Cyprus News Digest 19th September 2025
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If proposed tax reforms go ahead as proposed, the wealthy will be laughing all the way to the bank; outside the presidential palace, protesters read out the names of children killed in Gaza.
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Cyprus News Digest 5th September 2025
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The EU Parliament will vote in a month on legislation that will enable 'Big Brother' style snooping on every mobile phone - except for those of politicians - how can we protect our privacy? New research has discovered previously unseen marine life in Cyprus' coastal waters.
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Cyprus News Digest 29th August 2025
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'Cyprus in the Grave New World' was the title of a presentation in the buffer zone this week: we discuss the ramifications of the new global reality, and how manufactured insecurity affects our thinking and actions.
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Cyprus News Digest 22nd August 2025
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Rolling power cuts in an August heatwave show just how fragile Cyprus' energy security is; we talk to the chairman of the house energy committee about what needs to be done - and he won't be drawn on whether the liberalisation of the market will take place in October, as promised.
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Cyprus News Digest 1st August 2025
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Despite government assurances in the Spring that Cyprus was better prepared than ever before for the wildfire season, we clearly weren't: two people dead, hundreds of homes and hectares of protected forests destroyed. We discuss what should have been done - and what needs to be done the soonest to avoid another catastrophe.
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Cyprus News Digest 25th July 2025
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The destruction of the Pentakomo coastline continues unabated pending another court hearing at the end of August; a symbolic demonstration took place at the Palestinian embassy in Nicosia this week; music fans head to Katydata this weekend for the Windcraft Festival
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Cyprus News Digest 11th July 2025
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There's no end in sight for the Vassiliko project: past mistakes have left many tricky issues to resolve and we can expect to continue paying exorbitant electricity prices for several years; there's anger at a proposed new bill before Parliament that will muzzle citizens' opposition and their right to demonstrate.
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Cyprus News Digest 27th June 2025
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Cypriot scientists make a breakthrough in identifying genetic markers that could lead to breast and ovarian cancers; despite the Middle East ceasefire we may still see an impact on oil prices, and in Cyprus that usually means an increase in our electricity bills.
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Cyprus News Digest 20th June 2025
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We hear the inside story of the Madleen as she sailed to break the blockade of Gaza and was hijacked by Israeli forces; citizens in Nicosia protest against the Municipal Council's plans to reopen Makarios Avenue to traffic; the Zero Trace festival takes place this weekend in Limassol.
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Cyprus News Digest 13th June 2025
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As attempts to solve the Cyprus problem falter again, the property issue is taking on new dimensions that could impact both sides; we hear from a doctor who was on the Madleen, sailing to break Israel's blockade of Gaza when it was boarded by Israeli forces in a clear act of piracy.
info_outlineIs Cyprus still doing pushbacks? Why do we not have a clear picture of what happened to migrant boats in our seas last week? 70 former state officials are receiving multiple pensions and 28 serving officials are taking a salary AND a pension from a previous post.