School supply prices ‘remain stable’
The price of school supplies remains at the same level as last year, with items available to suit all budgets, executive secretary of the supermarket’s association Andreas Hadjiadamou said ...
Christodoulides: Electricity prices remain government’s top priority
Reducing electricity prices remains the government’s top priority, according to President Nikos Christodoulides, who also said he will decide in 2027 whether to seek a second term, dismissing suggestions that ...
e-kalathi fails to grow or contain prices says consumers association
The number of products in the e-kalathi did not climb to 1,000 in the first half of 2026 as forecast by the head of the consumer protection department, the consumers’ association said ...
Consumers association finds vast differences in e-kalathi supermarket prices
Large discrepancy in prices between supermarkets on the e-kalathi application indicate a lack of competition between them, the Cyprus Consumers Association said on Monday.
According to the association, the average ...
e-Kalathi ‘essentially goes unnoticed’
The government’s ‘e-Kalathi’ application “essentially goes unnoticed”, supermarkets’ association chairman Andreas Hadjiadamou said on Monday.
He had been asked by the Cyprus News Agency whether the application has had ...
‘No unjustified price rises’ at supermarkets, consumer protection service says
There have been no unjustified price rises at supermarkets since conflict broke out in the Middle East at the beginning of last month, the consumer protection service’s competition branch ...
Seven in ten households say under financial stress
Nearly seven in ten households face financial distress to a lesser or higher degree, while four in ten families have taken out bank loans, according to a survey published on ...
New government cost-of-living measures ‘worth €100m’
The package of eight measures announced by the government to combat rising costs amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East is worth €100 million, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on ...
Price increase for gas cylinders ‘justified’
The recent 20 per cent price hike for gas cylinders is not a result of profiteering but of significantly increased butane and propane prices, the energy ministry said on Monday.
“If ...
Cyprus ‘enters era of working poor’
The percentage of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion has remained stable at around 17 per cent for the past four years, which the national network against poverty believes ...
Price discrepancies and quality gaps plague catering sector
Cypriot diners are getting friendlier service and cleaner restaurants this year, but they’re also paying wildly different prices depending on location.
The Cyprus Consumers Association’s (CCA) latest survey ...
Vegetable prices go up by 50 per cent
The price of fresh vegetables and greens went up significantly in August, compared to July, going up by 49.3 per cent, the consumer product price observatory said on Monday.
Last year ...
‘Our mobilisations and demands are not in vain’
Akel on Saturday accused both the Anastasiades and incumbent Christodoulides governments for failing to tackle energy poverty during a protest over the increased cost of living and green taxes.
Hundreds ...
MPs call for strict checks as foreigners squeezing Cypriots out of housing market
Foreigners snapping up properties on the island at a rapid pace will be discussed by the House interior committee, MPs said on Friday after concerns have been lodged that the ...
Study questions if power costs for consumers will fall
A red flag analysis over the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) project has dampened prospects for its viability, as it questions whether it can actually lower energy costs for consumers.
“It ...
Cypriots face ‘annihilation’ over cost of living
Officials on Tuesday reiterated there currently exists no practical way to bring down energy costs, which have a knock-on effect on the prices of goods, as one MP warned that ...
President to chair meeting on rising prices
President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday will hear proposals from trade unions and social groups as part of preparations for a new package of measures aimed at relieving households from the ...
Why is almost half of Cyprus materially deprived?
How many of these can you NOT afford with ease?
1. Your rent, mortgage, or utility bills
2. Keeping your home warm or cool
3. An unexpected expense e.g. car or home ...
Retailers making almost 350% profit on fresh fruit and veg
Marketing fresh fruit and vegetables is still “seriously problematic”, with exorbitant retail prices and profits of up to 342 per cent, the Cyprus Consumers Association said on Tuesday.
The association said ...
MPs decry ‘falsification of truth’ over bottled water prices
The House commerce committee on Tuesday decried a “falsification of the truth by certain circles” over a bill aimed at setting a maximum price of bottled water at certain points ...
Ice cream more expensive in June
The price of ice cream and other summer related items went up in June, the Cyprus Consumers Association said on Friday.
Other items that increased in price included domestic package ...
Call for clarity over misleading special offers
Supermarkets that mislead the public over special offers should be named and shamed, the Cyprus Consumers Association said on Friday.
President of the association Marios Drousiotis said they were asking ...
40% of Cypriots ‘just getting by’
Forty per cent of Cypriots are “just getting by”, a poll presented on Tuesday showed.
The same poll, carried out by the Cypronetwork company and commissioned by the Cyprus consumers’ ...
Cyprus consumers in a ‘dire situation’
Consumers in Cyprus are in a dire situation as ongoing increases in the prices of essential goods, energy costs, and high interest rates have further eroded their standard of living, ...