Our View: Stopping rise of anti-European forces at stake in today’s vote
In a message sent out on Thursday, Disy chief Averof Neophytou said “Cyprus does not have the luxury to return to the isolation we are
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Our View: Anastasiades should have stood up to the EAC unions
WE DO NOT know whose advice President Anastasiades follows, in regularly offering his services as a mediator in industrial disputes, but wherever it comes from
Our View: Voter apathy is the main issue in European elections
ELECTIONS for the European Parliament do not generate much excitement because there is nothing at stake apart from the parties testing their electoral strength and
Our View: Limiting terms of independent officials long overdue
AKEL has submitted two bills that seek to amend articles of the constitution regarding the years of service of the auditor-general and the attorney-general. The
Our View: Healthcare that is good enough for the masses really should be good enough for politicians too
We hope former President Demetris Christofias makes a speedy recovery. He has been offered the best possible care by the state medical services while on
Our View: Outbursts against Akel are unbecoming of a president
PRESIDENT Anastasiades may be right in accusing Akel of constantly mounting “nihilistic criticism” against him, but Akel is also right to accuse him of not
Our View: Party allegiances, not issues, rule in Cyprus’ Euro election
THERE will be 72 candidates contesting the six seats allocated to Cyprus in next Sunday’s elections for the European Parliament. There are 13 parties or
Our View: Series of failed prosecutions reflects badly on AG’s office
ANOTHER prosecution case brought by the attorney-general’s office collapsed this week, with the criminal court ruling there was no prima facie evidence for a trial,
Our View: Government should have treated EEZ issue in more rational way
THE GOVERNMENT raised a big fuss about the comments made by Britain’s minister for Europe Sir Alan Duncan, about planned Turkish drilling in Cyprus’ EEZ.
Our View: Makarios’ priest pay deal with state beyond absurd
THE 1971 agreement between church and state by which the taxpayer undertook to pay half the wages of priests based in the countryside until the
Our View: If new CEO at BoC can take on the unions it will pave the way for his success
Many in the business world would have been surprised by the appointment of Panicos Nicolaou as the new CEO of the Bank of Cyprus, especially
Our View: should we expect a Gesy fiasco come June 1?
LESS than three weeks before the introduction of the first phase of Gesy, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou has called on the public to show patience
Our View: Message over the EEZ incursion we don’t want to hear
LAST WEEKEND Turkey did exactly what it had been threatening to do for some time now. The drillship Fatih, escorted by another three ships, moved
Our View: Will the real ‘Cyprus breakfast’ please stand up?
THE WEEK dedicated to promoting the Cyprus breakfast has become an annual fixture for hotels, even after the demise of the Cyprus Tourism Organisation. The
Our View: There are many reasons to be grateful for EU membership
CYPRUS celebrated Europe Day on Thursday, with a modest event in Nicosia. In his address at the event foreign minister Nicos Christodoulides, said he considered
Our View: Police force hampered by political interference
SPEAKING during the swearing-in of the new chief of police, President Anastasiades told him: “it is now your responsibility to find and use the best
Our View: Disy madness over TC candidate shows lack of judgement
We know that in an election campaign things often turn nasty but Disy has shown a staggering lack of political judgment in cynically targeting the
Our View: Will Turkey prove might is right yet again?
THE government is taking all the necessary measures, legal and diplomatic, in the hope of dealing with Turkey’s decision to send the drillship Fatih into
Our View: After 15 years in the EU we’ve learnt nothing
May 1 marked the 15th anniversary of Cyprus’ accession to the European Union. It was the biggest achievement of the Clerides government, but the man
Our View: No rational justification for opposing phone surveillance bill
THE BILL that would allow the police to carry out phone surveillance of suspects, after approval has been secured from a judge, has once again