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Government launches new strategy to combat child abuse
By Johanna Pauls Justice Minister Marios Hartsiotis said more than 900 complaints of child abuse had been reported in the last three years, speaking on Thursday at the presentation of the national strategy and action plan for the prevention and...

Cyprus set to abandon net metering
The Cyprus Ministry of Energy, Commerce says it will accept applications for new net metering and net billing systems until Oct. 1, 2025. While the government has not announced its next steps, pv magazine has learned that it plans to phase out net...

Erhurman hails Fidan’s ‘important’ words on Cyprus problem
Turkish Cypriot opposition election candidate Tufan Erhurman on Thursday hailed the “important” statements made by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on the Cyprus problem during the ongoing enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem. He highlighted...

Von der Leyen: EU committed to Cyprus’ reunification
The European Union “remains steadfastly committed to the reunification of Cyprus”, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday. Cypriot reunification, she added, must be “fully in line with United Nations security council...

Altamira Real Estate: strategic investment opportunity at entry to Nicosia
Altamira Real Estate offers yet another unique investment opportunity! The company’s new collection of properties includes plots at the entrance of Nicosia, close to the Olympic Hall and the headquarters of the Cyprus Electricity Authority – an...

FM Fidan calls for win-win basis for Cyprus question
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Wednesday called for a win-win approach to solving the decades-long Cyprus issue as he participated in the “Expanded Format Informal Meeting on Cyprus” in New York. Fidan participated in the talks alongside Greek...

British tourists flock to Cyprus as June arrivals hit half a million
Germany and Denmark boost Cyprus tourist numbers Tourism in Cyprus continued to strengthen in June 2025, with tourist arrivals rising 3.4 per cent year-on-year to reach 498,527, compared to 482,261 in June 2024, according to the state statistical...

Muted hopes in informal New York Cyprus meeting
With low expectations for substantive progress on the Cyprus issue but a belief that dialogue is better than stagnation, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis arrived in New York for an informal five-party meeting on Thursday. A dinner gathering on...

Cyprus sees sharp drop in asylum applications, ranks 8th in EU for reduction
Cyprus recorded a 42% decline in asylum applications in 2024, receiving 6,750 claims, according to the European Migration Network’s Annual Report on Asylum and Migration. This placed Cyprus eighth among EU countries for the largest annual...

‘An interesting discussion’: Cyprus problem meeting begins
The second enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem of the year began in New York in the early hours of Thursday morning. The two-day conference, which is being attended by delegations from the island’s two sides, its three guarantor powers, Greece,...

Seeds of resistance: Cyprus seed bank battles agribusiness monopolies
The Community Bank of Cypriot Traditional Seeds is run by the Farmers Union of Cyprus. It exists in order to preserve seeds native to Cyprus, with the goal of maintaining the nation’s cultural connection to its food and agriculture. | People's...

U.S. lawmakers push bill to extend Cyprus arms embargo waiver
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has reintroduced the “End the Cyprus Embargo Act,” aiming to extend the arms embargo waiver on Cyprus from an annual renewal to a five-year period. The bill, led by members of the Greek Affairs Caucus including...

Cyprus report finds failures in Takata airbag recall, flags possible criminal and political liability
The Attorney General of Cyprus, George Savvides, has released a report from a Three-Member Investigative Committee examining the distribution and recall of vehicles equipped with defective Takata airbags in Cyprus. The report, covering 2013 to...

Cyprus businesses brace as EU plans tariff fight with U.S.
The European Union is getting ready to slap tariffs on more than $100 billion worth of American goods, including planes, cars, bourbon and even medical devices, if trade talks with Donald Trump fall apart. But for now, Brussels says it’s hoping...
Legal Notices for the Week of July 16 – July 22, 2025
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Greece, Croatia, Malta And Cyprus Hold Finance Talks
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) The Statistical Office of Cyprus (CYSTAT) organised a high-level meeting on National Accounts and Government Finance Statistics, which took place on 7 and 8 July 2025 in Nicosia. This event is a continuation of the...

Friends, foes, and snakes: A Cypriot snapshot in honor of World Snake Day
Yesterday was World Snake Day and our Anita is advised to be on her guard. Her enemies may be out to get her, but just as dangerous are a few so-called “friends” lurking in the shadows. Are they friends or snakes? A famous astrologer once asked...

The Miccosukee Tribe is eyeing a legal challenge over Alligator Alcatraz
Citing "significant concerns about environmental degradation" and threats to "traditional and religious ceremonies," members of the Miccosukee Tribe are trying to join a lawsuit challenging an immigrant-detention center in the Everglades. The...

Dad who plunged from Cyprus hotel balcony left unable to walk
A holidaymaker has been left unable to walk after suffering a horror fall from a hotel balcony in Cyprus. Sam Hudson was staying at the Anmaria Beach Hotel in Ayia Napa with his step-brother when he fell from the second floor on June 15. The dad,...

Brit tourist plunges from Cyprus hotel balcony and can't walk after holiday 'nightmare'
A British holidaymaker is haunted by "nightmares" after a terrifying plunge from a hotel balcony in Cyprus left him unable to walk. Sam Hudson, from Lincoln, was staying at the Anmaria Beach Hotel in Ayia Napa with his step-brother on June 15 when...