The latest opinion poll shows that if presidential elections were repeated today with the same candidates, Mr Andreas Mavroyiannis, the independent candidate supported by AKEL, would have been elected president of Cyprus, while Mr Nikos Christodoulides would not have reached the second round.
The fact that the Cyprus problem remains unsolved is still among people’s top “concerns” in north Cyprus, according to the results of an opinion poll. “To work for a solution to the Cyprus problem” is what 55% of the respondents would expect from their future president. Overall, people seem to be fed up with their […]
North Cyprus is usually referred to as an unrecognised state that is only recognised by Turkey. Really? Is it? The truth is that Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is gradually extending his dictatorship to North Cyprus – the same dictatorship he has already imposed on his own country. Characteristically, there is a growing list of distinguished Turkish […]
The very high inflation in Turkey and the massive devaluation of the Turkish lira have catalytic repercussions for the whole of Cyprus. For the first time, more people – including more Greek Cypriots – crossed from the Republic-of-Cyprus-controlled area into north Cyprus than vice versa. The laws of the market know no “borders”. The whole […]
Substantial aid to help producers benefit from the halloumi PDO package by conforming to the relevant EU standards is included in the €30.7m action programme for the Turkish Cypriot community, which was adopted by the European Commission on 15/12/2021. “This support from the Aid Programme will include improving the food safety and hygiene standards, eradicating […]
Sotiroula Charalambous, a former Labour Minister in the Christofias administration, was on 10-12-2021 elected new General Secretary of the Pancyprian Labour Federation (PEO), for the first time in its long history. She has also served as Akel MP and becomes the first woman to lead a labour federation in Cyprus. Her election came as the […]
The EU should only fund member states that respect the rule of law and democratic principles. That’s what nine out of ten Cypriots believe according to a Eurobarometer survey published on 10-09-2001. A total of 26,459 Europeans were interviewed online. The survey was conducted between August 17 and 25 in anticipation of next week’s EU […]
POGO, the AKEL-affiliated women’s organisation, on Thursday castigated efforts to link Cyprus’ demographic issue with migration as a cheap attempt to divert attention from the difficulties young people face in starting a family, problems it attributed to the government’s social and financial policies. The statement came in the wake a meeting of the ad hoc […]
While there is one month left for the halloumi to be released on the European market, the preparations in north Cyprus have not yet been completed, according to a report in the Turkish Cypriot newspaper “Yeni Duzen” on 06/09/21. According to the newspaper, almost five months have passed since the European Parliament registered halloumi as […]