Cyprus

Cyprus’ two largest trade union Sek and Peo will be holding a series of events on Wednesday to celebrate Labour Day. Peo will be holding a series of marches across ...

Easter weekend is here! Alongside the main traditional celebrations, a few festivities will take place that aim to bring the whole family together. Easter activities will take place in the ...

Residency and permanent residency for EU citizens By Konstantinos Kaousliades Cyprus presents a compelling combination of a beautiful climate, a favourable tax and judicial system, a welcoming culture and people, ...

Local authorities must unlock their potential and support the creation of renewable energy communities By Natasa Ioannou Energy communities are cooperatives where residents, local authorities and other stakeholders actively participate ...

The Cyprus Real Estate Agents Registration Council released a statement on Tuesday expressing support for a new government bill related to the frequency of property valuations, saying that this will ...

The upcoming week holds critical importance for Cyprus, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday ahead of the UN Secretary-General personal envoy for the Cyprus problem Maria Angela Holguin’s upcoming ...

Cyprus’ Foreign minister Constantinos Kombos on Tuesday discussed, in a telephone conversation, with his Indonesian counterpart, Retno Marsudi, on further developing and strengthening the two countries’ bilateral relations. In a ...

A whopping 7,280 candidates are contesting 3,227 public offices in the upcoming June elections, the chief returning officer said on Tuesday. Elikkos Elia was citing the final tallies after the period for ...

By July 2024, 20 new e-services will be delivered, including the issuance and renewal of identity cards and passports, the re-issuance of birth and death certificates, and the issuance of certificates of ...

President Nikos Christodoulides met with Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi in Nicosia on Tuesday, where they discussed prospects over gas findings. According to government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis, the two reviewed the ...

Disy MP Averof Neophytou on Tuesday called on other parties to quickly adopt and pass through the legislature a proposal affording partial restitution to those who saw their bank savings ...

President Nikos Christodoulides and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak discussed the matter of migration on Tuesday, amid parallel situations faced on the issue at either end of the European Union. ...

Large numbers of Cypriots are spending the Easter holidays abroad, data from the travel agents’ association showed on Tuesday. The picture emerging from the first four months of the year, ...

The Cyprus general government generated a surplus of €45.1 million during the final quarter of 2023, compared to a surplus of €29.2 million in the same period of 2022, according to a report released ...

The government on Tuesday announced it had simplified the criteria for Greek Cypriots and Maronites wishing to resettle in villages in the north. The criteria cover the villages of Rizokarpaso ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday expressed his support for the creation of a European Union defence commissioner. The idea for the creation of such a post was first put forward ...

Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou on Tuesday said opening the labour market for students from third countries is “useful and essential”. Combining foreign students’ university education with professional development could be ...

Household debt in Cyprus stood at 66 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at the end of 2023, while corporate debt reached 133 per cent of GDP, according to the Central Bank ...

The next shipment of humanitarian aid to Gaza from Cyprus through the Amalthea initiative is ready to depart “as soon as the United States give us the green light”, President ...

The Limassol municipality’s social grocery store has begun delivering around 450 Easter ‘love packages’ to people in need during these festive days. Limassol Mayor Nikos Nicolaides, along with other mayoral ...

Cyprus “cannot be blackmailed by anyone” over the construction of the Larnaca marina and port, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. Questioned by journalists regarding the ongoing dispute between the ...

Cyprus residents’ spending on travel abroad reached €1.39 billion in 2022, marking a significant bounce-back year for travel compared to 2021, when pandemic restrictions were still heavily impacting global mobility. According to data ...

President Nikos Christodoulides had attempted to make “firefighting moves” to prevent a case being filed for the removal of Auditor-General Odysseas Michaelides, he said on Tuesday. Speaking after a cabinet ...

Female form and psyche are central to the work of one Cyprus-based artist. SARA DOUEDARI finds out more In the clutter of her studio, where the air is thick with ...