Posts tagged with "eu"

Pavlopoulos: a solution to the Cyprus problem needs to be found soon Cyprus

Pavlopoulos: a solution to the Cyprus problem needs to be found soon

October 16th, 2018 A solution to the Cyprus problem must be reached soon to put an end to pending issues, Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos said on Tuesday. Pavlopoulos is in Nicosia to address a Conference organised by the Parliaments of Greek and Cyprus. President Nicos Anastasiades is also speaking at the Conference. Pavlopoulos , who had a...
Cyprus not happy with EU’s lack of progress in resolving migration issues Cyprus

Cyprus not happy with EU’s lack of progress in resolving migration issues

October 12th, 2018 By Lizzy Ioannidou Cyprus is not satisfied with the progress made so far in the EU-level negotiations on immigration, as delays in agreement over the mechanism of automatic redistribution of arrivals across member states mean that Cyprus continues to take in more than its fair share of refugees, Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides...
Match-fixing suspect to remain in custody until extradition hearing on Monday Cyprus

Match-fixing suspect to remain in custody until extradition hearing on Monday

October 11th, 2018 By Elias Hazou A 52-year-old man, arrested in Cyprus as part of a major investigation by Belgian authorities into financial fraud and possible match-fixing, is to remain in police custody until Monday when he will appear before a court for his initial extradition hearing. Belgium has asked for the man’s extradition. The suspect...
New EU labelling for fuel in effect from Friday Cyprus

New EU labelling for fuel in effect from Friday

October 11th, 2018 As of October 12, a new unique and harmonised set of fuel labels will appear across Europe in order to help consumers select the appropriate fuel for their vehicles. This follows an agreement by EU member states on new labelling requirements for newly produced vehicles and fuel filling stations. The label will be placed on newly...
EU warns of contagion risk if Italy does not change budget plans Europe

EU warns of contagion risk if Italy does not change budget plans

October 11th, 2018 European Commission Vice President Jyrki Katainen urged Italy on Thursday to submit a draft budget in line with commitments and warned of risks for Italy and other euro zone states. Italy's eurosceptic government raised market concern when it announced two weeks ago a plan to raise its headline budget gap to 2.4 per cent of gross...
Italy debt plans 'complete insanity' say EU officials Europe

Italy debt plans 'complete insanity' say EU officials

October 4th, 2018 Senior European Union officials believe Italy risks facing a massive debt restructuring task - and one that would hit its own citizens hardest - unless it backs down in its unprecedented challenge to Brussels' budget rules. Italy's €2.3tn national debt dwarfs that of Greece and the euro zone bailout fund would not be able to cope...
EU grudgingly accepts no-deal Brexit would still include deals Brexit

EU grudgingly accepts no-deal Brexit would still include deals

September 27th, 2018 he European Union will wait until November before kicking off full-blown preparations for a possible collapse of Brexit talks, diplomats said, reluctantly accepting that such a scenario would still require some managing. EU envoys of the 27 countries remaining in the bloc after Brexit discussed on Wednesday stepping up contingency...
Cyprus needs the EU’s genius for compromise and fudge Opinion

Cyprus needs the EU’s genius for compromise and fudge

September 23rd, 2018 By Alper Ali Riza All persons within the legal space of Europe are free to express themselves as they wish and to do so anonymously subject only to necessary and proportionate safeguards to protect truth, national security, public order and morals, the reputation and rights of others, confidentiality and the administration of...
Cyprus’ social fabric and demographics must be protected, Disy boss says Cyprus

Cyprus’ social fabric and demographics must be protected, Disy boss says

September 20th, 2018 The state ought to protect its social fabric and its demographics, ruling Disy chief Averof Neophytou said on Thursday, commenting on the problem Cyprus is facing with the influx of refugees from war-torn Syria. The matter was raised by President Nicos Anastasiades during an informal EU summit on migration in Austria on...
Serbian President says he wants EU membership guarantee Europe

Serbian President says he wants EU membership guarantee

September 13th, 2018 Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said he would seek a guarantee that his country would join the European Union in 2025 as part of any deal with neighbouring Kosovo which would pave the way for both states to enter the bloc. Serbia and its former province Kosovo committed to an EU-mediated dialogue to improve relations and resolve...
Juncker plans to send thousands of extra guards to EU borders Europe

Juncker plans to send thousands of extra guards to EU borders

September 12th, 2018 European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has unveiled plans to recruit 10,000 staff to the EU's coastguard and asylum agency to improving border policing and speed up the deportation of illegal immigrants. The proposals come as EU nations argue over who should take responsibility for people rescued in the Mediterranean Sea...
EU's Juncker eyes free trade pact with Africa Europe

EU's Juncker eyes free trade pact with Africa

September 12th, 2018 The European Union should offer a free trade agreement to the whole of the African continent and a new investment alliance, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said in a keynote speech on Wednesday. Among various proposals for EU action to bolster prosperity in the world's poorest continent and Europe's close...
Cyprus expresses reservations over FTT Cyprus

