We’ll give him – and us – 100 days
Oh well, the president has appointed his cabinet! The favoured few… not much we can do… His personal choice, his personal taste and yes, why not, possibly suggestions made by ...
Christodoulides agrees to Akel request for national council meeting
President Nikos Christodoulides agreed on Saturday to a request from Akel to hold a national council meeting to discuss the Cyprus problem.
Akel general-secretary Stefanos Stefanou called the president on ...
Christodoulides says will not engage in Cyprob blame game
President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday he would not engage in a blame game over the Cyprus problem, reiterating his view that the EU’s involvement would go a long ...
President promises to altogether improve army conditions
The armament programme of the Republic of Cyprus will always continue as part of strengthening the country’s deterrent power, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday.
He was speaking during ...
Christodoulides gets European People’s Party backing
The European People’s Party will stand by Cyprus’ side in the resumption of talks for a solution to the Cyprus issue, its president Manfred Weber said on Friday during ...
Christodoulides: Twice-yearly exams have failed
President Nikos Christodoulides said on Thursday that twice-yearly exams at schools have failed, and legal reforms need to be made to abolish them.
Speaking after his visit to the Pefkios ...
Christodoulides: no time to lose in trying to break deadlock (Updated)
The president said on Thursday that he will not get involved in a blame game with Ankara over the Cyprus problem, as he met with UN officials ahead of key ...
Neophytou congratulates Christodoulides on presidency
Outgoing Disy leader Averof Neophytou met with President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday and congratulated the new president and wished him every success.
Neophytou did not attend Christodoulides’ official ceremony in ...
Our View: Smart move for purchase of state limos to be put on hold
News that President Nikos Christodoulides had decided to withdraw the request for the release of €3 million for the purchase of limos for state officials, which was awaiting the approval of ...
President says state hospitals will live up to public expectations
President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday he was determined for state hospitals to live up to the public’s expectations of them, assuring that one of the focal points of ...
President has specific people in mind for EU Cyprus problem role
President Nikos Christodoulides has a number of political people in mind from EU member states that could play a constructive role in resolving the Cyprus problem, he said on Tuesday.
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Christodoulides set to meet with Colin Stewart and Rosemary DiCarlo
President Nicos Christodoulides will be holding meetings with UN officials over the course of this week and the next, starting with the head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in ...
Christodoulides urges active EU role in talks
President Nikos Christodoulides spoke with Charles Michel, president of the European Council, where he pressed the need for the EU play a more active role towards resolving the Cyprus problem.
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House president pledges unity of executive and legislature (Updated)
President Nikos Christodoulides met House president Annita Demetriou on Friday, though a discussion on co-operation between the executive and the legislature was eclipsed by the tragedy in Greece which has ...
House remedies fuel price oversight
In an extraordinary plenary session hurriedly convened on Thursday, the House passed a law extending by another two months a reduction on fuel tax – a matter that should have been ...
New cabinet sworn in, urged to work for ‘all Cypriots’ (Update 2)
President Nikos Christodoulides called on his new ministers to raise the bar high and keep their tone low, as his new cabinet was sworn in on Wednesday.
In his speech, ...
Our View: New cabinet smacks of bowing to party backers
The first political act of a newly-elected president is the selection of the people who will make up the council of ministers, the executive’s decision-making body. The choices made ...
New president says criticism is welcome
Shortly after taking the oath of office on Tuesday, new President Nikos Christodoulides said he welcomes criticism of his appointments after it was pointed out to him that he had ...
New president says finding solution to Cyprus problem his priority
Newly sworn in President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday said finding solutions to solve the Cyprus problem would be the absolute priority of his administration.
His first words in the post ...
New president sworn in, pledges to make people’s lives better (update 2)
Nikos Christodoulides was officially sworn in on Tuesday as the eighth president of the Republic in a short ceremony held at the House of Representatives.
Arriving at parliament shortly after 11...
Who’s who in the new cabinet
Despite pledging that his cabinet would be made up of new faces, half of which would be women, new President Nikos Christodoulides named a council of ministers that did not ...
New cabinet announced, some familiar faces (Update 4)
By Nikolaos Prakas and Andria Kades
President-elect Nikos Christodoulides officially announced his new cabinet on Monday, after lengthy speculation and horse-trading over who would be given top posts in the ...
Christodoulides-Netanyahu discuss Cyprus-Israel relationship
The strategic significance of the Cyprus-Israel relationship was discussed during a telephone conversation on Sunday evening between President-elect Nikos Christodoulides and Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, at the latter’...
Our View: If it ain’t broke new president should not try to fix it
The inauguration ceremony for the eighth president of the republic will take place on Tuesday morning at the legislature, after which Nikos Christodoulides will head to the presidential palace where ...