Vulnerable citizens whose health would be endangered without electricity will have an uninterrupted supply even if they have difficulty paying their bills, according to an order from Energy Minister George Lakkotrypis, as reported by the Cyprus News Agency. The decree applies to those people whose lives would be endangered if their electricity were to be […]
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President Nicos Anastasiades has sent the Lagarde List - a list of Cypriots with HSBC Swiss bank accounts - to Parliament for the sake of transparency, and to make sure that none of the information on it is changed, said Government Spokesman Nicos Christodoulides. House Speaker Yiannakis Omirou is responsible for keeping the list confidential, […]
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Ahead of a new leader’s meeting on September 14th, President of the European Council Donald Tusk is in Cyprus for a meeting with President Nicos Anastasiades to discuss the Cyprus peace talks and the problem of Syrian refugees migrating to the EU. “A historical moment is at hand. It should not be missed. Let me […]
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Nicosia Mayor Constantinos Yiorgadjis inaugurated the new bi-communal Europe Direct Centre (EDIC) in Nicosia’s Home for Cooperation on September 9th, saying that it contributes to the final goal of reunifying Cyprus within the arms of the European community. The Head of the European Commission Representation in Cyprus, Georgios Markopouliotis, and Turkish Cypriot, Mehmet Harmancı also […]
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President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish-Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci inaugurated the Glafcos Clerides personal collection exhibition at the Centre for Visual Arts and Research (CVAR) in Nicosia. “Today, I have the privilege to be here with Mustafa Akıncı, a Turkish Cypriot leader, who shares the same vision. A vision of transforming Cyprus into a model of […]
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The Committe on Missing Persons (CMP) has found a mass burial site near the new prison in the north of Nicosia, in the 12th excavation in the same area, it said in a statement. The previous excavations were unsuccessful because witness’ memories did not match the changing landscape in the area. The mass grave was […]
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Reunification talks between President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish-Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci are set to intensify from the beginning of November, said UN envoy Espen Barth Eide. “The leaders want to take more direct charge and that means significantly more frequent meetings from November on,” he said. Crucial months are coming for the talks, with a lot […]
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The refugee centre in Kofinou where a large number of asylum-seekers and migrants from Syria are being sheltered has a number of organisational problems, said the anti-racist non-governmental organisation KISA. After pressuring the interior ministry which manages the centre and had initially refused permission for visits, the NGO was finally allowed to visit the centre. […]
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A bill to legalise civil partnerships, which by extension would apply to gay and lesbian couples, is still pending in the House of Representatives, but Accept - LGBT Cyprus said it is expecting an imminent positive vote. The president of Accept, Costa Gavrielides, met with European Commissioner Christos Stylianides to discuss the partnership bill. “Mr. […]
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The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a new law which would mean that government employees can be more easily moved around the state sector and semi-government organisations, in preparation for the privatisation of large state-owned companies like the Electricity Authority of Cyprus. Postings would be last for up to three years and the benefits of […]
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President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish-Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci are to discuss the negotiators’ proposals on the Cyprus property issue at their next meetings on September 1st and 15th, said government spokesman Nicos Christodoulides. The real negotiations have begun at this stage, because the core issues of property, governance and power-sharing are by far the most […]
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