The local and regional elections that will take place on October 8 – and the 15th for runoffs – were supposed to be of limited importance, following the ruling conservative New Democracy’s triumph in the May and June national elections.
The president of the European Parliament said Sunday she has conveyed the legislative body’s support for the appointment of a United Nations envoy to evaluate the chances of resuming stalemated talks to reunify ethnically divided Cyprus.
The recent spike in migrant flows, including from Turkey to Greece, has put the issue front and center in the revived talks between officials of the two countries now that bilateral relations have improved. But migration could easily turn into a source of renewed friction.
The Public Debt Management Agency announced last Friday that this Wednesday it is planning to auction 13-week treasury bills in book entry form to the amount of 625 million euros.
The Cyprus tax framework is set for a significant overhaul as work begins on the integrated tax transformation project.
ANF News, a news agency close to the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, reported Sunday night that the group had claimed responsibility for an attack in the Turkish capital Ankara earlier Sunday.
Cyprus on Saturday hailed a two-notch upgrade by credit ratings agency Moody’s.
Olympiakos won the season’s first title on Saturday lifting the Super Cup that involves the top four teams of last season’s Basket League.
State sovereignty is the core principle of international relations. Despite originating at the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, the pillar of the rules-based international system was only etched in stone with the birth of the United Nations after World War II.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned Sunday’s terrorist attack in Ankara.