34 h. ago Tales from the Coffeeshop: Could halloumi deal be key to solving Cyprus problem?

GREAT excitement and joy gripped the fast-contracting Cyprob mob after Thursday’s meeting of the true leader and the fake leader with the UNSG’s personal envoy Maria Angela Holguin as it was held in a “very good atmosphere” and lasted more than three hours. The post-meeting announcement issued by the UN was drenched in positivity, stating […]

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5 d. ago Christodoulides outlines ‘five priorities’ ahead of reshuffled cabinet meeting

President Nikos Christodoulides outlined “five key priorities” he has set for his government on Wednesday, ahead of the first cabinet meeting to be held following Friday evening’s reshuffle. He said that every decision the government takes “intersects horizontally with these five key priorities”, before explaining the priorities. The first, he said, is “defence, security, and […]

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6 d. ago Cyprus Handover ceremonies at Ministries and DepMin take place following Cabinet reshuffle

Cyprus Handover ceremonies at Ministries and DepMin take place following Cabinet reshuffle  Parikiaki

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6 d. ago Our View: Reshuffle sees president stake claim as candidate of the centre right

President Nikos Christodoulides caught everyone unaware with the cabinet reshuffle he announced on Friday afternoon, very soon after returning from his trip to Kyiv. It was a very well-managed reshuffle, carried out with ruthless efficiency, the president leaving no time for anyone to lobby for an appointment in the media, which frequently happened during the […]

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7 d. ago Christodoulides tells new ministers to ‘work tirelessly’ at swearing

President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday urged his new ministers to “work tirelessly” as they were sworn in after his announcement of a cabinet reshuffle on Friday evening. He told them that they are “taking over the baton at a particularly demanding time” in what he described as “the great effort to change our country”, while […]

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8 d. ago Edek remains in govt after extraordinary party meeting, leader to demand meeting with Christodoulides

Edek will remain in the government following an extraordinary meeting of the party’s political bureau held in light of a cabinet reshuffle which the party had earlier said showed a “lack of respect” for Edek on the part of President Nikos Christodoulides. “The members of Edek’s political bureau, which met in an extraordinary meeting, exchanged […]

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8 d. ago Tales from the Coffeeshop: Cabinet reshuffle appointed party affiliated mediocrities

HOW BIZARRE that just a few hours after his return from Kyiv and the meeting with Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Prezniktwo announced a cabinet reshuffle that completely overshadowed his historic and significant visit, which involved the hardship of a 10-hour train trip each way. The trip went very well but talk that our Prez had […]

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9 d. ago Letymbiotis: reshuffle will have no effect on Council of EU presidency

Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Saturday promised that Friday’s cabinet reshuffle will have no effect on Cyprus’ preparations to undertake the Council of the European Union’s rotating presidency at the beginning of next month. He said that “under no circumstances whatsoever” will the six changes in cabinet have any effect, while also stressing that a […]

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9 d. ago Edek leader rules out leaving government despite party’s fury over cabinet reshuffle

Edek leader Nikos Anastasiou on Saturday ruled out the prospect of his party withdrawing its support for the government after his party had hours earlier released a statement expressing fury over President Nikos Christodoulides’ Friday night cabinet reshuffle. “We expected that the president would see Edek in a better light,” he said on the […]

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9 d. ago Edek furious at cabinet reshuffle, other parties more welcoming

Edek expressed fury at President Nikos Christodoulides’ Friday night cabinet reshuffle, saying that the six changes to the makeup of the government “caused strong dissatisfaction” inside the party. “Edek’s sincere efforts so far to contribute with proposals and positions to the success of the government’s work and its selfless behaviour seem to have not been […]

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1 week ago Cyprus President announces Cabinet reshuffle with changes in five portfolios

Cyprus President announces Cabinet reshuffle with changes in five portfolios  ΚΥΠΕ

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2 w. ago Tales from the Coffeeshop: From haircuts to handouts: It’s the return of the bankers

A PROVISIONAL agreement for settling the issue of supplementing the provident funds of bank employees, whose deposits were reduced as a result of the 2013 haircut was reached at an agreement at the presidential palace on Thursday, reported Cyprus’ Tass news agency. The meeting with the Prez was attended by the Bank of Cyprus’ chairman […]

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3 w. ago Tales from the Coffeeshop: At last, a female minister shows it is possible to have cojones in the post

GREAT to see that most people have finally turned against the teaching unions which have shown Turkish-style intransigence in rejecting the evaluation system drafted by the education ministry with the aim of ending the practice of giving the laziest, most clueless and disinterested teachers top marks for job performance. If we were not living under […]

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4 w. ago President says he will announce Cabinet reshuffle decisions when made

President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday that he will announce any decisions regarding a potential cabinet reshuffle when they are made. Speaking to journalists after a memorial service for fallen and deceased members of the Cyprus National Guard in Nicosia, the President was asked about ongoing speculation surrounding the reshuffle. He responded: “I am not […]

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4 w. ago Tales from the Coffeeshop: A bewilderingly tangled web of deceit

PREZNIKONE appears to be on a mission to prove to the few remaining idiots that still think there is a hint of honesty in what he says are making a big mistake. The guy just seems to go out of his way to ensure that nobody believes a word he says. The funny thing is […]

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