THE European Commission is seriously concerned over the growing number of third country nationals crossing the Green Line illegally, calling on the government yesterday to take concrete preventative action.
A TOP E.U. finance official said yesterday that there was an urgent demand for information on the euro by the Cypriot public, given that its introduction was only 14 months away.
Marco Buti, Deputy Director-General, Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs highlighted the need for Cyprus to undertake an information campaign on the euro aimed at the general public.
ITS back to the wall, ajet, formerly known as Helios, is disputing the report into last August’s air disaster, questioning the reliability of chief investigator Akrivos Tsolakis.
THE NEW Nicosia General Hospital is “today a reality”, combining new building establishments and modern equipment with the introduction of modernised managerial methods and effective administration.
JUST six out of 25 European Union states declared themselves ready by yesterday’s deadline to adopt new rules aimed at ensuring that asylum-seekers get equal treatment across the bloc, the European Commission said.
THE lawyer for Greek Cypriot refugee Meletis Apostolides has filed an appeal in the UK against the British High Court’s decision in favour of David and Linda Orams, who built a villa illegally on his property.
THE government is considering imposing administrative fines on people who enter Cyprus illegally through points of entry in the occupied areas.
THE government yesterday came to the defence of beleaguered Transport Minister Harris Thrassou, the man caught in the eye of the storm over last August’s air disaster.
“The public beheading of the Minister is not the issue here,” said Government Spokesman Christodoulos Pashardis at his daily news briefing.
Questions raised over deportation of Turk from north
THE DEPORTATION from the north of a Turkish man, sent packing in just his shorts, vest and sandals, is threatening to expose cracks in already strained relations between mainland Turkish immigrants and their Turkish Cypriot hosts.
LOWER tax rates on new and second-hand cars are expected to be approved by Parliament at the end of the month, opening up the car market on the island and bringing it into line with the rest of the continent.
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.
