Cyprus

The European Commission on Thursday issued a formal warning to Cyprus for failing to meet its obligations under the EU water framework directive. The commission sent a reasoned opinion after ...

The agriculture ministry has completed the payment of financial support to landowners in the Akamas region.  A total of 1,559 applicants received €1,913,616.71, the ministry confirmed. The support relates to the year 2025 ...

MPs on Thursday held a first discussion of the amendments that the political parties will table regarding the government’s tax reform bills, with four of the parties – Disy, Diko, ...

The European Commission has launched the next stage of infringement procedures against eight EU member states for failing to apply stronger rules on renewable energy.  Cyprus, Greece, France, Italy, Hungary, ...

The cabinet has greenlit up to €18.8 million in financial assistance for around 8,600 farmers whose crops were damaged by prolonged drought and severe weather in 2025. Grain farmers bore the brunt, with 8,000 ...

The bank of Cyprus oncology centre on Thursday reported a serious breach of personal data, raising concerns about the security of sensitive patient and employee information.  The centre has filed ...

New Justice Minister Konstantinos Fytiris on Thursday pledged immediate steps to address severe failings in the prison system, following a damning report by the European council. The minister spent more ...

President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman paid a joint visit to the Committee on Missing Persons’ laboratory in the buffer zone in Nicosia on Thursday, ahead of ...

Larnaca was officially named European capital of culture for 2030 on Thursday, following a closely contested process against the rival city of Limassol. The announcement concludes an arduous battle between the ...

The European Commission on Thursday sent Cyprus a reasoned opinion over its “shortcomings in the implementation of airport security and surveillance”, while also raising wider concerns about the state of ...

There is a certain relief that comes from seeing culturally familiar elements through a modern lens. Resilience and passion drive us forward, yet the true aim is evolving alongside traditions ...

President Nikos Christodoulides on Thursday told Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of the need to convene an enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem as soon as possible. The pair held ...

Despite recent storms, including some more on Thursday, overall rainfall in December remains below average, the met office has said. From December 1 until December 11, recorded rain totals 64 per cent of ...

The holiday season is magical for all, but especially for children. Thankfully, they have plenty of opportunities to take in the holiday spirit this December, as all around Cyprus events ...

The employers and industrialists’ federation (Oev) expressed deep disappointment on Thursday with an ultimatum issued by the health ministry to private hospitals. Oev warned that the threat to suspend operating ...

Officers from the British bases police spent a week in London with the metropolitan police’s public order and football policing unit to strengthen crowd control tactics at Cypriot matches ...

A cultural project has been launched to revive the myths and legends of rural Larnaca, the Larnaca tourism board announced on Thursday. The initiative presents nine local stories through short ...

If you are a wine lover, it is always possible to build your Christmas menu around the wine. This is the best time of year to bring out those special ...

Three former ministers who left the government in last Friday’s reshuffle are now subject to strict restrictions on accepting work in the private sector, as required by Cypriot law. ...

The European Union “has the tools which can function positively and catalytically” towards a resumption of negotiations to solve the Cyprus problem, European Affairs Deputy Minister Marilena Raouna said on ...

Two people have been arrested in Larnaca in connection with the illegal possession of property, drugs and an offensive instrument, police said on Thursday. According to the police, the incident ...

Both President Nikos Christodoulides and European Union envoy for the Cyprus problem Johannes Hahn on Thursday said that “now is the time” for results to be achieved in talks on ...

Former Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Thursday evaluated the landslide election defeat which saw him removed from office in October, saying that the Turkish Cypriot people had refused to ...

Nicosia’s two mayors, Turkish Cypriot Mehmet Harmanci and Greek Cypriot Charalambos Prountzos, met the European Union’s envoy for the Cyprus problem on Wednesday night. The pair met Hahn ...