The government’s primary concern is public safety and implementing Cabinet decisions, particularly in Chlorakas, where clashes erupted between locals and migrants, government spokesperson Konstantinos Letymbiotis said Wednesday. In statements after the Cabinet
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
The government on Monday decided to shut down a residency complex inhabited by asylum seekers in Chlorakas, Paphos, in response to recent incidents in the village. The decision was taken at a
This is a reminder of the government’s role in housing and providing access to education and healthcare. Governments establish policies to address housing affordability, offer financial assistance for housing, and support the
The US State Department official Erik Woodhouse is in Cyprus carrying additional evidence concerning sanctions on Russian oligarchs and Cypriot financiers assisting them. Woodhouse arrived on Wednesday on a two-day official visit
The Labour Ministry is close to striking a happy balance between labour union demands to scrap the 12% penalty clause imposed on people who retire early at 63 and the state budget.
The government greenlighted the mortgage-to-rent scheme, the latest lifeline for defaulted borrowers, following approval from the European Commission. Government spokesperson Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Wednesday told reports the scheme will be going ahead.
The government will decide this week whether to continue a freeze on consumer tax on fuel and a subsidy on electricity bills under pressure from petrol station owners. The relief measures introduced
Preventing and combating human trafficking is a priority for the government, said Justice Minister Anna Koukkides Procopiou, following a US State Department report which positively assessed Cyprus, maintaining its Tier 1 ranking. A
The largest proportion of general government gross debt held by non-residents was recorded in Cyprus (93%) in 2022, compared to EU countries for which data are available, according to Eurostat. After Cyprus, the
