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Article by Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides on progress made in the mainstreaming of the gender dimension in the foreign policy of the Republic of Cyprus, on the occasion of the ...

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides At regular intervals, the European Commission undertakes an assessment of the economies of the member countries of the EU. This process, known as ‘European ...

By Savvakis C. Savvides A business today is like an orange that is forcibly squeezed from both sides under conditions of extreme debt and by being obliged to be operating ...

International Women’s Day: how do we get to a genuine ‘gender-transformative’ approach? By Sophia Papastavrou and Fiona Mullen In the 21 years since UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace ...

By UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres As the world marks International Women’s Day in the midst of a global pandemic, one stark fact is clear: the Covid-19 crisis has a ...

The public has the right to access information and participate in decision making, but the government makes it very difficult says Green party leader Charalampos Theopemptou One the most important ...

There are three routes to fighting the decrees and all three would likely end up in Strasbourg By Achilleas Demetriades More than a year has passed since the decrees started ...

By Yao Agbetse It was hoped that elections in the Central African Republic (CAR) would consolidate the country’s democracy. Instead, the December 27, 2020 vote led to a return of open ...

By Penelope Karaoli When in 2019 one of our country’s most infamous bishops publicly claimed that gay men have a “particular odour” and that future mothers who “indulge” in anal ...

YIANNAKIS MATSIS argues that the only way to secure the long-term future of Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots on the island is by preserving the Cyprus Republic, with some changes ...

Dr Louisa Borg Haviaras Reports and post-programme surveillance following Cyprus’ exit from the bailout agreement praised sustained economic growth at rates far higher than expected. Progress was also made on ...

Dr Dario Pontiggia The European Union has put sustainability and the environment at the heart of its future. This commitment is backed up with an unprecedented financial package: €1.8 trillion. Of ...

By Stephania Constantinou Over the last year, the world has witnessed an unprecedented number of extraordinary events that will be remembered as the most defining in recent history. One positive ...

By Costas Themistocleous A lot of ink will be used before the new five-party conference is held in a month or two. Perhaps even more than was used in all ...

An out-of-the-box approach By Christos Yiangou For too many decades Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots have been trying hard, under UN auspices, to resolve the Cyprus problem and reunite their ...

The last round of the voting process at the Libyan Dialogue Forum in Geneva on February 5, 2021 resulted in victory for a list of people that includes Muhammad Yunus Al-Manfi as ...

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides The practice of granting government guarantees to secure bank loans for businesses is widely spread. In Cyprus, this practice has been pursued on a ...

But serious, long-term investors must be able to trust the jurisdiction in which they invest By Peter Droussiotis Cyprus has many of the attributes required to build a diverse economy ...

Covid, brain drain and scientific mobility Dr Louisa Borg Haviaras Europe is currently facing significant societal, ecological and economic challenges that are aggravated by the coronavirus crisis. Research and innovation ...

During the pandemic, when access to loans is even more difficult, promising businesses have a better chance at a stock exchange where investors take decisions based on a company’s ...

By Demetrios (Akis) Hadjihambis There were recently two highly significant stands taken on the Cyprus problem which restore the traditional approach to finding a solution, and are all the more ...

By Sam Beever 2020 was a year that tested the strength of our communities and the resilience of our countries. It was a year dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic. For Australians, 2020 ...

By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides The 21st century has delivered unprecedented prosperity and peace to mankind, especially in the developed world. Despite the fact that regional and social inequalities ...

By Erol Riza The banking system in Cyprus is facing significant challenges linked to the low interest rate environment, the competition from Fintech companies and from the lower net interest ...