Consumers see price gouging in wake of Thomas Cook collapse
Air fares have suddenly jumped for October by as much as 60 or 70 per cent, the Cyprus Consumers’ Associations said on Tuesday as countless...
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Cyprus has the highest prices in Europe for milk, cheese and eggs
Consumers in Cyprus and Greece pay the highest prices in Europe for milk, cheese and eggs, according to Eurostat. In Cyprus, the overall prices for...
Prices have risen 32.8 per cent since start of millennium
By Liam Carter Since the start of the new millennium, prices in Cyprus have increased by a total of 32.8 per cent on average, with...
Cheaper meds drive consumers north
By Elias Hazou MORE and more Greek Cypriots, particularly those feeling the financial pinch, are crossing to the north for cheaper medicines, while others buy...
Consumer body urges shoppers to hit back at rip-off merchants
The Cyprus consumers’ union has called on the public to abstain from buying overpriced fruits and vegetables for Easter. The union referred to recent price...
Dangerous chainsaw on the market
The department of labour inspection on Wednesday informed the public that a dangerous chainsaw has been withdrawn from the market. The European Rapid Alert System...
Consumers association urges online caution
The Cyprus Consumers Association on Friday advised consumers to be very careful when conducting online transactions with unfamiliar websites, especially those that advertise discounts or...
Awareness campaign launched after spate of hot-water bottle mishaps
The Consumer Protection Service of the commerce ministry has launched a campaign to both regulate the sale of low-quality hot water bottles and warn consumers...
LPG 40 per cent higher than EU average
A consumer group charged on Tuesday there was collusion in setting the price of motor gas, demanding to know how it had been set. The...
Dangerous appliances
The state electromechanical department announced on Wednesday that it has located a number of appliances in the market that do not comply with EU standards....
Cypriots choosing to ‘shop smart’ as habits change since crisis
The economic crisis has changed the behaviour of Cypriot consumers who are have moved from ‘shopping big’ to ‘shopping smart’, according to the head of...
JCC glitch causes hassle for Saturday shoppers (Updated)
Consumers experienced problems with paying with their credit cards in shops on Saturday morning as it appears that the system of the JCC payment system...
UK consumers worry as weaker pound raises prices
British consumers turned less optimistic this month as sterling’s slump began to eat into their disposable income, according to two surveys on Friday which will...
Sorting out the Post Office
Two major cases of theft in five years have reduced consumer confidence in the postal service AN administrative probe is expected to shed light into...
Unprepared British consumers face Brexit-driven price squeeze
Any British shoppers tempted by Apple’s new iPhone are having to dig deeper into their pockets after June’s Brexit vote as the US tech giant...
Pafilia fined €100,000 for withholding important information from buyers
The consumer protection service has fined Pafilia Developers €100,000 for withholding important information during the sale of a flat, it was announced on Tuesday. According...
More businesses sign on to voluntary consumer mechanism
More Cypriot companies are signing up to a relatively new consumer service that settles disputes out of court and lends credibility and confidence to the...
Audit office says state could stop subsidies for wind farms
THE AUDIT service has said the state could disengage from agreements to subsidise windfarms, which burden the renewable energy sources special fund, and ultimately taxpayers....
Hike in RES fund could cost consumers an extra €7 on bi-monthly bills
Should the government proposal to raise the contribution rates for the Renewable Energy Sources (RES) fund be accepted by parliament, it means that an average...
Authorities to check children’s clothing shops for hidden dangers
The competition and consumer protection service announced on Friday the launch of a campaign to identify and remove dangerous children’s clothing from the market. Officials...
