#transport

The Transport Ministry confirmed on Friday that two bids have been submitted for the design and construction of the Paphos–Polis Chrysochous highway section from Ayia Marinouda to Stroumbi, Cyfield ...

Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades on Friday called on the European Union to provide more funding for transport systems in remote areas of Europe, while addressing the day’s trans-European transport ...

Parliament voted on Thursday to raise the minimum age for the use of electric scooters to 17, approving a series of legislative changes while rejecting proposals to ban their use outright. ...

Cyprus is ready to steer the European transport agenda in the coming months, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Thursday. Arriving in Brussels, Vafeades underlined that Cyprus is assuming the ...

The company operating traffic cameras across Cyprus gets paid a fixed, pre-agreed rate that does not depend on the number of recorded traffic violations, the transport ministry said on Tuesday, ...

MPs on Friday questioned Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades over frequent delays in implementing projects, after he said the government was juggling projects worth over €1.6 billion aimed at improving the quality ...

The construction of the Nicosia-Palaichori highway is progressing, said Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades on Tuesday. Speaking at the site, Vafeades said that while the project has experienced a minor delay, ...

The ministry of transport has defended its decision to suspend contracts for the Paphos-Polis Chrysochous road and the development of Larnaca port and marina. Minister Alexis Vafeades said the ministry ...

Transport businesses and self-employed drivers using digital or smart tachographs must upload the data recorded on the devices and driver cards every 90 and 28 days, respectively. This requirement was outlined in ...

Cyprus must act fast to tackle a worrying rise in road deaths, especially among young men, motorcyclists and elderly pedestrians, transport engineer Neophytos Zavrides has said. Zavrides explained that recent ...

The transport ministry on Thursday announced the signing of an agreement with the Olympia athletics club (GSO) to launch a new park and ride service at Tsirio stadium in Limassol.   ...

A 30-day deadline and a warning of further mobilisations were issued on Friday to the labour minister by the national assembly of Category A transport drivers and the artisans and ...

Cyprus’ leading business group has sounded the alarm over a planned strike by Class A transport workers, warning that the walkout could disrupt supply chains and damage the fragile economy. ...

Government confirmed on Monday that Cyprus’ long-awaited driver rehabilitation school is finally becoming a reality, with plans to open in Nicosia and Limassol this September. Seven years after the House ...

Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades will introduce Cyprus as a “hub for humanitarian aid and transportation in the broader region” at the international conference on European transport on Thursday. Vafeades highlighted ...

Cyprus ranked 20th out of 27 EU countries for the use of renewable energy in transport in 2023, reaching 7.28 per cent compared to 7.22 per cent in 2022, Eurostat reported on Friday. Across the ...

Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades on Friday said it was worth reconsidering if a Park & Ride would be beneficial in Limassol’s Ayios Athanasios industrial area, after a meeting with ...

A few quirks, but with the buses in disarray at present, scooters are a viable alternative I am one of a small minority on this island not to own a ...

Public outrage, understandably, greeted the news that a school bus full of children had caught fire while in motion. Nobody was hurt, but the fire could not be dismissed as ...

The 2023 tourist season is set to surpass the record-breaking year of 2019 in terms of the number of foreign tourists. The numbers have been confirmed by the arrivals at our airports, ...

Electric scooters are causing problems in Paphos, police spokesman Michalis Nikolaou said on Tuesday, since local authorities have not made provision for their conditions of use. In the past year, ...

Modern bus stops will be operational throughout Cyprus from next January, offering adequate cover and timetables, according to Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades. Speaking to Trito on Saturday, he emphasised the ...

Cyprus must fully embrace the ‘Fit for 55’ package, a set of proposals aimed at revising and updating laws within EU member states to bring policies in line with a of ...

Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades on Sunday join hundreds of members of the diplomatic core and citizens on a 13km bike ride into the centre of Nicosia to promote moving around ...