Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Turkey must return to the negotiating table on the Cyprus problem and abandon its rhetoric of a two-state solution, as it will lead to a new deadlock. In an interview with Greece’s SKAI TV, following his meeting with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Vilnius, the Greek Premier believes
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Last year housing transactions in Cyprus increased by 27.4% compared to 2021, the largest rise recorded in the 16 EU countries for which data is available. According to Eurostat, the number of housing transactions, compared with 2021, decreased in most EU countries. This decline came after an increase in nearly every country in 2021 from
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Cyprus’ Met Office issued an orange warning for extreme temperatures on Thursday evening and Friday as the island braces itself for the hottest night and day of the year. The heat warning comes into effect from 9 pm with nighttime temperatures not expected to drop below 25 degrees Celsius, while maximum temperatures on Friday will
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Trade Unions are demanding to unionise staff at Europe’s first super casino resort, City of Dreams Mediterranean, officially opened by President Nikos Christodoulides in Limassol. The employer considers it has the legal right to deny trade union officials access to the workplace, arguing that none of its staff is unionised. Unions, on their part, invoke
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EU companies face obstacles in hiring information and communication technology (ICT) experts, but Cypriot firms were better off in job recruitment. According to data released by Eurostat, Cyprus is one of the countries where relatively fewer companies face the same hiring issues (54.5% compared to 62.8% EU average). Responding to a survey conducted last year,
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Cypriot authorities intercepted a boat carrying 17 Syrian migrants off the island’s southern coast at Cape Greco, Ayia Napa and brought it safely to shore. Police said that members of the coastguard were alerted on Thursday at 1.40 am after their radar spotted the presence of a small boat carrying a number of refugees just
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Drivers obstructing the operation of mobile speed cameras could be slapped with a maximum fine of €5,000 under a Justice Ministry law proposal. The ministry is currently working on legislation to clamp down on a campaign by citizens to park behind vans carrying mobile cameras reacting to what they claim is foul play by operators.
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By Craig Erlam The UK economy posted a small contraction in May which was much better than forecast, as the country continues to show strong resilience in the face of significant pressures. That resilience has helped to sustain inflation at much higher levels than the Bank of England was hoping for, which has in turn
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A small-scale special operations exercise codenamed ZEUS – 2023 took place in Cyprus with the participation of the National Guard and the British Armed Forces. According to a statement by the National Guard General Staff, the exercise was to co-train Special Forces personnel in the planning and executing procedures to fight in inhabited areas within
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Europe’s anti-torture monitor urged authorities in Cyprus to act proactively to ensure there’s no ill-treatment of irregular migrants during failed repatriation attempts. The Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture said in a report Thursday that the persistence of allegations of ill-treatment when repatriation attempts go awry “should be a stimulus” for Cypriot
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