Новости за 10.06.2016

  The government and the Cyprus Hotel Association on Friday called on the unions to stop washing their dirty laundry in public as it was having a negative effect on tourism. Unions representing hotel workers had threatened industrial action in an attempt to force hoteliers to comply with recently enacted laws governing employment terms, and […]

De Gea vehemently denies allegations MADRID, June 10 (Reuters) – Spain goalkeeper David de Gea said on Friday that press reports linking him to a prostitution case currently under investigation in Spain were false and he would not leave the Spanish squad for the Euro 2016 soccer championship. “It is all a lie. It’s all […]

The tenders process over the administration of the controversial ‘football fan card’, won by Greek consortium Space Hellas-HTE, was cancelled and will have to be re-invited, after an appeal against one of the consortium’s key experts, filed by rival bidder Logicom Solutions Ltd, was accepted by the Tenders Review Board. The appeal, filed last March, […]

Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou, has called on the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council, currently convening in Luxembourg, to grant countries who do not participate in the Schengen Treaty, access to the Schengen system databases. Six of the member states, including Cyprus are not part of Schengen. The minister, during his intervention in the debate […]

The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CoE)  has expressed regret at the “absence of any response from the Turkish authorities as yet” to the its appeal to pay damages to Cyprus, ordered by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) over missing persons and Turkish-occupied properties. According to an announcement from the […]

The Turkish Cypriot side is concerned by the Republic’s decision to recruit 3,000 professional soldiers, it was reported on Friday. An announcement of the foreign affairs ‘ministry’ of the breakaway regime said that it finds it difficult to understand why the Greek Cypriot side is increasing its military power, which can cause tension, while negotiations […]

A Pakistani man and a Romanian woman suspected of human trafficking were arrested in Romania on a European arrest warrant and delivered to Cyprus on Thursday. Police say the 31 and 33-year olds were wanted in connection with trafficking adults, setting up sham marriages and facilitating illegal entry, transit and residency in Cyprus. The Police […]

Two exhibitions will start on Wednesday, in Nicosia and Limassol. The first is a solo watercolour exhibition by Aristotle Demetriou at Gallery K and the second a group exhibition at the Londa hotel in Limassol. Demetriou is a “master of the contemporary Cyprus landscape. His work is unique. It is both a highly contemporary vision […]

The fire service received more than 80 calls for help on Friday afternoon due to flooded premises and from motorists swept away by torrents on roads in the Dali, Latsia and Tseri in the Nicosia area. The heavy rainfall in the afternoon caused several problems, the service said. Nine fire crews were out in affected […]

Police pursuing a suspect on a busy Nicosia road on Friday resorted to shooting out the tyres of his car in order to bring it to a standstill. The incident happened shortly before noon when Drug Squad officers, acting on information received that the 38-year old from Larnaca was trafficking drugs, signaled him to pull […]

President Nicos Anastasiades intends within the next week to make a proposal to the leaders of the parliamentary parties for the regrouping of the National Council under certain conditions, to ensure its advisory role but to also protect its effectiveness and confidentiality, it was announced on Friday. Deputy government spokesman Victoras Papadopoulos said in an […]

Primary and secondary school teachers enjoy a host of perks, the rationale for which has never been accounted for by means of a best-practices study, Audit Service senior official Akis Hadjiosif told state radio on Friday. The official was commenting on criticism by teacher unions against the Audit Service, which questioned practices followed in public […]

Bank of Cyprus said that the European Central Bank approved the appointment of Michael Heger in the board of directors of Cyprus’s largest lender. Heger will participate in the human resource and remuneration committee and the risk committee, the bank said in a statement on the website of the Cyprus Stock Exchange on Friday.

The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission said that a number of individuals pretending to act on its behalf using false email addresses and CySEC’s logo are attempting to illegally obtain personal data and funds from unsuspecting victims. “CySEC urges the public to remain vigilant regarding such unsolicited communication, and, in case they receive any that […]

Britain held a National Service of Thanksgiving in honour of Queen Elizabeth on Friday, launching a weekend of events to mark the official 90th birthday of the country’s oldest and longest-reigning monarch. The service at London’s St Paul’s Cathedral, attended by a host of dignitaries including other members of the royal family and Prime Minister […]

British bases police on Friday urged the public to be careful with what they leave in their cars when they go to for a swim, following a reported cash and clothing theft from the vehicle of a beach goer. “SBA police invites those visiting beaches to be careful about the objects they leave in their […]

Israel’s cancellation of entry permits for Palestinians following a deadly attack in Tel Aviv may amount to collective punishment, which is banned under international law, the United Nations’ top human rights official said on Friday. The Israeli military on Thursday revoked permits for 83,000 Palestinians to visit Israel and said it would send hundreds more […]

France and Romania are going to kick off Euro 2016 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Friday night. This year’s European Championship is going to be the biggest ever with 24 teams competing over the course of 51 games. They will be staged in 10 locations across France. The Stade de France is […]

Nicosia and Larnaca offer educational events for children and adults this Sunday. At 11am at the Larnaca Muncipal Theatre, the Symphonic Band of Strovolos Muncipality and the Symphonic Band of the European University will perform an educational family concert. Children and parents will have the opportunity to hear famous songs from rock, pop, classical, folk […]

Standard & Poor’s, the U.S.-based rating company, said that Cyprus, together with Ireland, Luxembourg and Malta are included in a group of countries that may suffer the most from a possible decision of Britons to vote in favour of their country leaving the European Union. The listed countries “are on the frontline of economies susceptible […]

Demand for new construction projects as indicated by building permit figures subsided in the first quarter of 2016, as permits for new projects indicate a drop both in terms of volume and value, the statistical service said. In the first three months of 2016, the overall construction area and value of projects that secured a […]

The head of the International Coordinating Committee “Justice for Cyprus,” (PSEKA), Philip Christopher said that overseas Greek and Cypriot organisations will only support a solution of the Cyprus problem if it safeguards human rights, fundamental freedoms and the European acquis communautaire. Christopher, along with other PSEKA members, and delegations of other Greek and Cypriot overseas […]

Greek financier and former Laiki Bank boss Andreas Vgenopoulos will be questioned by Greek authorities, following a request by Cypriot investigators, sometime next week, it emerged on Friday. Vgenopoulos, thought by many to have been the villain in the demise of Cyprus’ second-largest lender in 2013, has been considered a key person of interest by […]

By Stelios Orphanides Cypriots spent €165.9m for purchases in Cyprus using credit or debit card in May, 5 per cent less than May 2015, payment processing company JCC Payments has said. The drop in May was unable to offset the increase in spending with the use of plastic money over the first five months of […]

The Russian Foreign ministry said Moscow would respond to a U.S. naval ship’s entry into the Black Sea with unspecified measures, saying it and other deployments were designed to ratchet up tensions ahead of a NATO summit, the RIA news agency reported. Russian state media reported that the USS Porter, a U.S. naval destroyer, entered […]