Cautious optimism for new round of talks
Though the main Greek Cypriot parties were on Tuesday cautiously optimistic that new talks would indeed start, the smaller ones, including centre-right Diko, were more...
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Anastasiades meeting party leaders in Troodos
President Nicos Anastasiades was on Monday briefing political party leaders ahead of his meeting with the Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci on August 9. The...
Party leaders reject Akinci proposal in joint statement (update 3)
Greek Cypriot political parties on Tuesday rejected the proposal by Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci to set up a joint committee on hydrocarbons. The political...
Anastasiades briefing party leaders on Akinci proposal
President Nicos Anastasiades was on Tuesday briefing political party leaders on a proposal by Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci to set up a joint hydrocarbons...
Anastasiades briefing party leaders Monday on plans to tackle wage-cuts ruling
The government has made some plans following the administrative court’s decision to reverse the wage cuts on civil servants, it said, ahead of a meeting...
Anastasiades to brief party leaders on New York contacts (Updated)
President Nicos Anastasiades will brief the political party leaders next week on his contacts in New York, it emerged on Wednesday. He will inform the...
Anastasiades briefs party leaders ahead of Monday dinner
By Elias Hazou President Nicos Anastasiades on Thursday evening briefed party leaders on his upcoming informal meeting with Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci. Speaking...
No more documents to party leaders following leak, 24 differences on property and governance (Update 2)
President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday expressed dissatisfaction with the leaking of a confidential talks-related document, announcing that no more documents would be circulated to party...
President briefs party leaders ahead of Swiss talks, hopes for further progress (Update 2)
President Nicos Anastasiades said Saturday he was determined to work towards a settlement of the island’s division, shortly before his departure for Switzerland for crucial...
Party leaders warn of risks in next round of talks
IN what can only be described as a paradoxical exercise, parties used up all of Friday’s plenary session in parliament to discuss the latest developments...
Our View: Anastasiades and Akinci right to leave party leaders behind
IN THE end the two leaders made the right call in deciding not to take party leaders with them to Mont Pelerin where the talks...
Party leaders not going to attend Swiss talks (Update 4: adds party leaders)
The National Council, which met for five hours ahead of leaders’ talks in Switzerland, concluded just before 3pm on Sunday. It was decided the party...
Parties briefed at National Council, most negative (Updated)
Separate National Council sessions will be held on each chapter discussed at the Cyprus negotiations, after President Nicos Anastasiades returns from New York later this...
Papadopoulos and Sizopoulos walk out of palace meeting (Update 4: adds other party leaders)
The leaders of two opposition parties, Edek’s Marinos Sizopoulos and Diko’s Nicolas Papadopoulos on Tuesday walked out of a meeting with President Nicos Anastasiades, on...
Walkout by party leaders setback for reforms process
Cyprus’s hopes of reforming its economy and so reduce its cost of financing the mountain of debt it accumulated in past years have received a...
Anastasiades’ goal is to enhance National Council, spokesman says
The new framework for the National Council being mulled by President Nicos Anastasiades aims primarily at enhancing the effectiveness of the body, government spokesman Nicos...
Anastasiades to put proposals to party leaders next week on status of National Council
President Nicos Anastasiades intends within the next week to make a proposal to the leaders of the parliamentary parties for the regrouping of the National...
Anastasiades to discuss compensating bondholders with party leaders
President Nicos Anastasiades plans to meet the leaders of political parties in an attempt to find a way to compensate investors who lost money when...
No National Council meeting before elections (Updated: adds DIKO leader’s comments)
President Nicos Anastasiades is ‘considering’ how the National Council (NC) can be made to operate effectively, and will be informing party leaders of his decisions...
President to take decision soon on National Council and leaks (Update: adds Papadopoulos)
In the coming days, President Nicos Anastasiades is to take some decisions on how the National Council operates, and whether he will still hand over...