Posts tagged with "AKEL"

Pessimistic party leaders say solution slipping away Cyprus Talks

Pessimistic party leaders say solution slipping away

October 3rd, 2018 Five days ahead of a party-leaders briefing by President Nicos Anastasiades on his contacts in New York last week, the leaders of the two main parties, ruling Disy and opposition Akel, on Wednesday warned that the future of Cyprus negotiations was in jeopardy. Akel’s Andros Kyprianou said he feared there would soon be no Turkish...
Akel says other parties siding with employers as inspection vote postponed again Cyprus

Akel says other parties siding with employers as inspection vote postponed again

September 28th, 2018 Akel on Friday accused ruling Disy of serving the interests of employers after the party sought a postponement, for the second time, of the vote on a government bill that calls for the creation of a unified labour inspection service. Discussion of the bill was postponed again on Friday at the behest of Disy, which had also asked for...
Fears that Anastasiades will lay down conditions for new talks   Cyprus Talks

Fears that Anastasiades will lay down conditions for new talks  

September 23rd, 2018 Opposition Akel on Sunday questioned President Nicos Anastasiades’ commitment to a resumption of talks suggesting he would lay down conditions that would stop UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres from recommending a new round of negotiations. The comments came shortly after Anastasiades landed in New York for the UN General...
Akel blasts Neophytou over Russia comments Cyprus

Akel blasts Neophytou over Russia comments

September 11th, 2018 Main opposition Akel said on Tuesday that ruling party leader Averof Neophytou must think twice before making reference to foreign states, especially UN Security Council members, a day after the Russian embassy issued a statement suggesting he was acting on behalf of other countries in trying to ruin relations between Moscow and...
Talks must restart immediately say Kyprianou and Tsipras Cyprus Talks

Talks must restart immediately say Kyprianou and Tsipras

July 25th, 2018 Negotiations on the Cyprus problem need to start immediately and they need to end positively, Akel general-secretary Andros Kyprianou and Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Wednesday. Speaking after a meeting at Tsipras’ office, Kyprianou said “negotiations have to restart and this time go to the end, not just based...
President criticised for ‘two-state’ comments Cyprus Talks

President criticised for ‘two-state’ comments

June 25th, 2018 President Nicos Anastasiades was criticised on Monday by opposition Akel over his defence of comments he made in an interview published on Friday. Anastasiades seemed to suggest in the interview with lifo.gr, in answer to a question about a two-state solution, that the Greek Cypriot political leadership should, given Turkish...
Akel suggests limiting term of government officials Cyprus

Akel suggests limiting term of government officials

June 19th, 2018 Main opposition Akel confirmed it has been preparing a number of proposals on ways to boost democracy and transparency and one of them is limiting the term of independent officials such as the Attorney-general and the Auditor-general who currently remain in office until retirement, it was reported on Tuesday. Akel spokesman Stefanos...
AG says he knows the law after being called on to probe Co-op (updated) Cyprus

AG says he knows the law after being called on to probe Co-op (updated)

June 19th, 2018 Attorney-general Costas Clerides said on Tuesday he knew his job well and didn’t need encouragement or prompting on whether he would launch a probe into the possibility of wrongdoing at the Co-op bank. The AG was commenting on a letter sent to him by main opposition Akel asking him to investigate the Co-op sale to Hellenic bank and...
No home for the moderate leftist in Cyprus Opinion

No home for the moderate leftist in Cyprus

June 17th, 2018 IN Cyprus there is some confusion regarding the definition of ‘leftist’ which may be explained by the absence of different tendencies within the left. The history of Cyprus, at least until the Turkish invasion, registered a polarisation of the political forces. There was the nationalist right, representing the church and bourgeoisie...
Peaceniks march on Akrotiri airbase, Kyprianou slams government Cyprus

Peaceniks march on Akrotiri airbase, Kyprianou slams government

June 10th, 2018 Akel leader Andros Kyprianou on Sunday accused the Anastasiades government of being complicit in the deaths of thousands of people in the region, from Gaza to Syria, by remaining silent on the role of the British bases. Kyprianou was one of the main speakers at a protest march on Akrotiri RAF base, organised by the Cyprus Peace...
Akel: talks’ impasse serves those ‘flirting’ with non-solution Cyprus Talks

Akel: talks’ impasse serves those ‘flirting’ with non-solution

June 2nd, 2018 Akel general-secretary Andros Kyprianou said on Saturday that the perpetuation of the current Cyprus problem situation only serves those “flirting” with a non-solution. Speaking at the third annual conference ‘The Left in Cyprus’, Kyprianou said the lack of any moves on the negotiations “has serious consequences for the...
Our View: Anastasiades resorts to the tactics used against him Our View

Our View: Anastasiades resorts to the tactics used against him

May 31st, 2018 WE have come full circle when President Anastasiades resorts to the same intimidation tactics he was the target of some 14 years ago. Back then he campaigned in favour of accepting the Annan plan and criticised the Papadopoulos government for spurning the best ever opportunity for a settlement. During the referendum campaign he had...
Historic turn as Omonia taken over by private company Cyprus

