Новости за 13.07.2018

Parliament approved on Friday a supplementary budget which provides for the allocation of €25 million in taxpayers’ money to the (National) Solidarity Fund to compensate bondholders and depositors of Laiki Bank, the Cyprus New Agency (CNA) reported. Following a proposal from Speaker Demetris Syllouris, the amount was earmarked for further consideration pending a debate on […]

It was a case of better late than never as Kevin Anderson reached his first Wimbledon final with a heart-stopping 7-6(6) 6-7(5) 6-7(9) 6-4 26-24 win over the sport’s perennial ultra marathon man John Isner on Friday. After being kept on the run for six hours and 36 minutes, the longest ever singles semi-final at […]

  Moody’s Investors Service said that it has placed the credit rating of Hellenic Bank and the Cyprus Cooperative Bank on review for a possible upgrade following the agreement allowing the Co-ops operations to Hellenic. Hellenic Bank’s has received a Caa1 long-term deposits rating, a caa2 baseline credit assessment, a B2 long-term counterparty risk rating […]

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) rejected lawsuits filed by depositors at Bank of Cyprus and Cyprus Popular bank for impairments suffered in 2013. “The Court concludes that the individuals and companies which initiated the actions have not succeeded in demonstrating an infringement of the right to property, of the principle of […]

The House plenum passed an amendment on Friday allowing men to receive a widowers’ pension irrespective of when their spouse died. Prior to the amendment, men who lost their wives could only be eligible for their pension if their wife died on or after January 1, 2018. The amendment, jointly put forth between Akel and […]

Cyprus’ electricity authority (EAC) clinched a deal with the archbishopric on Friday to develop photovoltaic parks. According to a statement, the parks will span 192.8 hectares in the Aheras area of Ayios Ioannis in Nicosia and produce some 66 megawatts (MW). The project will be a joint undertaking between the EAC and the archbishopric and […]

A frappe can cost you up to €6 if you want to have it at the Four Seasons hotel in Limassol, or €1.90 if you opt for La Croissanterie at the Old Port, according to a comparative price list published by the Cyprus Tourism Organisation on Friday. Containing prices for 150 establishments on beaches across […]

Germany’s contribution to a bi-communal glossary prepared under the wing of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) was €25,000, the German ambassador to Cyprus said on Friday. Speaking to the Cyprus News Agency, ambassador Franz Josef Kremp said he supported the idea of the glossary, saying “it will encourage journalists to consider […]

The Animal Party on Friday criticised the animal welfare coordinating committee for deciding to use the €75,000 earmarked by the government for the neutering of stray animals only for cats. If the state veterinary services have decided that there is no longer a problem with stray dogs, the party said in a statement, they should […]

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday briefed President Nicos Anastasiades in a telephone conversation about Tsipras’ meeting on Thursday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Brussels on the sidelines of the Nato summit. According to a written statement from government spokesman Prodromos Prodromou, in addition to a general briefing, there was an extensive […]

A British man who suggested Islamist militants should target four-year-old Prince George – destined to be Britain’s future king – was sentenced to life in jail on Friday. Husnain Rashid, 32, from Nelson in northwest England, will serve a minimum of 24 years. Rashid posted information on the messaging platform, Telegram, to encourage jihadis to […]

A movie is to be made of “Downton Abbey”, the award-winning television period drama about a British household in the early 20th century, and the original stars will reunite for the project. Julian Fellowes, who created the show, has written the screenplay and will also produce the movie, production and distribution company Focus Features said […]

The responsibility for infringements of EU rules on the closure of illegal landfills is collective and falls on all administrations tasked since 2003 with fulfilling the Republic’s obligations, according to the findings of a report released on Friday. The report was prepared by a committee – consisting of lawyer Andreas Demetriou, assistant tax officer Stelios […]

From cinema to theatre to music, whatever your fancy, there’s a festival for you at the moment. The film buffs can overdose on the Summer Open-Air Marathon in Nicosia, the theatregoers can sample the International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama while live music fans should probably put the Cyprus Rialto World Music Festival in Limassol […]

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker suffered a painful sciatica attack at a NATO summit this week, a commission spokesman said on Friday, dismissing as “more than tasteless” media speculation that he was drunk. Comment raised by a video of the EU chief executive staggering and being aided by other leaders on Wednesday evening prompted the […]

A fire that broke out in the Akamas region on Friday in the forest between Inia and Lara, has been put partially under control, authorities said. The fire broke out at around 2.30pm and was partially under control by around 4pm, according to Christos Christou, a senior official from the forestry department. Under the direction […]

France will close the Eiffel Tower and mobilise 110,000 security staff as the weekend World Cup soccer final and Bastille Day festivities are expected to send hundreds of thousands of people into the streets, from Paris to the smallest of villages. The mass deployment of riot police, soldiers and medical emergency staff was ordered as […]

A European nation is set to win the World Cup for the fourth time in a row this Sunday and in doing so confirm an unprecedented dominance for the Old World over their once mighty rivals in South America. Whether France or Croatia lift the trophy in Moscow, it will guarantee a minimum 20-year drought for South American sides. Until this streak, […]

Seven black rhinos are dead after a botched relocation by Kenya Wildlife Service, the Daily Nation newspaper reported on Friday. The rhinos, who are part of a critically endangered species, died in “unclear circumstances” at the Tsavo East National Park, the newspaper reported. They were among 14 rhinos the state-run wildlife service (KWS) began moving […]

The question after Antonio Conte’s departure from Chelsea on Friday was not ‘where did it all go wrong?’ but rather ‘why did it take so long?’. The Italian manager’s relations with the west London club’s hierarchy have appeared strained, to put it mildly, since last year while his departure from Stamford Bridge has been flagged […]

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he looked forward to finalising a post-Brexit trade deal with Britain, marking an abrupt change from a newspaper interview when he said Prime Minister Theresa May’s strategy would kill such an agreement. In an interview published just hours before the two leaders held talks, Trump chided the “very […]

By Stelios Orphanides Parliament on Friday accepted President Nicos Anastasiades’s referral of the law on the treatment of bankrupt persons passed by the House on June 28, the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) reported. Anastasiades referred the law back to parliament on the grounds that it conflicted with the constitution by affecting enshrined creditor rights, and […]

A suicide bomber killed 85 people at an election rally in southwestern Pakistan in the second election-related attack on Friday, officials said, amid growing tensions over ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s return ahead of the July 25 vote. The bombing was the most deadly attack in Pakistan in over a year and is the third incident of election-related violence […]

A suicide bomber hit a campaign convoy in southwestern Pakistan, a police official said, killing 10 people in the second election-related attack on Friday amid tensions over ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s return ahead of July 25 elections. Senior police official Qaim Lashari told Reuters the bomber attacked the convoy of Baluchistan provincial assembly candidate […]

Goals scored from offside positions will be a thing of the past, at least in competitions where video assistant referees (VARs) are used, Fifa president Gianni Infantino said on Friday as he hailed the success of the technology at the World Cup in Russia. Infantino, dressed in a red volunteer’s uniform and in triumphant mood, […]