Greek Press

POLITIS: “High-voltage party by EAC”. The Electricity Authority is overcharging Cypriot electricity consumers with millions of pounds, according to research carried out by the consumer protection committee. The research was carried out over the past four years and a hearing is said to take place in the next two weeks. According to the daily, an order will be issued demanding the EAC pays back millions of pounds. They will also be fined.

ALITHIA: “Suspicious toxic findings”. The daily reports on the important research carried out by toxicity scientists on the downed Helios plane, the results of which have not yet been announced. The scientists’ findings are expected to be a great help for the investigation into the fatal air crash of August 14. Speaking on television last night Nikos Karakoukis, president of the Coroners Union of Greece, said, “at the moment tests concerning passengers and crew are being double-checked”.

SIMERINI: “Conflict between Iacovou and Straw”. Foreign Minister George Iacovou exchanged words with with his English counterpart Jack Straw at the EU Foreign Ministers’ meeting that took place in Newport, Wales. Iacovou is believed to have said: “don’t even think about it” in response to Jack Straw’s statement that even though the text of the counter-statement has been altered, it is not visibly different. Iacovou and Greek Foreign Minister Petros Molyviatis suggested the matter be re-examined by the EU committee, something most members agreed with.

HARAVGHI: “New developments”. The left-wing daily also fronts the subject of the EU’s counter-statement, reporting on the return of the matter to the Permanent Committee Members. The meeting will take place on September 7 in Brussels. According to Greek Foreign Ministry spokesman Koumoutsakos, although there was a significant improvement, things are still unsatisfactory.

PHILELEFTHEROS: “Europe is cleaning up”. A team of four sent by the Aviation Committee of the EU has been in Cyprus since Tuesday investigating the Civil Aviation Department. According to the daily they are checking whether the European standards are being met and whether the steps being taken for the safety of airplanes, airports, staff and passengers are satisfactory. The Republic’s President responded immediately to the Parliament’s request for foreign experts, stating that steps are already being taken.

MACHI: “’Know-it-alls’ aren’t bothered”. The right wing daily continues from yesterday’s reports on the incomprehensible and strange attitude of the Civil Aviation. It comments on the indifference and even refusal of the members of the organisation to accept the advice and comments of experts and the police.

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.