Cyprus drops two places on passport index
Cyprus has dropped to 16th position on the Henley and Partners 2020 passport index, which ranks the world’s passports according to the number of destinations...
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Police say they alerted ministries of Low’s wanted status in August 2018
By Elias Hazou and Evie Andreou Police said on Thursday it did not come to their attention until August 2018 that Malaysian businessman Jho Taek...
Man arrested trying to use wrong passport at checkpoint
A Russian man has been arrested for ignoring orders and contempt of court. According to police, the 35-year-old permanent resident of Paphos was apprehended at...
A case of EU arrogance
By Akis Kyradjis Three reports were issued recently relating to Residency and Citizenship by Investment (R/CBI) programmes, all of which issued strong verdicts and diktats....
EU Commission scrutinises Golden Visas, NGO links to risks (Update 2)
(Updates with EU Commission comment in third paragraph) The European Commission will plan a report about schemes of member states that allow foreign investors to...
UK to bring back classic blue-and-gold passport as leaves EU
Britain‘s classic blue passport, for many a key symbol of national sovereignty, will be reintroduced after the country leaves the European Union, the government said...
A real estate cause for worry?
By Antonis Loizou FRICS AS TIME passes so the pressure on Cyprus from the EU increases. At this point the visa/passports scheme is working well for us...
Why we should be wary of high-end developments
By Antonis Loizou FRICS WE HAD the opportunity to discuss with the IMF consulting group examining the Cyprus economy and its recovery, the matter of...
Arrest for stolen passport
Police on Wednesday evening arrested a man at Paphos airport after he was caught travelling with a stolen passport. The 39-year-old man arrived at the...
Real estate company pledges to finance Cypriot passport buy (Update 1)
(Adds BuySell reaction in 14th and 18th paragraphs) By Stelios Orphanides The commercialisation of Cyprus’s passport, made possible by special government schemes addressing wealthy buyers,...
