In today’s episode, the HIO has faced renewed criticism for paying extortionate rates on medicines – far more than the government used to before the rollout of the national health system, Gesy.

Elsewhere, Cyprus has repatriated close to 7,000 migrants during 2022 and is a model within the EU for such returns, according to the interior minister.

There’s also the latest from the candidate for the position of the US Ambassador to Cyprus – Julie Fisher – who said she would use the full weight of her office to support Cypriot-led, UN-facilitated efforts to reunify Cyprus as a bizonal, bicommunal federation with political equality for all Cypriots.

All these and more in your Daily News Briefing, brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.