10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (220+ words) A protest calling for better support for children with disabilities will take place on Monday outside the ministry of education in Nicosia. The event is being organised by the Agalia Elpidas (Embrace of Hope) association, the Pancyprian organisation of the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (283+ words) Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias on Monday said that Cyprus, as far as his country’s armed forces are concerned, “lies nearby”, in his message issued to mark the 52nd anniversary of the Turkish invasion of the island. “Fifty-two years since the…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (558+ words) Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas on Friday promised to “strengthen our deterrent power” while attending a ceremony to award ‘black berets’ to armed infantrymen in the Larnaca district village of Kornos. He said the National Guard “is and will continue to…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (328+ words) Cyprus and the European Commission have signed the country’s loan agreement allowing the country to receive funds under the European Union’s €150 billion Security Action for Europe (Safe) programme. The agreement was signed by Finance Minister Makis Keravnos and European Defence…...

11+ mon, 6+ day ago   (708+ words) Greco-Cyprus relations are “stronger than ever”, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday, after saying on Sunday he would not be blackmailed by Greece’s independent power transmission operator Admie and the latter “categorically dismissed” allegations regarding compensation. “The relations between Nicosia…...

11+ mon, 6+ day ago   (870+ words) Greek Energy Minister Stavros Papastavrou on Monday decried what he described as “constantly conflicting messages from the Cypriot side” over the matter of the Great Sea Interconnector, which, if completed, would connect the energy grids of Cyprus, Greece and Israel....

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (617+ words) Cyprus will not be blackmailed by Admie, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday following reports the Greek company had objected to the government only agreeing to paying €25 million towards the cost of the Great Sea Interconnector, which would link the…...

10+ mon, 15+ hour ago   (542+ words) The governments of Cyprus and Greece on Wednesday agreed to “update the economic and technical parameters” of the Great Sea Interconnector project, which, if completed, will link the electricity grids of Cyprus, Greece, and Israel. The agreement was announced at…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (613+ words) Cyprus and Greece are both “fully committed” to the Great Sea Interconnector project, which will link the two countries’ energy grids, as well as that of Israel, according to a joint statement released following a meeting of President Nikos Christodoulides…...