Greek Press

HARAVGHI: “Walking on a tightrope” The paper focuses on the dangerous line the Cyprus Electricity Authority (EAC) is walking after reports that the EAC will most probably turn down an offer made. A possible decline of the offer could see the electricity board having to surrender licences to private companies.

PHILELEFTHEROS: “Veto is a useful tool” Phileleftheros talks to DISY spokesman Tassos Mitsopoulos about the upcoming December summit regarding Turkey’s possible accession talks for EU membership. Mitsopoulos says the government should use the veto card as a means to force Turkey into solving the Cyprus problem.

POLITIS: “Misunderstanding of quote” The paper looks at the saga surrounding a statement President Tassos Papadopoulos made when he stated that “the current situation is the second best solution for all”. The government spokesman and various officials have stated that the President meant it was the second best solution for Turkey, adding that the statement had been blown out of proportion by the media as well as other various politicians.

SIMERINI: “Cyprus Airways sackings spark reprisals” Simerini reports on the recent reactions of the various unions as well as DISY in which they have blasted the actions of Cyprus Airways regarding the threat of sackings. The paper quotes DISY as demanding that the job terminations stop now whilst it also focuses on the chairman of SEK, Demetris Kettenis, saying that the sackings are not in accordance with regulations

MACHI: “Cyprus in top places for deaths in Europe” The right-wing paper focuses on the drug problem in Cyprus, saying the country occupies one of the top places in the list of countries with high drug-related deaths among youngsters. The paper also mentions the fact 20 youths have died in the last two years due to drugs.

ALITHIA: “Straw men took millions” Around £200 million was taken from the public through 29 companies and was not used for investment, the paper claims, reporting on the 1999 Stock Market scandal. The paper also looks at other elements discovered in the scandal at the CSE.

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.