Greek Press

PHILELEFTHEROS: “Annan Plan” Athens and Nicosia have made changes to the Annan plan in light of Cyprus’ accession to the EU. Greece and Cyprus have agreed to move forth with speed to see the Annan plan through. Measures have been taken on how to deal with the Turkish resistance. President Tassos Papadopoulos stated that things would definitely change after Cyprus accession to the EU.

POLITIS: “Cigarette packets scare tactics” New labels will soon be stuck on cigarette packets reading lines like “Smoking Causes Death”. The labels will cover 50 per cent of the packet. If approved by the EU, then soon packets will also sport photographs of blackened lungs from smoking.

MACHI: “Drug users’ parents threatened” Wednesday’s bomb explosion that was aimed at 58-year-old Georgia Constantinou in Limassol was believed to have been meant for her son who used to dabble in drug dealing and use. The police believe those responsible for the bomb explosion wanted to scare their target or even warn him. Police are looking for those responsible through drug dealers and users.

ALITHIA: “CyTA on hot coals” CyTA waits to find out who the new mobile phone service company will be that is due to start operating in 6 months. Big phone names in Europe have expressed an interest including Vodafone and Cosmote. These phone services have the latest technologies available for mobile phone users. CyTA is currently Cyprus’ only phone service company.

HARAVGHI: “Tightening the leash on social insurance stamps” Employers who do not pay their employees social insurance stamps will be in violation of the law. Minister of Labour Makis Keravnos stated that all employers must follow the legislation and whoever refuses will face charges. PEO leader Pambis Kyritsis expressed his satisfaction at the Ministry’s clamping down on the issue.

SIMERINI: “Teachers’ proposal to Pefkios” Teachers stick to their decision to have nothing to do with the Minister of Education Pefkios Georgiades. OELMEK expressed its gratitude towards teachers for standing by their decision. They do, however, believe a solution can be found. OELMEK were outraged at Pefkios Georgiades’ decision to place qualified architects in schools to teach architecture.

The Cyprus Mail is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Cyprus. It was established in 1945 and today, with its popular and widely-read website, the Cyprus Mail is among the most trusted news sites in Cyprus. The newspaper is not affiliated with any political parties and has always striven to maintain its independence. Over the past 70-plus years, the Cyprus Mail, with a small dedicated team, has covered momentous events in Cyprus’ modern history, chronicling the last gasps of British colonial rule, Cyprus’ truncated independence, the coup and Turkish invasion, and the decades of negotiations to stitch the divided island back together, plus a myriad of scandals, murders, and human interests stories that capture the island and its -people. Observers describe it as politically conservative.