Elena Rybolovleva, the 48-year-old estranged wife of former fertiliser tycoon Dmitry Rybolovlev, has been handed her passport back by Cyprus authorities and allowed to return to her teenage daughter in Switzerland after being questioned about a $25 mln diamond ring. Rybolovleva was held at Larnaca airport when she arrived on the island on Monday after
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The centre right Democratic Party (Diko) voted late on Wednesday night to abandon the ruling coalition of which it is a junior partner, but a narrow vote once again showed that the party’s new hard-line leader still does not enjoy a vast majority. Diko’s council voted by 97 to 81 votes to quit the coalition
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Cypriots display a lack of trust towards European and national institutions, according to the latest Eurobarometer survey, giving the first place of their mistrust to political parties, with 91%. Trust towards the media is also low, while unemployment and the economic condition of Cyprus are the main considerations of Cypriots polled. The overwhelming majority, 97%,
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The Council of Ministers approved the participation of the Republic of Cyprus in the first European programme for renewable energy sources in the armed forces of European Defence Agency member states. With its participation in the programme, in which five other EU member states are taking part, Cyprus is a pioneer in installing photovoltaic systems
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The Rybolovlev couple have turned the attention of the world’s rich and famous to Cyprus with former fertiliser oligarch Dmitry attempting to put claim to a diamond ring adorning the finger of his ex-wife for the past six years. Rybolovlev, controlling a 10% stake in Bank of Cyprus before the haircuts on deposits imposed by
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* €1.4 bln privatisation bill heads for House – EAC unions continue strikes * Parliament will debate the landmark privatisation bill at its full plenary session on Thursday, where it is expected to pass with a thin majority of the ruling Democratic Rally (DISY) and the smaller Democratic Party (DIKO) votes, as workers from the electricity
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. What’s the point of having “essential services” if we can’t protect them? Who decides when power is switched on and off in Cyprus? And, why have there been no arrests of the hooligans who tried to storm parliament, supposedly the bastion of democracy in our 54-year-old Republic? These are all fair and simple questions
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. * The Joint Research Programme of Cooperation between Cyprus and Israel * By Michael Harari Ambassador of Israel The recent announcement of the Joint Research Programme of Cooperation between Cyprus and Israel is definitely a very positive development and a further step forward in the efforts for closer relations between the two countries. The
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. * Development of skills, management and leadership capacity of local government organisations in Cyprus * By Marios Constantinou Training Officer A’ Cyprus Academy of Public Administration The Cyprus Academy of Public Administration (CAPA) undertook the initiative to design and implement the project, “Training for the Development of the Management and Leadership Capacity of Local
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Recession is expected to ease in Cyprus in 2014 and growth is set to return in 2015 as domestic demand recovers, according to the European Commission`s winter 2014 forecast released on Tuesday. Following a better than expected performance last year, the fiscal situation is set to improve further this year and next, it is noted.
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