4 h. ago EU awaits Trump letter as markets digest latest tariff salvo

The European Union braced on Friday for a possible letter from U.S. President Donald Trump outlining planned duties on the United States’ largest trade and investment partner after a broadening of his tariff war in recent days. The EU initially hoped to strike a comprehensive trade agreement, including zero-for-zero tariffs on industrial goods, but months […]

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11 h. ago EU waits on Trump letter as markets digest latest tariff salvo

The European Union braced on Friday to receive a letter from US President Donald Trump, outlining planned duties on his largest trade and investment partner after a broadening of his tariff war in recent days. The EU initially hoped to strike a comprehensive trade agreement, including zero-for-zero tariffs on industrial goods, but months of difficult […]

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15 h. ago Cyprus’ digital habits rank among the EU’s strongest in 2024

Cyprus emerged as one of the EU’s most active countries for online cultural engagement in 2024, with 94 per cent of internet users watching TV or videos online.   This placed the island just behind the Netherlands and Finland, which topped the list at 96 per cent each, according to Eurostat revealed this week.   By contrast, […]

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18 h. ago UK and France finalise irregular migration deal despite Cyprus’ objections

The United Kingdom and France on Thursday night finalised a deal wherein the UK will begin to return irregular migrants who had crossed the English Channel back to France, despite Cyprus and four other European Union members raising objections to it. According to the British government, the deal will see a pilot scheme implemented wherein […]

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19 h. ago Cyprus Business Now: FDI, Skourides, Invest Cyprus, CSE, financial literacy

Parliament on Thursday began debating legislation to screen foreign direct investments in strategic sectors, aligning Cyprus with EU rules designed to safeguard security and public order. The bill, approved by the Council of Ministers earlier this month, implements Regulation (EU) 2019/452, which establishes a framework for monitoring foreign direct investments (FDIs) into the European Union […]

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38 h. ago Journalists’ union calls for support for Turkish Cypriot journalist

The Cyprus journalists’ union (ESK) urged the government on Thursday to support Turkish Cypriot journalist Sener Levent and denounce Turkey for imposing a prison sentence on him. “ESK has consistently supported and continues to support all of Sener Levent’s struggles for freedom of expression and against the occupation. Levent’s struggle is anti-occupation,” ESK-president Giorgos Frangos […]

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38 h. ago Ersin Tatar: Northern Cyprus ready to expand cooperation with Azerbaijan

Ersin Tatar: Northern Cyprus ready to expand cooperation with Azerbaijan  Azərtac

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38 h. ago Cyta subsidiary signs new collective agreements with trade unions

Cytacom Solutions Ltd, a subsidiary of Cyta, on Thursday announced that it recently signed the renewal of its collective labour agreements for the 2025–2027 period. These agreements, the company said, cover both its monthly and hourly-paid staff. Moreover, according to a statement issued by Cyta, the agreements “confirm the strong cooperation and mutual trust between […]

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46 h. ago Our View: All the culprits of the LNG fiasco should be exposed

The Vassiliko gas terminal fiasco is not over by any stretch of the imagination. It is set to play and play as deputies were informed on Tuesday. A representative of the project manager that took over the LNG venture in May disappointed everyone at the House energy committee meeting when he informed them that he […]

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52 h. ago Trump issues new tariff notices as EU pushes for US trade deal

U.S. President Donald Trump issued final tariff notices to seven minor trading partners on Wednesday as his administration inched closer to a deal with its biggest trading partner, the European Union. Trump said in posts on his Truth Social media platform that starting August 1 he would impose a 20% tariff on goods from the […]

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62 h. ago Christodoulides acclaims ‘excellent relations’ with Lebanon during Aoun visit

President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday extolled the “excellent relations” between Cyprus and Lebanon upon the arrival of his Lebanese counterpart Joseph Aoun at the presidential palace in Nicosia. “We have excellent relations; we work very closely together. At the same time, there is a clear political will to do more, to strengthen our bilateral cooperation […]

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67 h. ago Britain to ban NDAs used to silence workplace harassment victims

Britain plans to ban non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) that are used by employers to silence those who are subject to harassment or discrimination, as part of a broader bill to protect workers’ rights, the government said this week. The government is due to table amendments to its employment rights bill, which is passing through parliament, to […]

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2 d. ago Our View: Police and army officers must be kept out of politics

Our politicians come up with many silly ideas and Marinos Sizopoulos’ bill that would allow members of the National Guard to stand for election to public posts falls in this category. According to the bill, a National Guard officer who wants to stand for a seat in parliament would be entitled to 40 days leave […]

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3 d. ago UK and France must end dependency on US and China, Macron warns

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday Britain and France must work together to counter the world’s many destabilising threats and protect Europe from “excessive dependencies” on the United States and China. Macron, in a rare address to both houses of the British parliament, celebrated the return of closer ties between the two countries as […]

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3 d. ago Angelides: Calls for my resignation are a direct threat to justice

Deputy Attorney-General Savvas Angelides on Tuesday said calls for his resignation over a European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruling that the Republic of Cyprus had breached a woman’s human rights after she had accused a politician of rape are “a direct threat to justice”. Giving a press conference flanked by Attorney-General George Savvides, he […]

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3 d. ago ExxonMobil’s new gas discovery springs into view offshore Cyprus

ExxonMobil’s new gas discovery springs into view offshore Cyprus  Offshore-Energy.biz

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4 d. ago Crypto news: DeFi Dev Corp buys $2.27M in Solana, SOL to explode alongside Mutuum Finance (MUTM) in 2025?

DeFi Dev Corp’s bold $2.27 million purchase of Solana (SOL) signals strong institutional faith in the crypto market. The firm scooped up 17,760 SOL coins at $153.10 each, pushing its total holdings to 64,585 coins, valued at $98.1 million.  Meanwhile, Mutuum Finance (MUTM) is surging in its presale phase, raising $11,800,000 with over 580 million […]

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4 d. ago Organisations, women's groups plan protest after ECHR ruling on Cyprus politician's rape case

Organisations, women's groups plan protest after ECHR ruling on Cyprus politician's rape case  Philenews

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4 d. ago Government stands by separation of powers amid calls for deputy AG’s resignation

The constitution clearly defines the separation of powers, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Monday, when asked about calls to sack deputy attorney-general Savvas Angelides after the European Court of Human Rights condemned his decision about a rape case involving a politician. Letymbiotis said the government’s position was clear: decisions and recommendations of the European […]

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4 d. ago Paphos Municipality invites residents to share items for local museum collections

In view of the planned creation of a municipal museum in the historic centre of the city, the Paphos municipality has appealed to its residents for objects related to the history and tradition of the city to be made available for possible inclusion in the exhibits. “The objects or collections donated to the municipality, will […]

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