Our View: More nurses are not needed, more efficient working is
Kıbrıs Cyprus Mail

Our View: More nurses are not needed, more efficient working is

If a private business found that its operations could not be run efficiently with the number of workers it employed, the obvious thing would be to hire more workers. If, however, it found out that its competitor’s output was as high, but it had a smaller workforce, it would examine the way it was operating […]

26.11.2025 04:20
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Cyprus’ 2026 budget draft complies with EU rules despite spending risks
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Cyprus’ 2026 budget draft complies with EU rules despite spending risks

Cyprus is among 12 eurozone countries whose draft budgets for 2026 have been assessed by the European commission as compliant with EU fiscal rules. The commission’s evaluation, presented on Monday in Strasbourg, calls on Cyprus to continue implementing its planned fiscal policy while noting a risk of overspending. Valdis Dombrovskis, European commissioner for economy, productivity, […]

25.11.2025 23:12
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European Commission confirms Cyprus’ debt servicing capacity
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European Commission confirms Cyprus’ debt servicing capacity

Cyprus retains the capacity to service its debt, the European Commission said in its latest post-programme surveillance assessment published on Tuesday.The Commission carries out a post-programme surveillance (PPS) twice a year on euro-area member states that have drawn financial assistance. In March 2013, Cyprus clinched a €10 billion loan from the European Union and the […]

25.11.2025 21:17
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Ports authority sets February 2026 target for LPG project at Vasiliko
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Ports authority sets February 2026 target for LPG project at Vasiliko

The construction of a new anchorage and the installation of two subsea pipelines for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) at the Zygi (Vasilikos) marine zone is now expected to finish by mid-February 2026, the Cyprus ports authority (CPA) announced on Tuesday. The update follows the release of a special report by the audit office on the […]

25.11.2025 20:48
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Europeans told US Rubio to maintain pressure on Russia, von der Leyen says
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Europeans told US Rubio to maintain pressure on Russia, von der Leyen says

The leaders of the European countries supporting Ukraine, the so-called coalition of the willing, on Tuesday insisted to keep pressuring Russia with sanctions in a video call with U.S. Secretary of Marco Rubio, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said. “Since pressure remains the only language Russia responds to, we will continue to increase […]

25.11.2025 20:31
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President silent over meeting with Greek Cypriots held in north
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President silent over meeting with Greek Cypriots held in north

President Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday declined to confirm reports that he met three Greek Cypriots recently released from detention in the north, saying only that “the meetings that should be made public are being made public”. Arriving at a lunch with EU officials hosted by the Danish ambassador, he added that he would “not comment […]

25.11.2025 20:20
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Jazzy Christmas: An evening of music, emotion
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Jazzy Christmas: An evening of music, emotion

Christmas brings the spirit of giving, and so Telethon presents a festive concert in support of the Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics and the Cyprus Muscular Dystrophy Association. Musicians and vocalists will step onto the Melina Merkouri Hall stage on December 9 for the charity concert Jazzy Christmas – an evening of music, love […]

25.11.2025 19:45
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Police investigate €30,000 online fraud in Limassol
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Police investigate €30,000 online fraud in Limassol

Police are investigating a fraud case in which a 66-year-old man in Limassol received a message on Tuesday from a sender claiming to be the national health scheme (Gesy), asking for a small fee that led to the theft of €30,000. Following the instructions in the message, the man entered his bank card details. This […]

25.11.2025 19:06
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