In today’s episode, the labour minister appeared doubtful on Wednesday that an agreement can be reached soon with electricity authority workers after a strike threat was called off at the last moment.

In other news, the New Cyprus museum – with a price tag of €144m – will be the number one tourist attraction for the millions of Cyprus’ visitors, Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos said on Wednesday.

The minister has set high expectations for the project’s success, stating that it will be one of most important museums in Europe.

Elsewhere, Cypriots remain amongst the most skeptical of the EU’s handling of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with only 53 per cent approving overall of the bloc’s support for Kyiv.

All this and more in the Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.