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1 month ago | 
cyprus-mail.com | Elias Hazou |Eleni Philippou |Charalambos Stylianou |Andria Kades
Drought and climate pressure in Cyprus make water a key issue, Commissioner for the Environment and Animal Welfare, Antonia Theodosiou, said on Saturday evening. She noted that Cyprus is among the most vulnerable areas in the EU regarding water balance.
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2 months ago | 
cyprus-mail.com | Rebekah Gregoriades |Theo Panayides |Elias Hazou |Andria Kades
The Lambousa II vessel was submerged at the Oroklini marine protected area on Saturday to enrich the site with artificial reeds. Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said this is the third ship to be sunk in the area in the last five years, as she heralded the benefits of this practice in increasing fish stocks, as well as opportunities for diving and environmental awareness.
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2 months ago | 
cyprus-mail.com | Elias Hazou |Theo Panayides |Rebekah Gregoriades |Andria Kades
Cabinet members in President Nikos Christodoulides’ government were ousted from Disy on Saturday after a majority vote among party members. In a party conference to decide Disy’s next steps, party leader Annita Demetriou said she had personally called those affected ahead of time to inform them that the matter would be put to vote.
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2 months ago | 
cyprus-mail.com | Elias Hazou |Theo Panayides |Rebekah Gregoriades |Andria Kades
Monday will be a “historic day” for the Republic of Cyprus as two “major agreements” to commercialise natural gas in the Cyprus Exclusive Economic Zone will be signed, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Saturday. Speaking to reporters at the presidential palace, he said “agreements will be signed for the first time in relation to the commercialisation of natural gas”. These are of “geostrategic political, energy and economic importance,” he added.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
cyprus-mail.com | Eleni Philippou |Alix Norman |Melissa Hekkers |Andria Kades
The European Investment Bank’s (EIB) offices opening in Cyprus will create conditions for better collaboration, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said on Friday. In statements while attending the opening ceremony, he underlined “all our major development projects for years have had the EIB’s fingerprints.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
cyprus-mail.com | Eleni Philippou |Alix Norman |Melissa Hekkers |Andria Kades
One in three women worldwide has been a victim of physical or sexual violence at least once in her life, while in Cyprus more than 12,500 incidents of domestic violence have been recorded in the last five years. The statistics were presented on Friday at a joint press conference carried out by the justice ministry and the Gender Equality commissioner, as a campaign was launched called “Preventing and Combating Violence against Women” with the slogan “gender violence is hiding in plain sight”.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
cyprus-mail.com | Eleni Philippou |Alix Norman |Melissa Hekkers |Andria Kades
The latest Supreme Constitutional Court ruling on capital statements places the attorney-general and deputy attorney-general on par with judges regarding wages, retirement age and benefits – but not in terms of asset declarations, attorney-general George Savvides said on Friday. In his first response to the court’s decision affirming the legality of the law passed in parliament, Savvides outlined its implications.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
cyprus-mail.com | Eleni Philippou |Alix Norman |Melissa Hekkers |Andria Kades
Cement workers on Friday held a protest march to the labour ministry over an ongoing spat that has left the construction industry at a standstill. Workers have been on strike for two weeks due to a disagreement with employers on overtime pay. A labour ministry proposal aimed at mediating the spat was rejected on Wednesday, as Minister Yiannis Panayiotou expressed his concern over the future of the construction industry.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
cyprus-mail.com | Eleni Philippou |Alix Norman |Melissa Hekkers |Andria Kades
Higher education cannot be internationalised if state universities are not given a chance to offer bachelor’s degrees in foreign languages, Education Minister Athena Michaelidou said on Friday. Though some master’s programmes are available in English at state universities, bachelor’s degrees are only in Greek. Discussions to change this have hit various stumbling blocks in parliament, with the matter postponed at the House education committee.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
cyprus-mail.com | Eleni Philippou |Alix Norman |Melissa Hekkers |Andria Kades
Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou on Wednesday evening did not hide his concern for the fate of the construction industry, after cement workers’ unions threw out a mediation proposal he submitted aimed at halting the ongoing strike.
