Новости за 18.12.2019

Cyprus will nominate the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg for next year’s Nobel Peace Prize it was announced on Wednesday. “The Council of Ministers today authorised the Minister of Justice and Public Order to submit a proposal to the Nobel Prize Laureate for the European Court of...

When Britain’s Queen Elizabeth addresses her nation on Christmas Day it will mark the end of one of the most difficult years of her long reign. Over the past 12 months, her husband got a police warning for his involvement in a car crash, her grandsons Princes William and Harry...

Former British prime minister Tony Blair, Labour’s most successful leader, on Wednesday urged the party to rebuild from electoral humiliation by rejecting the “protest movement with cult trimmings” created by outgoing leader Jeremy Corbyn. Thursday’s defeat was Labour’s worst since 1935, and a battle for control is now under way...

Cyprus and Germany on Wednesday discussed cooperation between the two countries and explored ways of bolstering it on bilateral and European levels. Relations between the two countries were discussed on Wednesday afternoon during a meeting in Larnaca between Cypriot Defence Minister Savvas Angelides and his German counterpart Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer. The...

People with disabilities on Wednesday asked for changes to 30 laws that are incompatible with modern approaches to disability and scrapping fundraising campaigns during a meeting with the president and four ministers. The head of Cyprus Confederation of Disability Organizations (Kysoa) and Coordinator of the Cyprus Disability Alliance, Christakis Nicolaides,...

A 35-year-old Ukrainian national was jailed for 10 years in Larnaca on Wednesday after he pleaded guilty of trafficking close to 15 kilos of cannabis. The man was arrested by police on October 27 at Larnaca airport shortly after his arrival from Madrid through Kiev. In his luggage, officers found...

A Limassol resident allegedly attacked and beat up a municipal cleaner after he told the former’s wife to pick up her dog’s poop. According to a written statement issued by Germasoyia municipality, the assault took place on Wednesday morning at 6.30. It followed the verbal exchange between the worker and...

Labour Minister Zeta Emilianidou on Wednesday signed a collective agreement with the hotel industry which included a minimum wage for some hotel employees. The labour minister described the agreement as balanced, as one which would help both employees and businesses. The agreement was signed in the presence of the Association...

It’s the time of the year where there are more events than we can handle. The cultural agenda is overflowing with music nights, Christmas markets and plays and admittedly, it’s hard to keep up with everything. The quaint Limassolian bar Sto Dromo is adding its touch to December entertainment and...

The lack of interest by stricken borrowers in the Estia mortgage-relief scheme is a negative development for the state-owned Cyprus Asset Management Company (Kedipes), officials said on Wednesday, after just a small fraction of the 7,000 who were eligible have applied. Kedipes acting CEO Stavros Iacovou said over 7,000 borrowers...

The cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to adopt the non-legally binding, working definition of anti-semitism, as employed by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, as a useful guidance tool in education and training. The proposal was presented by the foreign and education ministers, making the island the 17th country to...

The cabinet on Wednesday decided to extend access to the national health system (Gesy) of certain categories of people facing procedural and technical problems registering. The extension concerns the period between January 1 and June 30, 2020, the third since Gesy came to force in June this year. The decision...

The supreme court has rejected the case of a man who wanted to serve six months in the national guard as opposed to what was then 24 months as he argued he was a British citizen through his mother. He had originally been called up to serve in the army...

The House of Representatives began debate on Wednesday in what one lawmaker called a “democracy-defining moment” ahead of historic votes on two charges against President Donald Trump accusing him of abusing his power and obstructing Congress that would make him only the third US president to be impeached. The votes...

Turkish Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said on Wednesday that once Ankara’s maritime accord was approved and registered by the UN, Turkey would start working on licensing for oil and gas exploration and production in the region. “I think we will start the process in the first months of 2020,” Donmez...

Turkey will improve cooperation with Libya by offering military support to its internationally recognised government and backing joint steps in the eastern Mediterranean, broadcaster NTV cited President Tayyip Erdogan as saying on Wednesday. Last month, Turkey and Libya’s Tripoli-based government signed a deal on maritime boundaries, infuriating neighbouring Greece, and another pact on...

Fallon Sherrock believes she is capable of beating any male darts player if she can keep producing the level of performance that saw her defeat Ted Evetts. The 25-year-old from Milton Keynes created history on Tuesday night by becoming the first woman to beat a man at the PDC World...

The global maritime transport industry has submitted a proposal to form the world’s first collaborative shipping research and development (R&D) programme to help eliminate CO2 emissions from international shipping, according to a statement released by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS). The proposal includes core funding from shipping companies across...

Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot political parties on Wednesday committed themselves to avoiding actions or rhetoric that increases distance or mistrust between the two sides, and called for the resumption of meaningful negotiations. The party representatives who meet regularly at the Ledra Palace under the auspices of the Slovak embassy,...

A 75-year-old man died on Wednesday after a fire broke out in his home in Sina Oros in the district of Nicosia, police said. The force was notified of the incident at around 2pm. The man, who reportedly was disabled, died in a fire that was apparently started by a...

A bill regulating the profession of ambulance drivers and rescuers was approved on Wednesday by cabinet. The bill will now be sent to parliament for discussion and vote. The aim is to regulate the profession of ambulance drivers and rescuers, as well as the registration of ambulances. The proposed bill...

Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal for changing the employment status of seasonal rural firemen so that they are entitled to the same benefits and salaries as civil servants. The approved proposal concerns increasing the employment period of 138 seasonal rural firemen employed by the interior ministry, from 11 to...

A protest against home repossessions was staged outside the Banking Association offices on Wednesday morning as an online auction of 15 plots of land took place. “E-auctions are a crime,” said the head of the Movement Against Repossessions, Evgenia Moyseos. “We don’t want houses to be in the hands of...

The 57-year-old man wanted under European arrest warrant, who was arrested when he arrived in Paphos airport, was released on bail on Wednesday. Police arrested the suspect during a passport check when he arrived in Paphos airport at 5.20pm on Tuesday. The man is of Ukrainian descent and a permanent...

Nicosia mayor Constantinos Yiorkadjis announced on Wednesday that €58,000 will be made available by the Nicosia municipality for social programmes. According to a press release, the mayor and members of Nicosia municipal council handed over sponsorships for social programmes for 2019 to their representatives during an event held at the...