BRITAIN said last night a deal had been reached on the European Union’s response to Turkey’s refusal to recognise Cyprus.
“We’re very pleased to finally agree to a deal. We believe it’s a good and balanced text,” a Presidency spokesman told the Cyprus Mail.
Cyprus said it was examining the document.
Sir,
Mr David Roach of Paphos wrote letter published on September 15 in which
he stated that a house buyer could get more for his money in Cyprus than in
Spain in terms of value for money. While he does not define what he means by
”value for money”, I would respectfully beg to disagree with his basic premise.
THE government yesterday brushed off criticism it was wasting precious time with trivial matters that had little bearing on Turkey’s obligations towards the EU and Cyprus.
THE AUNT of a Cypriot businessman kidnapped in Iraq on August 21 has pleaded with his employer to do everything in his power to get him out.
Garabet Jean Jikerjian, 40, was kidnapped from his home in Baghdad on August 21.
THE Greens yesterday accused the government of “criminal delays” in providing incentives for use of biodiesel as an alternative to conventional fuels that pollute the environment.
At a news conference, the party outlined the benefits of using fuel-grade biodiesel, pointing out that Cyprus lags behind many European countries in this respect.
A PROPOSAL by DISY to reduce the period of military service has angered government officials and deputies from AKEL and DIKO.
A LIMASSOL priest told police on Sunday that he had been kidnapped, physically abused and blackmailed by three men.
THE LAUNCHING of a project to educate Cypriots living in rural areas about consumer rights and consumer safety was announced yesterday at the Kyrenia Municipality by the Trade Minister, the Agros mukhtar, and the president of the Consumers’ Association.
PRESIDENT Tassos Papadoulos has said he expects the UN Secretary-general to undertake a new initiative on the Cyprus problem, now that the international community realises that Greek Cypriots’ concerns on a possible settlement are valid.
AFTER an 18-hour delay, passengers of a Cyprus Airways flight finally arrived from Moscow back in Larnaca on Sunday.
The aircraft had been scheduled for the 3.20pm flight from Moscow on Saturday, but while captain of the Airbus A320 was conducting cockpit checks, he noticed on his computer that there might be a technical fault.
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.
