EC confirms Cyprus has responded on golden passports
The European Commission has received a response from Cypriot authorities regarding the island’s now- defunct ‘golden passports’ scheme, and will continue dialoguing with Nicosia, a...
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Procedures to employ asylum seekers to be simplified
Minister of Labour Zeta Emilianidou has issued a decree simplifying the paperwork and procedures required for employers to hire asylum seekers on a temporary basis....
Union calls for suspension of rapid testing after toxic substance found
A union representing the rights of public-sector workers has called for the suspension of rapid tests for the coronavirus, after media reports showed a swab...
Auditor-general questions Gesy boss’ tardy response for explanation
Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides has turned up the heat on the Health Insurance Organisation, reporting the entity to the attorney-general for its alleged failure to provide...
Coronavirus: From Flight Passes to jabs, pandemic sped up digitisation
The coronavirus situation has acted as an accelerator for digitisation, Deputy Minister for Research, Innovation and Digital Policy Kyriacos Kokkinos said Monday as MPs reviewed...
Pay-as-you-throw scheme passed by parliament
Parliament on Thursday passed legislation tweaking the Waste Law in such a way as to enable the activation on a nationwide basis of the ‘Pay-as-you-throw’...
Nicosia court issues injunction barring Edek from holding congress
Nicosia district court on Thursday issued an injunction barring socialist party Edek from holding an electoral congress planned for this coming Sunday, or elections scheduled...
House passes law for use of traffic cams
The House on Thursday gave the nod to government legislation regulating the use of traffic cameras on roads and the issuing of fines – with...
EP adopts resolution naming Anastasiades and others from Pandora Papers
The government on Thursday sought to downplay the fact that President Nicos Anastasiades was explicitly named in a resolution adopted by the European Parliament, where...
Moscow says Varosha moves ‘unacceptable’
Cyprus and Russia on Thursday signed two agreements enhancing their cooperation in various fields, while Moscow called ‘unacceptable’ Turkey’s unilateral moves in Varosha as well...
Hope for decision on ferry to Greece early next year
A new, tweaked tenders procedure inviting carriers to submit bids for a Cyprus-Greece ferry link – discontinued some 20 years ago – should be rolled...
Millions of euros in fines remain unpaid
The state is owed tens of millions in unexecuted fine warrants, a result of poor record-keeping and below-par IT systems, the Audit Office has found....
Government to consider price caps on essential goods (Updated)
The government said on Monday it will look into the possibility of price caps on essential goods, in a bid to deal with inflationary trends....
Tsunami of price rises expected
High fuel costs, shipping costs and animal feed have combined to see food prices spiral Essential foodstuffs like bread, milk and meat may see...
Coronavirus: Latest ECDC rankings still has Cyprus on orange list
Cyprus remains in the ‘orange zone’ with regard to the rate of spread of the coronavirus, according to the latest update from the European Centre...
Moscow denies reports it will recognise the north, FM to meet Lavrov
Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov will hold talks in Moscow next week, the Russian foreign ministry confirmed on Thursday. The...
House gives nod to extra €92m in govt spending
The House plenum on Thursday gave the nod to an extra €92 million in government spending until the end of the year, over and above...
AG’s office ‘assessing’ material in Pandora Papers
The Law Office of the Republic is “assessing” the material made public through the Pandora Papers, and if it spots content meriting a criminal probe...
Nicosia law firm among companies Pandora Papers based report on
A Nicosia-based law firm is apparently one of the offshore service providers from where the Pandora Papers’ records derive, it has emerged. Under the heading...