Lower VAT on EAC bills, boost to pensions to cushion runaway prices (Update 1)
Cabinet on Friday approved a €103m package to help households ride out a surge in the cost of living fueled by sharp increases in energy...
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Coronavirus: Mask requirement indoors could be lifted on June 1
Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela will on Friday propose to cabinet it suspend the requirement to wear face masks indoors, except at high-risk facilities, the Cyprus...
Cabinet approves holiday scheme for disabled
Cabinet on Tuesday approved a new holiday scheme for people with disabilities expected to benefit some 600 individuals. The Holiday Plan for People with Disabilities...
Coronavirus: SafePass dropped for nightclubs, weddings (update 2)
By Jonathan Shkurko and Gina Agapiou A SafePass will no longer be required at entertainment centres, nightclubs and events such as weddings and christenings as...
Reshuffle of ‘cabinet’ announced in north
Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Faiz Sucuoglu on Monday announced the new ‘cabinet’, the nominees having got the nod from the north’s ‘president’ Ersin Tatar. The...
Cabinet strips another four Russians of Cypriot citizenship (Updated)
The cabinet proceeded on Wednesday to revoke a further four Cypriot passports from Russians identified within the latest round of EU sanctions against Moscow The...
Prominent figure in the arts appointed deputy minister of culture
Yiannis Toumazis, a prominent figure in the arts community, was on Wednesday appointed Cyprus’ first deputy minister for culture and will take up his duties...
Cabinet approves €2.59m aid for farmers for damage to crops
Cabinet on Tuesday approved €2.529m in financial aid to farmers affected by adverse weather last year, deputy government spokeswoman Niovi Parisinou said. In a written...
Aid packages for farmers and youths in state care
Cabinet on Wednesday approved an aid package for more fire-stricken farmers and extended financial support to help those who were in state care, deputy government...
Cabinet approves transfer of 150 unaccompanied minors from Pournara (Updated)
One hundred and fifty unaccompanied minors currently at Pournara are to be transferred to other accommodation units in Famagusta, while the interior ministry said that...
