Justice Minister Stephie Dracos has called for everyone’s cooperation to protect the country “from the nightmare of fires” after Cyprus’ largest wildfire last summer. She was addressing an event for the launch
This administration knows its time is nearly up, so it has grown a thicker skin than usual to society’s ills and hidden in its bunker of unkept promises and platitudes. Even though
President Nicos Anastasiades wants to see the police report on the incident of football hooliganism, during which 20-year-old bystander Evripides Frangou was left with burns covering 45% of his body. Several days
There is a lot of public discussion on renting office buildings from the private sector for the government. On the one hand, some say rents of offices from the market are not
The number of government staff increased by 2.3% as demand for substitute teachers and other public sector jobs reached an all-time high, as people recovered from COVID-19 or stayed home to look
President Nicos Anastasiades’ administration remains committed to introducing a national minimum wage before the end of its term, reaffirmed Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou. Following a meeting of the Labour Advisory Body set
Cyprus has the EU’s highest stock of non-performing loans (assets) of the general government, according to Eurostat data. The share of non-performing loans over the country’s GDP stood at 28.3% in 2020,
The government on Friday welcomed MPs approving the bill on protecting people who blow the whistle on corruption after a six-year delay. Implementation of the law is expected to enhance transparency and
The Cyprus government will continue to supply the Turkish-occupied north with electricity until 4 January to prevent power outages. CNA said that a request was made on Wednesday after the previous agreement between
The government wants to lower the VAT on household electricity bills from 19% to 9% for the next three months, with the Finance Ministry consulting with Brussels on its intention. The decision
