Jenec: the limits of automatic de-risking in EU banking law
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Jenec: the limits of automatic de-risking in EU banking law

By Kyriaki Stinga, Adonis Zachariou and Dorina Mastora On June 11, the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered its judgment in Case C-81/24, Jenec. The case concerned the relationship between the right of access to a payment account with basic features under Directive 2014/92/EU (the Payment Accounts Directive) and the AML/CFT obligations imposed […]

23.08.2026 16:53
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Mecca and the new Middle East: what it means for Cyprus
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Mecca and the new Middle East: what it means for Cyprus

The Mecca Agreement, signed on August 7 by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, matters less for the alliance it creates than for the Middle East it may foreshadow. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan described it as technically equivalent to Nato’s Article 5: an armed attack against one would be considered an attack against all. The […]

23.08.2026 16:45
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Man City set to sign Morocco midfielder Bouaddi from Lille
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Man City set to sign Morocco midfielder Bouaddi from Lille

Manchester City are set to sign midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi from French side Lille, with British media reporting the Premier League club could pay up to 100 million euros ($116.80 million) for the 18-year-old. The Athletic reported City will pay an initial fee of 95 million plus up to five million in add-ons for the Morocco […]

23.08.2026 16:44
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Paphos pushes for cameras in parks amid repeated vandalism
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Paphos pushes for cameras in parks amid repeated vandalism

Paphos acting mayor Angelos Onisiforou on Sunday called for the installation of surveillance cameras in parks and other public spaces to be accelerated following repeated incidents of vandalism and damage to municipal property. In a statement, Onisiforou said protecting public property and improving safety in the city’s public spaces had become a priority. “We cannot […]

23.08.2026 16:38
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Nordic nations say they have lost confidence in Infantino and FIFA governance
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Nordic nations say they have lost confidence in Infantino and FIFA governance

Six Nordic football associations delivered a united blow to FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Sunday, declaring they had lost confidence in his leadership while demanding sweeping governance reforms at world soccer’s governing body. The six Nordic FIFA members — Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and the Faroe Islands — met in Helsinki and issued a […]

23.08.2026 15:54
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Iran says new sanctions threatened by ‘desperate’ US will fail
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Iran says new sanctions threatened by ‘desperate’ US will fail

Iran’s foreign minister dismissed the threat of new U.S. sanctions as a sign of desperation on Sunday and said the expected new measures would fail to defeat Tehran. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who is due to hold a press conference at 2 p.m. EDT (1800 GMT) on Monday, has threatened to impose “the toughest […]

23.08.2026 15:39
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Man remanded over €6,800 online banking scam
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Man remanded over €6,800 online banking scam

A 28-year-old man was remanded for five days by Paphos district court on Sunday in connection with an online banking fraud investigation. The case was reported to police in February by a 49-year-old man who said he had received a call on his mobile phone which displayed the name of an online bank where he […]

23.08.2026 15:29
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The energy challenges of the next presidency
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The energy challenges of the next presidency

As Cyprus enters the run up to the 2028 presidential election, energy is perhaps the biggest economic challenge the next administration will inherit. From electricity prices and energy security to natural gas, renewable energy sources (RES) and interconnection with Europe, the decisions taken over the next presidency will shape the country’s energy and development model […]

23.08.2026 15:24
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Lanier crushes Naraoka to become first Frenchman to win singles world title
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Lanier crushes Naraoka to become first Frenchman to win singles world title

Alex Lanier beat Kodai Naraoka 21-11 21-11 to become the first French player to win a singles title in badminton’s World Championships on Sunday. Lanier took about 50 minutes to clinch victory in the men’s final as he outclassed Japan’s Naraoka, a former finalist. The 21-year-old Frenchman controlled the rallies and pushed Naraoka across the […]

23.08.2026 15:24
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What’s on at the 2nd Larnaca Film Festival
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What’s on at the 2nd Larnaca Film Festival

Larnaca’s cultural agenda presents one more exciting event, just before the month ends. Back for its second edition is the Larnaca Film Festival, which this year presents a four-day agenda of film screenings, live music, workshops and walking tours. Organised by the Larnaca Film Club, the festival will spread through parks, squares and neighbourhoods from […]

23.08.2026 15:15
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Pension reform to bring increases for all retirees, minister says
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Pension reform to bring increases for all retirees, minister says

All pensioners will receive increases under the government’s planned pension reform, with those on lower pensions set to benefit the most, Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas said on Sunday. In interviews with newspapers Phileleftheros and Kathimerini, Mousiouttas said the reform – the first major overhaul of the system since 1980 – was intended to create a […]

23.08.2026 15:08
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Two vehicles damaged in Trachoni arson attack
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Two vehicles damaged in Trachoni arson attack

Two vehicles were extensively damaged in an arson attack in Trachoni, Limassol, in the early hours of Sunday, in the second such incident reported in the district overnight. Fire service spokesman Andreas Kettis said firefighters were called at around 1.47am after a fire broke out in two vehicles parked near the Trachoni community council offices. […]

23.08.2026 14:36
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Wartime election would ‘destroy’ Ukraine, Zelenskiy says
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Wartime election would ‘destroy’ Ukraine, Zelenskiy says

Holding a wartime election in Ukraine while active fighting with Russia continues would “destroy” the country by splitting Ukrainians, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. His comments, released to reporters on Sunday, were Zelenskiy’s first on the subject since ousted former Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov called for a wartime poll in a bombshell address last week. Fedorov’s […]

23.08.2026 14:28
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Georgiou wins European silver in Zagreb
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Georgiou wins European silver in Zagreb

Marios Georgiou won silver on the horizontal bar at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Zagreb, Croatia. The Cypriot champion produced an outstanding performance, finishing second with a score of 14.200, just behind Britain’s Joe Fraser, who won gold with 14.300. In addition to his podium finish, the 29-year-old, coached by Panayiotis Petrides, received the […]

23.08.2026 14:11
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Africa and getting the history of slavery wrong
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Africa and getting the history of slavery wrong

“I think that there’s a strategy to divide and conquer and to create a very contrived confusion,” said Samuel Okuzeto Ablakwan, Ghana’s foreign minster. “We denounce and totally reject those claims that Africans are as guilty and complicit as those who masterminded this whole atrocity.” He’s wrong, of course, but it’s still a common delusion. […]

23.08.2026 13:58
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Zandvoort bows out after ‘final lap’ Dutch GP party
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Zandvoort bows out after ‘final lap’ Dutch GP party

Zandvoort, a windblown seaside circuit from another era, said farewell to Formula One and the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday with a ‘Final Lap’ party of pride, celebration and sadness. The track in the North Sea coastal dunes, with an ‘Orange Army’ of tens of thousands of Max Verstappen fans packing the grandstands and partying […]

23.08.2026 13:50
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Iran says Pakistan’s army chief to visit Tehran on Monday
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Iran says Pakistan’s army chief to visit Tehran on Monday

Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir will visit Tehran on Monday to continue efforts to bring peace and security to the region, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Sunday, according to a statement by the ministry. Pakistan has taken on a mediator role in negotiations between Iran and the U.S. aimed at ending the […]

23.08.2026 13:36
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Putin wants to draft 300,000 new troops, Zelenskiy says
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Putin wants to draft 300,000 new troops, Zelenskiy says

Ukraine thinks Russia is planning to draft an additional 300,000 troops for its war effort after Russian parliamentary elections in mid-September, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. Moscow’s forces are pressing ahead with an effort to capture the rest of eastern Ukraine’s industrialised Donbas region, where its troops have ground forward at what Kyiv says is […]

23.08.2026 13:03
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