8 h. ago Tatar: I have been working for years to open Mia Milia crossing point

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Friday said he has been working for four and a half years to open a new crossing point in Nicosia’s eastern suburb of Mia Milia. Speaking to Turkish Cypriot news agency Tak, he said the opening of such a crossing point would ease traffic congestion in and around Ayios […]

Politics

10 h. ago Ioannou hails changes to laws surrounding use of Turkish Cypriot property

Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Friday hailed the changes to the laws surrounding the use of Turkish Cypriot-owned property in the Republic, which were passed by parliament on Thursday night. He described the new last as a “decisive step in the effort for the rational management of Turkish Cypriot properties”, pointing out that Turkish Cypriot-owned […]

Society

10 h. ago Greece passes North Africa asylum ban amid rights groups’ opposition

Greek lawmakers voted on Friday to temporarily stop processing asylum requests from migrants arriving from North Africa by sea in a bid to reduce arrivals into Europe’s southernmost tip, a move rights groups and opposition parties have called illegal. The ban comes amid a surge in migrants reaching the island of Crete and after talks […]

Events

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 […]

Economics

29 h. ago Parents of nursery school children to be fined €200 for absences

Parents and children’s guardians are now liable to monetary fines if the children are absent from nursery school without notification, under a law passed by parliament on Thursday. If a child does not attend nursery school without the school having been notified of the absence, staff must by law contact the parents or guardians for […]

Society

32 h. ago Cyprus Parliament approves bill to align with Schengen VIS system

Cyprus Parliament approves bill to align with Schengen VIS system  Kathimerini.com.cy

Politics

34 h. ago Expanded Cyprus problem meeting to assess progress since Geneva

Next week’s expanded informal meeting between President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar is expected to set the tone for further negotiations and assess the progress made since the Geneva meeting in March, sources told the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) on Thursday. As part of preparations for the July 16–17 meeting, United Nations […]

Politics

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

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

Politics

38 h. ago ‘Treat us as two peoples’: Ersin Tatar on the future of Northern Cyprus and the UK’s role

‘Treat us as two peoples’: Ersin Tatar on the future of Northern Cyprus and the UK’s role  Politics.co.uk

Politics

40 h. ago Muted west, jailed opposition: Erdogan’s crackdown sparks fears for Turkish democracy

Tayyip Erdogan’s main political opponents have faced an unprecedented crackdown that has seen more than 500 detained in just nine months, according to a Reuters review of a sprawling investigation that has accelerated dramatically in recent days. Turkey’s president says the probe tackles what he calls a corrupt network that is like “an octopus whose […]

Events

65 h. ago North’s population ‘590,000 excluding students and soldiers’

The north’s population is 590,000, excluding foreign students and Turkish soldiers, ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel said on Tuesday night. Speaking to Diyalog TV, he said the ruling coalition is working to create an “address-based census system” to record the north’s population, with that system said to be “80 per cent complete”. Additionally, he said, “the […]

Events

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 […]

Events

68 h. ago Turkish Cyprus attendance at ECO summit 'diplomatic victory': Tatar

Turkish Cyprus attendance at ECO summit 'diplomatic victory': Tatar  Hürriyet Daily News

Politics

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 […]

Events

4 d. ago Parliament aims to vote on euthanasia legalisation in January

Parliament is aiming to hold a vote on legalising euthanasia in January next year, with an article-by-article deliberation in the House human rights committee of a bill providing for its legalisation set to begin in September. Discussions on the matter continued in the committee on Monday, with Health Minister Michael Damianos describing them as “constructive”. […]

Politics

4 d. ago Istanbul mayor’s jailed lawyer denounces ‘fabricated’ charges

The lawyer for Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who like the mayor is in jail under an expanding crackdown on Turkey’s opposition, told Reuters on Monday he faces “entirely fabricated” charges meant to criminalise the right to a legal defence. Mehmet Pehlivan, who had already been detained for a day in March, has been held since […]

Events

4 d. ago Address by the Deputy Minister of Culture, Dr Vasiliki Kassianidou, at the event for the establishment of Mnemosyne Research Centre

Address by the Deputy Minister of Culture, Dr Vasiliki Kassianidou, at the event for the establishment of Mnemosyne Research Centre  Gov.cy

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4 d. ago Cyprus issue and water shortages on European Parliament’s plenary agenda

The Cyprus issue, water scarcity issues and forest fires in the EU and developments in the Middle east will be among the topics discussed in the European Parliament’s (EP) plenary session held in Strasbourg from July 7 to July 9. Cyprus-related issues, including the persistent fears about water scarcity and fires, as well as the […]

Politics

4 d. ago UN envoy Holguin set for meetings with Christodoulides and Tatar

The UN Secretary-General’s personal envoy on Cyprus, Maria Angela Holguin is set to meet with President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Monday art of the preparations for the informal expanded meeting in New York from July 16 to 17. The first meeting on Holguin’s schedule for the day is with Tatar, […]

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