Disabled welcome wheelchair friendly Nicosia city revamp
Nicosia mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis on Wednesday took a tour of the revamped ‘Nicosia triangle’ in the commercial area of the capital, along with members of...
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Cyprus link to attempt to defraud EU out of more than €400,000
The European anti-fraud office (Olaf) has said a European consortium siphoned off EU funds earmarked for an environmental programme which ended up being pumped into...
Cyprus strongly objects to cut in EU funds for migration
Cyprus has strongly objected to a reduction of €30m in EU funds relating to migration for the period between 2021 and 2027, according to Finance...
Taxpayer may have to return EU’s halloumi promotion funds
The audit office has called on the trade and commerce minister and the Commissioner for Agricultural Payments to order an administrative probe for possible disciplinary...
Papadakis aide says she is ‘collateral victim’ of Edek battle
An aide to ousted Edek cadre and current MEP Demetris Papadakis, said Monday she would be filing a complaint to police over violation of her...
Reviving the ferry link to Greece could soon be a reality
The demand is there, says deputy shipping minister By Jonathan Shkurko The government’s proposal to re-establish a long-defunct car and passenger ferry service to Greece...
Revenues from port privatisation slightly below forecast
The government received €67 million in revenue in 2017 following the privatisation of operations at Limassol port – just shy of what it had been...
Extra EU cash for Limassol-Paphos road
Over €25 million in additional cash from the EU cohesion fund will be given to Cyprus towards finishing the works on a key motorway linking Limassol...
Paphos benefits from authorities’ good management
President Nicos Anastasiades said on Sunday that the completion of redevelopment projects in Paphos was an example of good management, both of public funds and...
Main suspect in Tepak cheating case admits she was involved
The prime suspect in an alleged misappropriation of EU-funds at the technical university (Tepak) and the Oceanography Centre of the University of Cyprus (UCy) has...
Confusion over EU funding if Aglandjia plans change
CONFUSION on whether EU funds will be lost if plans are changed regarding the Aglandjia roadworks ensued during the House Environment Committee on Wednesday, as...
Cyprus’ take-up of EU funds ‘relatively low’
Cyprus’ rate of absorption of European Union funds for the 2014-2020 financial period is relatively low, though still on a par with other EU countries,...
Merkel presses allies to cut funds for Turkey’s EU bid (Update)
European leaders agreed on Thursday to explore cuts in EU funds to Turkey that are linked to Ankara’s stalled bid to join the bloc after...
EU fund suspects referred to criminal court
Seven suspects held in connection with the alleged misappropriation of EU-funds at the technical university (Tepak) and the Oceanography Centre of the University of Cyprus...
Morphou concerns over EU funds for Turkish Cypriots
The mayor of Morphou said on Wednesday that EU funds to the Turkish Cypriot community must be carefully granted so as to avoid irreversible changes...
More funds for fruit and veg in schools
THE EU has increased its funds for providing children with fruit and vegetable in schools from €380,000 to €790,000, agriculture minister Nicos Kouyialis said on...
Red tape means EU funds are not being spent
Lawmakers on Tuesday expressed concern that due to red tape Cyprus is failing to tap into EU funds earmarked for job creation and helping small...
Making best use of EU funds at home and abroad
By Federica Mogherini, Kristalina Georgieva and Jyrki Katainen CHALLENGING times call for us to rise to meet them with new thinking. With innovation. With...
Fraud suspects remanded for six days
A man employed at the merchant shipping department, and three women were remanded in custody by the Limassol court for six days on Friday in...
Five arrested in connection with misappropriation of EU funds
Limassol police arrested five people on Thursday in connection with the misappropriation of €72,000 in EU funds at the Department of Merchant Shipping. Police detained...
