CYPRUS is almost at the end of its road towards EU accession which started back in 1973, more than 30 years ago now. As we have now passed the 100-day mark in the run up to EU membership, it is a good moment to reflect upon – and thank all those working so hard in Cyprus to bring about – the second momentous event in the history of Cyprus after its independence.
CYPRUS is almost at the end of its road towards EU accession which started back in 1973, over 30 years ago now. As we have now passed the 100-day mark in the run up to EU membership, it is a good moment to reflect upon – and thank all those working so hard in Cyprus to bring about – the second momentous event in the history of Cyprus after its independence.
POLITIKI KOUZINA ** DIRECTED BY Tassos Boulmetis STARRING Georges Corraface, Ieroklis Michaelides, Renia Louizidou Greece 2003 108 mins. In Greek. TIMELINE * DIRECTED BY Richard Donner STARRING Paul Walker, Frances O’Connor, Gerard Butler, Billy Connolly US 2003 116 mins.
THE SUPREME Court last Tuesday declared unconstitutional the 2000 law forcing investment companies to invest 80 per cent of their capital in the shares of companies listed on the Cyprus Stock Exchange.
THE LATEST hikes in the price of fuel have sparked unprecedented public discontent, which seems to be spreading like a contagious disease. Residents of mountain villages have been staging protests since the latest increases were announced, complaining about the prohibitive cost of heating their houses. But they are not the only ones protesting.
Ankara is willing to allow UN Secretary-general Kofi Annan to “fill in the blanks” on unresolved issues in his Cyprus solution plan, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday.
In the right hands, police dogs can help find missing people, explosives and drugs IT IS perhaps the least known unit of the police, though its work is crucial in the fight against all sorts of crime.
IRELAND is for the sixth time in charge of the Presidency of the European Union for this six-monthly period. The priorities of the Presidency, which were formally presented to the European Parliament last week by Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, are indeed ambitious. However, the ultimate test for the Irish Presidency will be when it is faced with the issue of the European Constitution.
WATCHING a deaf person communicate is like standing in front of a work of art, beautiful in its practice and passed on through the years. Yet thousands of Cypriots who are deaf or hearing-impaired are trapped in our modern society, unable to communicate beyond the narrow circle of people who understand sign language.
THE RIDERS enter the arena, like knights of the tournament, clad neck to thigh in slippery Lycra, their heads encased in helmets like pods from another galaxy, cute neoprene Pixie boots designed to slide the air around their hard working feet.
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.
