Cyprus ends cabinet power to grant ‘golden passports’
The cabinet has been stripped of the authority to grant citizenship to foreign investors, under a law passed on Thursday during the last regular session of the House plenary this ...
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Cyprus to create organised crime police unit with Greek support
Cyprus plans to set up an organised crime division within the police, the justice minister revealed on Thursday, but would not give a timeframe for the operation of the new ...
Keravnos urges MPs to approve 2026 budget as “investment in the future”
Finance Minister Makis Keravnos on Thursday called on MPs to pass the 2026 state budget, describing it as “an investment in the future of our country”.
In a speech at the ...
MPs question legality of being served traffic camera fines at airports
The company operating traffic cameras across Cyprus gets paid a fixed, pre-agreed rate that does not depend on the number of recorded traffic violations, the transport ministry said on Tuesday, ...
String of police failings listed in audit report
The police’s efforts to procure anti-drone systems turned into a fiasco dragging on for seven years, until finally the endeavour was dropped altogether, the Audit Office said in a ...
Akel bill proposes criminalising unauthorised deepfakes, AI manipulation
An Akel MP has tabled legislation to tackle the phenomenon of ‘deepfakes’ and AI manipulation of audio-visual material.
The bill from Akel’s Christos Christofides would make a criminal offence ...
MPs show little agreement with proposed tax reforms
Major disagreements came to the fore in parliament on Monday, as MPs and interest groups continued debating six government bills comprising the proposed tax reform.
One point of contention relates ...
Consensus reached over ‘draconian’ protests law
A consensus appeared to take shape in parliament on Monday over amendments to a law regulating public gatherings and parades, which critics have called draconian.
The law had been passed ...
Cabinet approves defensive arms list for EU Safe programme
The cabinet on Thursday green-lit the armaments which Cyprus intends to procure via the Security Action for Europe (Safe) programme.
The list of armaments was prepared by the defence ministry.
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MPs slam €800,000 rent for defence ministry offices
MPs on Thursday grumbled about the defence ministry lacking a building of its own, continuing to be housed in rented premises costing some €800,000 a year.
The matter came up during ...
MPs delay vote on president’s MOT fee referral
MPs decided on Thursday to postpone by a week a vote on whether to accept or reject the president’s referral of a law concerning an increase in the MOT ...
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Limassol arson spree sparks fears of gang feud
Police in Limassol were on Thursday intensifying investigations into a series of arson attacks that gutted four vehicles valued at over €1.5 million, among them a Lamborghini, in an incident possibly ...
European Commission confirms Cyprus’ debt servicing capacity
Cyprus retains the capacity to service its debt, the European Commission said in its latest post-programme surveillance assessment published on Tuesday.The Commission carries out a post-programme surveillance (PPS) twice ...
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‘Dead people listed as renters of T Cypriot properties’
By Johanna Pauls and Elias Hazou
People who are dead and would be 150 if they were alive are named on rental contracts for Turkish Cypriot properties, the House refugees committee ...
Allegations continue to surround deputy AG
President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday reiterated that the deputy attorney-general has not submitted his resignation as rumours continued to swirl that the law enforcement official had wanted to quit but ...
Cyprus companies and individuals removed from US sanctions list
The US government on Monday removed five Cyprus-related individuals and three legal entities from its list of nationals designated as having engaged in “harmful foreign activities of the Russian Federation”.
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Government slow at spending this year’s budget
Actual expenditures and revenues so far this year have been lower than the average of the past decade, the state treasury said on Monday.
In a briefing, the treasury provided ...
Court rules those on EU sanctions list to lose Cyprus citizenship
The administrative court has issued another interim ruling upholding a 2022 cabinet decision to revoke the Cypriot citizenship of people included on an EU sanctions list concerning Ukraine, the attorney-general’s ...
How much will GSI cable finally cost?
Is the Great Sea Interconnector unraveling? It depends who you ask. Last week’s talks in Athens, where it was decided to “update the techno-economic” parameters, was seen by many ...
MPs reject ‘draconian’ bill to regulate Easter bonfires
After a lively debate at the House plenum, MPs on Thursday gave the thumbs-down to a government bill attempting to regulate the practice of Easter bonfires.
The vote went 28 against, ...
Police fire warning shots as robbery suspect caught
Paphos police on Thursday apprehended a man wanted in connection with a robbery, after a car chase and warning shots fired.
In a statement, the police said that they attempted ...
Limassol wildfires cost €60m, with compensation still lagging
The estimated cost of this summer’s forest fires in the mountainous regions of Limassol comes to €60 million, of which under €5 million has been paid out in compensation so far, ...
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Cyprus outpaces EU average in EU fund absorption
Cyprus has surpassed the EU average in utilising EU funds through the 2021-2027 multi-annual financial framework, however it still stands at 18.8 per cent of the amount it is entitled to, ...
Explosive allegations made against former auditor general
Former auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides could in theory face perjury charges and land in jail should a former ally of his deliver on a promise to provide evidence showing that the ...