Politics notices and news from Cyprus.
Europe needs to rethink its energy strategy as growing renewable energy capacity has failed to deliver the expected reduction in electricity costs and market volatility, former Energy Minister Natasa Pilides told a gathering of maritime and business professionals in Limassol. Speaking at the Cyprus
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Environmentalists have called on the cabinet to refuse a planning permit for a monastery built without permission in the Cape Greco protected area. The ecologists urged the government to reject the application for the planned monastery of Saints Ephraim and Catherine, and order the demolition of any
3h ago · Read at Cyprus Mail →
Playing host to the Famagusta municipal council at the presidential palace on Monday, President Nikos Christodoulides said that his proposal about the fenced area of Famagusta, was still on the table despite the other side having rejected it. He also dismissed criticism that he had revived an old pr
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Turkish Cypriot ‘health minister’ Hakan Dincyurek on Tuesday withdrew the resignation he had tendered on Sunday, declaring that despite previously announcing the opposite, he will, in fact, stand as a candidate for his party, the UBP, in December’s Turkish Cypriot legislative elections. “Following t
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Plans for a call for bids in 2027 for both phases of the Paphos – Polis Chrysochous, as well as developments regarding the Paphos Marina were presented by government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Tuesday. Addressing the general assembly of the Paphos chamber of commerce and industry, Letymbi
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Disy leader Annita Demetriou on Tuesday said that she will not be accepting the resignation of former finance minister Harris Georgiades from the Glafcos Clerides Institute, saying that issues that arise within the party must be resolved through dialogue and not through resignations. In a post on X,
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The Council of Ministers on Tuesday approved €11.5 million in student allowances for the 2025-2026 academic year, alongside additional measures aimed at easing the financial burden on families. Speaking after the cabinet meeting, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said the allocation represented a subs
11h ago · Read at Cyprus Mail →
A member of the Holy Synod on Tuesday confirmed the previously reported existence of a letter circulated to priests urging them to abandon the Church of Cyprus and found a new church. Archimandrite Georgios Christodoulou told media that though the matter of the letter was not on the agenda during Tu
11h ago · Read at Cyprus Mail →
The cross-examination of the complainant in the trial of suspended Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos concluded on Tuesday after three days before the Paphos criminal court. The cross-examination followed the complainant’s earlier testimony, with proceedings held behind closed doors. Judges and lawyers
12h ago · Read at Cyprus Mail →
H «Φοιτητική Λίστα» θα αναγκαστεί να περιμένει τουλάχιστον έναν μήνα ακόμη μέχρι να μπορέσει να σχηματίσει κυβέρνηση
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