Greek Press

ALITHIA: “EAC codes in stock market changed” The opposition daily yesterday reported on the ongoing Suphire affair, saying that someone had changed the electricity authority’s access codes in the stock market webpage. The move blocked access to the authority’s portfolio and the pension fund management committee had no way of checking what was going on.

HARAVGHI: “Unity needed” Left wing AKEL’s mouthpiece quoted House president and party chief Demetris Christofias who stressed the need for a unified internal front in order to fend off any scheming targeting Cyprus. Christofias urged all the political forces to refrain from starting their presidential campaigning from now. The daily said attention on the Cyprus problem was shifting to Washington with the visit of Greek Foreign Minister Petros Molyviatis who would be meeting his American counterpart Condoleeza Rice.

SIMERINI: “New ‘heart attack’ at new hospital” The daily reported that the cancellation of the tender for the procurement of x-ray equipment for the new Nicosia hospital would hinder operations in various departments and create delays. The tender was canceled after a ruling from the legal services thus adding more burdens on taxpayers.

MACHI: “Veto is Cyprus’ power” The newspaper carries quotes from President Tassos Papadopoulos and Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis who said in Brussels that Turkey would extend the customs union protocol to include Cyprus. Papadopoulos reminded that Cyprus reserved its right to veto, which, however, would depend on many factors.

POLITIS: “Backdoor for Suphire” The revelation that Suphire, through a power of attorney, had gained access to the entire EAC portfolio has added a new twist to the affair, which touches former and current authority officials. It had also emerged that someone had changed the EAC codes in the stock market, leaving the authority in the dark for a very long time, the daily said.

PHILELEFTHEROS: “Looking for key evidence” The daily reported that Suphire CEO Yiannos Andronikou has been giving long interviews to the Securities and Exchange Commission, explaining his actions and handing over evidence regarding the £9.2 million missing from the EAC pension fund. At the same time the EAC has been looking into the values of a string of properties offered by Suphire to guarantee the missing cash.

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.