanastasiou told Bloomberg that the concerned parties are now able to “initiate talks with the aim of reaching an agreement within a 30-day timeframe.” The new negotiation period commenced on
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Cyprus Airways announced it carried 70% more passengers in July (77,656), than last year (45,578). Last month, the Larnaca-based carrier operated 548 scheduled flights (July ’22: 337 flights) and registered a similar load factor as last year. Compared to June 2019 (the pre-pandemic benchmark), Cyprus Airways carried 41% more passengers on its scheduled services and
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The cost of energy in Cyprus has long been expensive, whether fuel for transport or electricity for household and commercial use. And nobody seems to care. When prices at petrol pumps peaked at €2 a litre, (some) people took to the streets; others grumbled a bit and eventually, the government rewarded the public with a
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