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New EU banking package 2021: Stronger supervision, sustainability, strengthened resilience By Nicole K Phinopoulou The 2020 pandemic has caused new turmoil and highlighted the ongoing concerns within the European authorities concerning the ...

By SergiyBenedysiuk Attracting long-term foreign investment is one of the key priorities of Ukraine’s economic policy during the years of Ukraine’s independence. However, an overall perception of Ukraine ...

Rejects suspended sentence for man who criticised Erdogan By Aylin Zeybek Unfortunately, over the past few years Turkey’s record on freedom of expression has been on decline, raising concerns ...

By Tasoula Hadjitofi As I explained in a previous article, Turkey has been trying to block the possible road to justice for Cyprus through the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ...

Claims that Roman Abramovich bought Chelsea on the instruction of Vladimir Putin have been ruled as defamatory in the High Court. Chelsea owner Abramovich has received early vindication of his ...

How far do mandatory vaccinations for employees clash with human rights? By Aylin Zeybek The growing prevalence of imposing mandatory vaccination as a condition for employment raises issues over how ...

By Alan Greene, As winter sets in across Europe, COVID-19 cases are beginning to rise, despite the vast roll-out of mass vaccination programmes earlier this year. Austria’s government has ...

Xenia Kalogirou and Ioannis Sidiropoulos consider how Cyprus is faring amid the accelerated pace of e-commerce development across the globe Fintech is not just a term referring to revolutionary but ...

10+1 thoughts on economic growth and social rights By Achilleas Demetriades Cyprus has, over the years, managed to achieve consecutive cycles of economic growth and development. Nonetheless, the country has also ...

The attorney-general has appealed a Supreme Court decision on disclosing bank transactions abroad at a time they were banned during the lead up to the 2013 haircut on deposits By Nicolas ...

Administration of justice cannot depend on a lawyer having previously disclosed his email address By Antonis Glykis For some, the above title is hard to conceive, even today. But the ...

UEFA have nullified disciplinary action against breakaway Super League clubs Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus after a Madrid court ruled that European football’s governing body should not sanction the ...

The question is whether the Cypriot government or better, the Greek Cypriot community, has the courage to face the truth By Achilleas Demetriades On 15 July I had posed the question “...

Manchester City’s Benjamin Mendy will remain in custody ahead of a potential trial on rape charges after a bail application was refused. The 27-year-old has been in custody at ...

Liability of company directors for VAT debts turned upside down By Nicolas Tsardellis and Angelos Antonellos Under article 46(12) of the VAT Act 2000 (95(I)/2000), where a Criminal Court finds that a ...

The European Commission’s regulatory proposal covering the use of Artificial Intelligence By Christiana Pyrkotou and Aimilia Efstathiou There has been a growing debate worldwide lately regarding the development and ...

By Katie Wright Subtle, chic and flattering on everyone, the ‘barely there’ make-up trend is perfect for summer, when we don’t want to spend ages on elaborate smoky-eye looks ...

By Elena Christodoulou On March 18, 2021, the Cyprus Parliament approved the draft bill of the Law of Administrative Cooperation in the Field of Taxation (Law 205(I)/2012) (Law) implementing Directive 2018/822/EU (DAC6). ...

Cypriot and EU taxpayers lose out as Cyprus fails to properly apply VAT rules By Achilleas Demetriades About two weeks ago the European Commission announced that it was taking measures ...

– Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich is not President Vladimir Putin’s “cashier” nor did he buy Chelsea FC as a vehicle to corrupt the West, his lawyer told England’s High ...

Consequences of the Eurogroup decision on Cyprus cases brought in the European Court of Justice By Nikos Korogiannakis and Antigoni Pafiti Multiple cases, related to the Eurogroup’s March 2013 decision ...

A tenacious family’s dogged pursuit of the truth could provide answers to a soldier’s 2005 death By Achilleas Demetriades The Nicolaou case is a very sad one indeed. Not ...

Former US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was filing lawsuits against Twitter Inc, Facebook Inc, and Alphabet Inc’s Google , as well as their chief executives, alleging they ...

Landmark case saw lower court defy Supreme Court and follow EU directive By Elena Michael-Riga and Kriton Dionysiou The fundamental principle of the EU legal order, i.e. the “principle ...