THE COMING weeks will be an important period for Cyprus, as we near October 3 – the date set by the European Union for the start of accession talks with Turkey. It is a process intrinsically linked to our own hopes, and the direction in which we want to guide our future.
PHILELEFTHEROS: “To the mercy of chance”. There will be repercussions from the government’s attempts to cover up weaknesses in the Civil Aviation Department, the paper said. New documents brought to light confirm that such weaknesses exist. So also does the testimony by the official in charge of licensing Charalambos Hadjigeorgiou, which strengthens the evidence.
THE BANK of Cyprus said yesterday it posted a 98 per cent rise in net profit for the first half of 2005 on the back of an improved insurance business and cost cutting at home, although growth was weaker in Greece.
THE European Commission on Thursday convened in Brussels a meeting of EU veterinary experts from all Member States to discuss the avian influenza situation in Asia and Russia (Siberia) and which steps should be taken in order to increase vigilance against the disease spreading to the EU.
IN THE wake of the bombshell comments made by head of the licensing department at the Civil Aviation, Charalambos Hadjigeorgiou, police have decided he would now have to make a second statement.
A LIST of airlines banned from flying in the EU due to safety concerns could be available to passengers within six months, the European Commission said yesterday, urging a rapid adoption after a spate of crashes.
France and Belgium have pre-empted the tougher rules. They will publish a blacklist of carriers banned from landing in their airports on Monday.
PARENTS are spending between £200 to £250 per child on clothes and school supplies as students prepare for the new school year.
The most expensive items to purchase are clothes, with shoes alone costing up to £50 or £60 per pair. While some pieces of clothing may be reused, usually children outgrow their previous year’s outfit.
THE COMMUNICATIONS Ministry yesterday failed to provide any clear answers to allegations made by a senior civil aviation official that among other things, no in-flight checks had been carried out on any aircraft in Cyprus in the past 10 months.
THE POLICE and the Cyprus Football Association (CFA) are racing against time to have their stadiums in compliance with standard safety regulations.
FRENCH President Jacques Chirac criticised Turkey yesterday for saying its signing of a key European Union protocol did not change its stance on Cyprus, increasing pressure on Ankara over its EU membership bid.
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.
