Tolerance, prejudice and the importance of keeping an open mind
We all know a gasbag, a hardwall or a sponge head. In a shop, an elderly woman asked help to read a label. ‘You speak Greek, you must be here ...
Spain general strike: how 50 years of industrial action shaped post‑Franco democracy
By Víctor Climent Sanjuán
The end of the Franco dictatorship profoundly changed labour relations in Spain. Under Franco, trade unions were wholly authoritarian, and there was only one ...
Our View: Cyprus cannot settle for the status quo
Schoolchildren left their classes on Friday morning for the annual condemnation of Rauf Denktash’s unilateral declaration of independence (UDI), which set up the so-called ‘Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.’ ...
Our View: Welfare payments need stricter oversight
News media were collectively outraged by the report of the Audit Office about the general laxness at the deputy ministry of social welfare in the handling of applications for welfare ...
Our View: School bullying must not fuel xenophobia
It was inevitable that the far-right nationalists of Elam would try exploit an incident of bullying at a Nicosia school for their xenophobic agenda. The party made a big issue ...
Our View: Holguin meeting keeps Cyprus talks going for few more weeks
As we have written in the past with regard to the Cyprus problem, the process has become an end in itself. Everyone is happy when there is a so-called peace ...
COP 31: And a bit on the side
It’s that time of year again, and the usual suspects are gathering for the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP 31) in the Turkish city of Antalya. Almost every country ...
Our View: Yet to be seen if GSI will strengthen regional cooperation
Comments made by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan about the issuing of the Greek Navtex that would allow the start of survey work for the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) in ...
The business plan says 25 per cent growth. But what does the business say?
Why successful businesses need to question the assumptions behind their forecasts before making their next big decision.
By Raluca Ioana Man
Two companies can present exactly the same financial forecast: 25 ...
Will realism shape the COP31 outcome?
COP31 takes place in Antalya, Turkey, between November 9-20 and is expected to focus on implementation: concrete, market-driven initiatives that can survive the current global energy crisis.
The key initiative ...
Washington’s Reflecting Pool is finally blue
After the frenzy and speculation that engulfed so many people, including those well beyond America’s borders – if the coverage by Cypriot news agencies was anything to go by – Tuesday’...
Limassol without asking permission
How private capital can pay for the seafront, without the state putting up a euro
By Bruno Weigle
Limassol has an ambitious climate plan worth about €1.3 billion across some 300 projects. ...
America votes: the price of eggs and the fate of a presidency
Donald Trump was not on the ballot in Tuesday’s US congressional midterm elections. But he urged his supporters to vote as though he were. And they did.
Nearly two ...
How Cyprus banks harm society and the environment
Much has been written by this author on how the policies of the Cyprus government have contributed to the widening income and very high wealth inequalities of households and on ...
Vance the midterm winner as Trump faces Iran war backlash
Apart from the Democrat Party, Vice President JD Vance was the winner of the midterms in the US. It set him free to distance himself from an unpopular war against ...
Tales from the Coffeeshop: Miffed Prezniktwo lambasts ungrateful Varoshiotes
WILL Monday’s meeting with the two leaders turn out to be Maria Angela Holguin’s last dance, despite the optimism she has been expressing recently?
If the two leaders ...
Our View: Would either side be upset if Holguin calls time?
Another make or break meeting in the ongoing saga of the Cyprus issue takes place on Monday. If Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman and President Nikos Christodoulides agree to the ...
What Cypriot law firms need before legal AI truly pays off
By Denys Georgiou
The building blocks
A Cypriot law firm can buy the most sophisticated legal AI on the market and still struggle to make full use of it. That ...
Cyprus can think five steps ahead
By Dina-Perla Portnaar
We all saw the destruction in France and other places recently. Let’s focus on France, which has been struggling with a crisis of authority, social resentment, ...
The eurozone must adapt or die
The euro area stands on the precipice of a compounding existential crisis driven by unsustainable debt trajectories, asymmetric structural adjustments, persistent supply-side inflation, escalating energy costs and an unyielding geopolitical ...
Peace requires justice and partnership, not capitulation
By Ella Varytska and Marko Skral
The war in Ukraine remains a central topic of discussion, as does a strong aspiration of the Ukrainian nation to achieve peace. But not ...
Our View: Organised crime crackdown must deliver convictions
Police carried out one of the biggest ever nationwide operations against organised crime on Thursday when 26 people were taken in for questioning, search warrants were executed in 27 premises and vehicles, 37 ...
Could linking EU-Turkey relations with Cyprus issue lead anywhere?
By Joanna Christodoulides
It is no secret that Turkey is an important partner to the EU – or what Brussels would call a “strategic” partner. As crises multiply and the EU ...
Our View: Student grants fuel a culture of entitlement
There was not a single voice of dissent on Wednesday, when the deputies at the House education committee discussed the supposed need for higher grants for university students. When it ...
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