President welcomes EU condemnation of Turkey-Libya accord
President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday expressed his full appreciation for the European Council (EUCO) conclusions on Turkey after EU leaders announced that an accord between...
Elias Hazou
Lifting of Cyprus arms embargo passes US’ lower House
The US House of Representatives has passed a defence bill that includes a conditional lifting of the arms embargo on Cyprus. In a 377-48 vote...
New bus operators contracts in balance pending court decision
The outcome of court proceedings on Wednesday could gridlock the government’s recent decision to award four contracts for public transportation services. Bus companies OSEA of...
MP calls on colleagues for action over NPLs
Akel MP Irini Charalambidou is sounding a wakeup call to fellow legislators sitting on the House watchdog committee to follow up on the infamous list...
Syria: the most complex conflict of our time
Recent events on the ground, particularly over the past few months, are themselves resolving the situation By Elias Hazou Speakers at a symposium organised by...
‘Private players being shut out of gas market’
Greek firm Energean on Thursday complained that private players are being shut out of the natural gas market in Cyprus, to the detriment of competition...
RES rates paid to producers of electricity ‘biggest scandal of our time’
State-aid Commissioner Theophanis Theophanous on Thursday dubbed the “biggest scandal of our time” an affair relating to the rates paid to producers of electricity from renewable...
Aristo Developers accuse critics of a witch hunt
Aristo Developers has hit back at allegations that it made a killing off a supposed re-zoning swindle in Kouklia, Paphos, calling media coverage of the...
Strange choices and timing seen in cabinet reshuffle
The mini government reshuffle to take hold on Tuesday has buttressed the notion that ministers are increasingly operating as managers rather than seasoned technocrats who...
Labour ministry to cut spending on child benefits and asylum seekers allowance
The ministry of labour, welfare and social insurance will be spending over 90 per cent of its 2020 budget on social benefits, minister Zeta Emilianidou...
Kouklia re-zoning saved developer €90m, offset against bank debt
THE re-zoning of forest and agricultural land in Kouklia, Paphos, has made millions for a certain businessman, MPs heard on Thursday. “With these re-zoning decisions,...
Electricity output from natural gas by 2021
CYPRUS is on a firm trajectory to using natural gas for electricity generation by the year 2021, president Nicos Anastasiades said on Thursday. “We are...
Banks’ chief says Estia mortgage scheme will need thorough rethink
DEBTORS’ interest in a government-backed mortgage relief scheme has been underwhelming, the governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus said on Thursday. Speaking in parliament,...
“I will not be intimidated” by police, says Phedonos
PAPHOS mayor Phedonas Phedonos has hit back at the police’s intention to charge him for spreading fake news, saying that it smacks of intimidation. Police...
RES charge on electricity bills to be halved
The House commerce committee decided unanimously on Tuesday to cut the renewable energy charge on electricity bills by half per KwH from one cent currently...
Reactions to Berlin meeting in Cyprus stick to party lines
Reactions at home to Monday’s three-way talks in Berlin – based on the joint statement read out by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres – essentially followed...
More police and judges a priority, says justice minister
Hiring more police officers and appointing additional judges are among the priorities of the justice ministry going forward, Justice Minister Giorgos Savvides told MPs on...
CCTV: a question of privacy
CCTV cameras in public places are a fact of life in the UK. Not so in Cyprus. Is that about to change? By Elias Hazou...
State rapped over plan to extend use of official fleet
AUDITOR-general Odysseas Michaelides on Thursday panned the government for its intention to expand the list of officials entitled to using official car services outside normal...
Greek oil company applies to pipe gas to the island
Greek oil company Energean said on Tuesday it has formally applied to Cypriot authorities to pipe natural gas to the island, adding that the gas...
