Push to bring more German tourists, cabinet approves upping promotions (Updated)
The cabinet on Wednesday approved the upping of promotions and incentives to attract more German tourists as the industry hopes to maintain or increase somewhat...
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Every ministry in Cyprus preparing for messy Brexit, Christodoulides says
Every government ministry is taking measures so that Cyprus can be prepared to tackle the impact of a messy Brexit, Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides said...
CMP delegation to engage UK Cypriot community
A delegation from the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) is currently in the UK for a series of meetings with British officials and members of...
Brexit backstop: arrogance is as breath-taking as the ignorance
By Gwynne Dyer The other Europeans are not laughing at the English for the most part. They are looking at them with pity and scorn. But...
British expats living in Brexit limbo
By Bejay Browne It’s been a bewildering week for British expats living in Cyprus, with Brexit Day – March 29 – just days away, while...
More time for expats to sort out post-Brexit residency status
By Bejay Browne Cyprus is preparing legislation to allow Britons already living in Cyprus a grace period of one year to get their residency status sorted...
Britain’s attorney-general’s opinion is unsound
By Alper Ali Riza I may not have my voice but I understand the voice of England, Theresa May told the House of Commons after...
UK spent over £300m maintaining Cyprus bases over five years
Over the last five years, Britain has spent almost £330m on maintaining its bases (SBA) on the island, it emerged on Friday. Secretary of State...
Anastasiades’ London visit ‘highlights importance of Cyprus-UK relations’
President Anastasiades will visit the UK as a guest of the government from March 3 to 6 – a visit at the highest level. “We...
Me and U: the latest brush with bureaucracy for the UK expats
Expat View by Clive Turner I wonder if some government denizen can be encouraged to emerge from his or her eyrie to enlighten us thousands...
Last Tornado jets leave Akrotiri forever
The last RAF Tornado jets, which are being decommissioned at the end of March after 40 years in service have left the British base at...
Interim solution for British bases in case of hard Brexit
Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides on Thursday said that in the event the UK leaves the EU without an agreement, an interim solution would be applied...
Keep calm as UK and EU approach cliff edge
In the sixteenth century, English tradesmen doing business in the Ottoman Empire adopted a pragmatic approach to life as immigrants. Some were even known to...
Government has reapplied to register halloumi in the UK, minister says
Commerce Minister, Giorgos Lakkotrypis said Thursday Cyprus has reapplied to register halloumi in the UK after losing it due to the ministry’s failure to respond...
EU states offer Britain “ambitious” ties after Brexit, but no frictionless trade
European Union states said on Friday that they wanted an “ambitious” future relationship with Britain but that this would not mean frictionless trade, as they...
Brexit and the troublesome Irish border
By Gwynne Dyer It was either ignorant or irresponsible for those campaigning for Brexit two years ago to claim that the Irish border would not...
British murder suspect to be extradited
A Briton wanted in the UK for murder who was hiding out in the north was told by the Nicosia district court that he would...
Appeal against sentences imposed on anti-fracking activists, including UK Cypriot
An appeal has been lodged against the ‘excessive and extraordinary’ punishments received by three anti-fracking protesters in the UK, among them Cypriot environmental activist Richard...
Foreign Ministers of Greece, Turkey and UK hold informal meeting in New York
The foreign ministers of Greece, Turkey and the UK held an informal meeting on Tuesday in New York, which Greek diplomatic sources describe as “exploratory.”...
Geopolitics may hurt island’s growth
Two and-a-half years after Cyprus completed its adjustment programme geopolitics are threatening to upset economic recovery, economists have said. Uncertainties related to geopolitics are likely...