Over 4,000 asylum applications in Cyprus recorded in 2020
Cyprus saw a total of 4,393 asylum applicants up to August this year, according to data disclosed by the interior ministry’s asylum service. Of the...
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‘The real facts’ on citizenship scheme are documented, Nouris says
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris faced a barrage of questions from MPs on Monday as he strove to defend the government’s handling of the controversial citizenship-by-investment...
Cyprus to discuss with Lebanon surge in migrant arrivals (update 3)
By Evie Andreou and Peter Michael Cyprus will send a team to Beirut in the next two days to consult with officials, Interior Minister Nicos...
Al Jazeera reports are propaganda, not journalism, Nouris says (Update 3)
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris on Wednesday accused Qatar’s Al Jazeera network of deliberately trying to damage Cyprus politically and economically with its reporting on the...
Hope for Limnes homeowners as work to begin early next year
The government on Thursday said earthworks would commence in early 2021 to stabilise the soil in the Pissouri area, where subsidence has caused serious damage...
Thousands of NGOs face purge if not properly registered, minister says
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Saturday he would purge 5,000 non-governmental organisations (NGO) in the coming weeks if they did not properly register with...
Largest housing project ever in Cyprus will help low-income families
Limassol municipality and the Land Development Corporation (KOAG) reached an official agreement on Thursday regarding the establishment of the largest housing project ever undertaken in...
Unaccompanied minors at Pournara camp moved to safe area after reports of sexual harassment (updated)
A group of unaccompanied minors at the Pournara reception camp for refugees have been moved to a safer area following complaints over sexual harassment, while...
Lack of integration programmes leading to ghettoisation
As the government announced tough new measures this week to curb illegal migration, the need for effective, long-term integration programmes for refugees and asylum seekers...
Our View: It was long past time to tighten migration rules
The tougher measures for controlling immigration were a long time in the making but necessary, considering that the problem seems to grow every year. In...
Interior Minister Nouris: Invest for Passport Programme is secure and strong
Interior minister says Cypriot investment programme is secure and strong By Andrew Rosenbaum Across Europe, 10 EU member states, including Cyprus, offer either residency...
Two days of intensive talks on migration begin with other EU nations
Interior minister Nicos Nourris will on Thursday start two days of intense talks and consultations with other European interior ministers on the new European policy...
Coronavirus: Want to go outside for non-work reasons? Ask the authorities via SMS (Update 3)
Invoking the Quarantine Law, the state on Tuesday put into place an effective curfew until April 13 in a bid to limit unnecessary outdoor movements...
Nouris briefs EU Commissioner on migration needs
Interior Minister Nicos Nouris informed the vice-president of the EU Commission Margaritis Schoinas on Cyprus’ needs and the issues the country faces in dealing with...
Communities seeking to fiddle with municipal mergers
Delegates representing local communities conveyed to the government on Monday their opposition to being merged with municipalities, but it appears the horse-trading over who ends...
Greece’s New Democracy opens offices in Cyprus (Updated)
The general-secretary of Greece’s New Democracy party, Giorgos Stergiou was in Cyprus on Wednesday for the opening of the party’s new offices within the building...
Smoking law ‘an extremely significant step forward’
Amid outcry by opposition for the weakening of the law regulating smoking, as passed by parliament on Friday, ruling Disy on Saturday defended the outcome...
Not paying 13th salary is a criminal offence, says minister
By Constantinos Psillides ANY employer who refuses to pay employees a 13th salary is committing a criminal offence and can be taken to court, said...
No decision yet on 13th salary cut
By Constantinos Psilides PARLIAMENTARY party leaders decided yesterday to postpone a decision to cut 3.0 per cent off civil servants’ 13th salaries. A final decision...
CTO’s closure of Vienna office questioned by MPs
LEGISLATORS yesterday expressed concerns over what they perceived as unilateral and obscure decisions by the Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO), which they said were taken without...