Historic turn as Omonia taken over by private company

May 30th, 2018 In what was described as a historic move, Nicosia football club Omonia has been taken over by a private company following a decision at a general assembly of its members on Tuesday. The decision, however, has irked its organized fans, Gate 9, who said they will not support the new state of affairs and will create a new Omonia that...
Anastasiades: failure of talks not Greek Cypriots’ fault (Update 3) Cyprus Talks

Anastasiades: failure of talks not Greek Cypriots’ fault (Update 3)

May 30th, 2018   President Nicos Anastasiades said on Wednesday he would not let the Greek Cypriot side take the blame for the impasse in the Cyprus talks in Crans-Montana last July. Responding to ongoing criticism from main opposition Akel over his handling of the negotiations in Switzerland which failed at the last stretch, Anastasiades...
Akel says it’s breaking off ties with Israeli and US embassies Cyprus

Akel says it’s breaking off ties with Israeli and US embassies

May 16th, 2018 Main opposition Akel said on Wednesday it would freeze its relations with the embassies of Israel and the US in Cyprus in protest over what it described as the new cycle of violence against the Palestinians. The party organised a peaceful rally on Wednesday to the embassy of Israel in Nicosia, with the participation of many...
UK Labour MP pessimistic about Cyprus problem solution Cyprus

UK Labour MP pessimistic about Cyprus problem solution

April 27th, 2018 Prospects on finding a solution to the Cyprus problem appear to be grim at the moment, a British Labour MP said on Friday. At a meeting at Akel’s headquarters with leader Andros Kyprianou, Labour MP Fabian Hamilton said the picture appears quite pessimistic right now and that President Nicos Anastasiades does not appear to be too...
Akel urges TCs to view solution as the way to gain gas wealth Cyprus Talks

Akel urges TCs to view solution as the way to gain gas wealth

April 23rd, 2018   Main opposition Akel on Monday told foreign diplomats in Cyprus the simplest and surest way for Turkish Cypriots to ensure their share in the island’s hydrocarbons wealth was to help reach a solution. Addressing 35 ambassadors and other diplomats at a lunch in Nicosia, Akel leader Andros Kyprianou spoke about the failure...
Akel protests against Syria strike and use of British bases Cyprus

Akel protests against Syria strike and use of British bases

April 16th, 2018 Edon, the youth wing of communist Akel, staged a demonstration outside the heavily fortressed US embassy in Nicosia on Monday night to protest against air strikes on Syria at the weekend, some of which were launched from the British base at Akrotiri. Main opposition Akel has accused the government of being complicit in the air strikes...
Akel boycotts CyBC (Updated) Cyprus

Akel boycotts CyBC (Updated)

April 13th, 2018 Main opposition party Akel said on Friday it has decided to boycott the state broadcaster’s news shows for the next few days over what it calls CyBC’s failure to publish the party’s statements over the past couple of days. The party said in a statement that it has repeatedly complained about being discriminated against over time...
‘EU sends clear message to Ankara’ Cyprus

‘EU sends clear message to Ankara’

March 27th, 2018 Political party reaction to the Varna summit was mixed on Tuesday with the two main parties, ruling Disy and opposition Akel, welcoming the statements on Cyprus by EU leaders. Disy said the EU had shown solidarity with Cyprus over Turkey’s violation of its exclusive economic zone (EEZ). “The European Union has sent a clear...
Akel seeks to boost appeal Cyprus

Akel seeks to boost appeal

March 23rd, 2018 Main opposition Akel is looking to reinvent itself by redefining its organizational operation and formulation of policy as well as giving a bigger role to people who are not party members but share its leftist ideology as it seeks to broaden its support base within the society, its leader Andros Kyprianou said on Friday. “We are not...
Opposition parties furious over Co-op sale Cyprus

Opposition parties furious over Co-op sale

March 20th, 2018 Opposition parties were furious on Tuesday over the government’s move to put the Co-op Bank under the hammer without telling the House, they said. The bank was recapitalised with almost €1.7bn in taxpayers’ money in 2014 and 2015, but it is struggling with some €6bn of non-performing loans, accounting for more than half of its...
Akel and United Cyprus call for resumption of talks Cyprus Talks

Akel and United Cyprus call for resumption of talks

March 12th, 2018 The general secretaries of Akel and Turkish Cypriot party United Cyprus appealed on Monday to President Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci to resume talks on resolving the Cyprus problem. After a meeting at Akel’s headquarters they called on the two leaders to pick up where they left off in Crans-Montana...
Anastasiades on track, minister says in response to Akel accusations Cyprus

Anastasiades on track, minister says in response to Akel accusations

March 9th, 2018 President Nicos Anastasiades is not pushing for any other settlement solution other than the one being discussed at the negotiating table, Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides said on Friday. The minister was responding to the offensive launched by Akel leader Andros Kyprianou this week against Anastasiades’ handling of the Cyprus...
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