10 h. ago Denmark tells Cyprus to focus on defence during Council of EU presidency term

Danish European Affairs Minister Marie Bjerre on Thursday night said that Cyprus should focus on “security and defence and competitiveness” when the island takes over the Council of the European Union’s rotating presidency from Denmark at the beginning of next month. “The key European issues should be on top of the agenda: security and competitiveness. […]

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62 h. ago European shipping is ‘cornerstone’ of security, says new leader

Mikki Koskinen from Finland has been elected the next president of the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA). His term will start on January 1, 2026, and will last for two years. Nikolas Veniamis from Greece will join as the new Vice-President. Koskinen succeeds Karin Orsel, who has held the position since January 2024. Commenting on […]

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9 d. ago Association calls for private fund involvement in affordable housing initiative

Cyprus’ property valuers association has recommended that investment funds, including the social insurance fund and other private schemes, participate in the construction of 500 new affordable housing units. The association argued that this approach would provide the long-term stability the project requires. In a statement, the association’s president, Polys Kourousides, said the financial structure “should […]

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2 w. ago Cyprus steps up 2026 EU Presidency prep in talks with Brussels budget chief

Cyprus’ preparations for its upcoming EU Council Presidency were the focus of a meeting between Finance Minister Makis Keravnos and Director-General of the European Commission’s budget department, Stephanie Riso, who is in Nicosia for a working visit ahead of the 2026 term. Their discussion centred on the progress of the Presidency preparations, with particular emphasis […]

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3 w. ago Putin says it’s senseless to sign documents with ‘illegitimate’ Ukrainian leadership

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called the Ukrainian leadership illegitimate and said it was senseless to sign any documents with them. He said the Kyiv leadership lost legitimacy after refusing to hold elections when President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s elected term expired. Kyiv says it cannot hold elections while under martial law and defending its territory […]

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3 w. ago Our View: A government merely of big words can’t improve people’s lives

President Nikos Christodoulides has completed more than half his term and if there is one thing we have seen in these 32 months it is that his is a government that specialises in big words and nice sounding phrases. When it comes to getting things done, however, there is a reluctance to take important decisions, […]

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