President praises outgoing Cysec chair

President Nicos Anastasiades received the Cyprus Securities & Exchange Commission (Cysec) annual report praising its outgoing chair Demetra Kalogirou for her contribution to expanding the capital market. Kalogirou presented Anastasiades the last

President refutes ‘racism’ in passports row

President Nicos Anastasiades refuted claims that his cabinet’s decision to revoke 14 Cyprus passports held by Turkish Cypriot officials was racist and a violation of human rights. The President was drawn into

President in Athens for trilateral summit

President Nicos Anastasiades is in Athens on Tuesday to meet Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and attend the Greece-Cyprus-Jordan Trilateral Summit. Anastasiades will meet Mitsotakis on Tuesday evening, while on Wednesday, he

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COVID19: President urges Cypriots to get jabbed

President Nicos Anastasiades addressed the nation on Friday, urging people to vaccinate against COVID-19 to protect public health and the country’s economy. His appeal came before new measures were to be announced

President vows to prevent Turkish plans for Varosha

President Nicos Anastasiades assured he would do everything possible to prevent Turkey’s plans to reopen the ghost-town of Varosha fenced-off since the 1974 Turkish invasion. Briefing the Municipal Council of Famagusta, the

Belated ‘sorry’ over passports debacle

President Nicos Anastasiades gave an overdue apology on Friday for his government’s mistakes and shortcomings in handling the disgraced Cyprus passports for investment scheme. Speaking at the swearing-in of the new cabinet

President assures no cover-up in commissioner scandal

President Nicos Anastasiades pledged nothing would be swept under the carpet after Volunteerism Commissioner Yiannis Yiannaki resigned after revelations he allegedly forged his academic credentials. “We (the government) do not cover up