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By Louisa Borg Haviaras According to a new report by Transparency International nearly two-thirds of EU residents believe corruption is a problem in their respective countries. The report, ‘Citizens’ Views ...

China’s Ambassador to Cyprus, Liu Yantao, argues that by exploring the essence of democracy we can address practical issues and create better conditions for people “Democracy”, a concept that ...

Recently, the Covid-19 pandemic has resurged globally despite the launch of massive vaccination programmes worldwide. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, over 200 million infections and 4.3 million deaths have been recorded. ...

But first those who bear the political responsibility for the road accidents at the Baths of Aphrodite must be held to account By Maria Hadjimichael Following the tragic accident near ...

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides During 2020, the European Central Bank (ECB) undertook a strategic review of its policy framework. Such a review requires an in-depth evaluation while constituting best ...

By Gavin Jones It’s said that the only two certainties in life are death and taxes and who can argue with that. Monarchies, democracies, dictatorships and indeed all systems ...

Cyprus remains deficient in many aspects largely due to the size of its shadow economy By Les Manison The ageing of populations and the devastating socio/economic effects of the ...

Dr Yiorghos Leventis The cascading events in Afghanistan have taken the whole world aback. The extremist Taliban after a two-decade respite, are back in power. The Western intervention in the ...

By Ruslan Nimchynskyi ON August 24, Ukraine marks the 30th anniversary of its Independence, in honour of the adoption of the Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine by the Verkhovna ...

By Özge Özoğul Regardless of what language we speak, what if we set the language of peace as our lingua franca to end violent communication once and for all? ...

Dr Yiorghos Leventis Turkey is an energy hungry economy. According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) assessment of Turkey’s energy needs in 2020, the country currently imports approximately 72 per ...

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides In recent years, and especially after the global crisis of 2008, supervisory requirements in the financial sector have been strengthened significantly. Taking into account the ...

By Dr Yiorghos Leventis Often, the preoccupation with our national problem lacks international comparative analysis. It borders on navel gazing. In this article, I wish to highlight Ankara’s success ...

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 ...

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides The issue of income inequality lies at the heart of political discussions, both at EU and worldwide levels. Inequality manifests itself in different forms – ...

They are merely demanding basic employment rights. And the courts agree By Viana Eriksson During the last two years education has been hugely disrupted by the global pandemic and teachers, ...

Dr Yiorghos Leventis July 14 marked the sixth anniversary of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. The JCPOA reached on July 14, 2015 in Vienna is the multinational nuclear deal between the US, ...

The ECB’s revised inflation targeting reflects a doubling down on policy strategy that has been shown so far to be lacking Andrew Shouler Crunch time is approaching in the ...

By Αnna Kythreotou The refugee crisis is an ongoing humanitarian crisis, which has an impact on Cyprus as well as the rest of Europe. The rights of refugees safeguarded under ...

By Trevor Hunnicutt President Joe Biden’s frustrations with Afghanistan boiled over more than a decade ago, and they never again eased. On a trip to Kabul in January 2009, shortly ...

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, a number of analysts concluded that the yields of bonds of countries with diametrically opposed economic performance ...

A European Union plan to extend carbon pricing to the fuel used in cars and to heat homes is facing a wall of early resistance from countries and lawmakers fearing ...

Why the current UFO craze may be a problem of intelligence failings By Kyle Cunliffe It’s safe to say that UFOs, now branded UAPs, are back. In recent years, ...

By Matt Williams The US is edging closer by the day to seeing half of its population fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Although vaccination rates differ from state to state, the ...