Cyprus expresses reservations over FTT

September 7th, 2018 Finance Minister Harris Georgiades said Cyprus is cautious towards an EU proposal to introduce a financial transactions tax but was in favour of deepening the economic union. Speaking at the Eurogroup meeting in Vienna, Georgiades said the European Union is at a key juncture in the course of its economic governance. He added that...
Pharma companies warns of risks to buying meds in the north   Health

Pharma companies warns of risks to buying meds in the north  

September 6th, 2018 The pharmaceutical companies association (Sfek) warned Thursday medicines sold in the north involved risks for patients, as it voiced concern over a recent government decision to allow people living in the Republic to buy meds from the north for personal use. In a written statement on Thursday, Sfek also defended the high prices of...
EU ends trade controls on Chinese solar panels Europe

EU ends trade controls on Chinese solar panels

September 1st, 2018   By Philip Blenkinsop The European Union will end restrictions on the sale of solar panels from China early next week in a move that EU producers said would lead to a flood of cheap imports. The European Commission, which coordinates EU trade policy, said in a statement on Friday that the measures would expire at midnight...
Four new ‘green points’ for Limassol district Cyprus

Four new ‘green points’ for Limassol district

August 30th, 2018 The contract for the management of four ‘green points’ in the Limassol district have been signed and they are expected to start operating within a month, an announcement said on Thursday. The points will operate in Fassoula, Parekklisia, Kolossi and Pissouri, while a mobile one will also be created. Green points are areas for...
New ‘carrot and stick’ proposals to reduce exhaust emissions Cyprus

New ‘carrot and stick’ proposals to reduce exhaust emissions

August 24th, 2018 By Evie Andreou The government launched a public consultation on a new bill stipulating higher road tax for owners of cars exceeding acceptable limits for exhaust emissions and atmospheric pollutants while offering incentives to those choosing to buy low-emission vehicles. The bill, prepared by the departments of road transport,...
Britain presses for more EU sanctions against Russia World

Britain presses for more EU sanctions against Russia

August 21st, 2018 Britain pressed the European Union on Tuesday to increase sanctions against Russia, saying it should stand "shoulder to shoulder" with the United States, which hit Moscow with new economic restrictions this month. Britain's foreign minister, Jeremy Hunt, said that Russian President Vladimir Putin has made the world "a more dangerous...
Cyprus protests EU’s new migrant scheme Cyprus

Cyprus protests EU’s new migrant scheme

August 12th, 2018 Cyprus has been included in a list of EU member states where so-called controlled centres could be located to process migrants and refugees disembarking on EU soil. It is part of the ongoing attempts to forge a common migration policy within the bloc. With 15,000 documented asylum seekers – mostly Syrian – already on the...
The investigation of murder is a human right Opinion

The investigation of murder is a human right

August 12th, 2018 Thanks to the guts and professionalism of the journalist Mihalis Theodorou of Politis we now know that the perpetrators of the murder of ten Turkish Cypriots in 1964 were Greek Cypriot police officers. Despite obvious lines of inquiry, we also know that the investigation into the murders is going to go on and on like the Cyprus talks...
EU's top court backs copyright holder in landmark ruling Tech & Science

EU's top court backs copyright holder in landmark ruling

August 7th, 2018 Users who publish content freely available on the internet should get consent from the person behind it, Europe's top court ruled on Tuesday in a boost to the bloc's creative industries. Regulators say they lose out because illegal uploads of works on big online platforms such as Google's YouTube and Vivendi's video-sharing site...
EU and OSCE weigh in on prosecution of Afrika and its journalists (Updated) Cyprus

EU and OSCE weigh in on prosecution of Afrika and its journalists (Updated)

August 2nd, 2018 The European Commission said Thursday that the harassment and intimidation of journalists constituted violation of the freedom of expression, guaranteed under the European Convention on Human Rights and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. The Commission was responding to a question from the Cyprus News Agency on...
‘Golden visas’ risk being exposed to fraud, insider says Business

‘Golden visas’ risk being exposed to fraud, insider says

July 22nd, 2018 By Stelios Orphanides Foreign investors applying for a Cypriot ‘golden visa’ may be exposed to malpractice and fraud if the government decides to grant companies or individuals selling investments the right to operate as licensed advisors, a stakeholder said this week. “This is like allowing the producers of medicines to act...
No EU country has given such damaging casino concessions Opinion

No EU country has given such damaging casino concessions

July 22nd, 2018 That the Republic of Cyprus will allow a large number of its citizens becoming victims of gambling addiction is already statistically a fact. According to the World Health Organisation gambling addiction has been defined a sickness. On March 19, 2018 the Cyprus National Betting Authority held a press conference and announced the...
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