September 17 Daily News Briefing

In today’s episode, talks between Cyprus trade unions and Labour Minister Yiannis Panayiotou ended without agreement on the future of the Automatic Cost of Living Allowance (CoLA).Elsewhere, Five Greek Cypriots remain detained by Turkish-controlled authorities after trying to visit their properties in northern Cyprus, Foreign Minister Konstantinos Kompos confirmed on Tuesday.Also, a fire which broke out in the early hours of Tuesday morning in Limassol left a vehicle completely obliterated, police said on Tuesday.All this and more in today’s Daily News Briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

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In today’s episode, President Nikos Christodoulides held a telephone call with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and said after the call that he had “stressed the importance to deescalate tensions”.Meanwhile, there will be no problems with the Paphos district’s water supply next year, “regardless of the weather conditions”, the agriculture ministry’s undersecretary Andreas Gregoriou said.Also, Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar told Turkish Cypriots to “not embarrass” influential late Turkish Cypriot leader Rauf Denktash when the Turkish Cypriot leadership election takes place next month.All this and more in today’s Daily News Briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

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In today’s episode, Cyprus faces disruption on Thursday as a three-hour strike hits airports, schools, and public services over the Cost-of-Living Allowance (CoLA). Also, Cyprus will spend a €1.1 billion EU loan from the SAFE programme over five years to strengthen defence and support local defence industries, Defence Minister Vassilis Palmas announced.Elsewhere, three of five Greek Cypriots arrested in northern Cyprus in July were released on bail on Wednesday.All this and more in today’s Daily News Briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

In today’s episode, Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis said there are “manifest interests” working to ensure that the Great Sea Interconnector will never be constructed.Meanwhile, Gerapetritis also denied that his father-in-law is the subject of the European public prosecutor’s office (EPPO) investigation into the Great Sea Interconnector project, which was announced last week.Also, Cypriot members of the European parliament on Tuesday addressed the chamber in Strasbourg for the first time since the wildfire which tore through the Limassol district and killed two people in July and demanded more help from the European Union to help the island, and the rest of the bloc, fight future wildfires.All this and more in today’s Daily News Briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail. 

In today’s episode, despite yet another meeting earlier on Monday failing to yield any breakthrough on the contentious Cost‑of‑Living Allowance (CoLA), trade unions -SEK, PEO, PASYDY, and DEOK - confirmed that they would proceed with the general strike planned for Thursday, September 11.Elsewhere, Finance Minister Makis Keravnos said Monday that the final cost of the Great Sea Interconnector remains uncertain, with estimates ranging between €2 billion and €3 billion.Also, authorities and economic analysts are warning that Cyprus must dramatically increase its spending on climate adaptation.All this and more in today’s Daily News Briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.

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In today’s episode, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has launched an investigation into the Great Sea Interconnector, the planned electricity link between Cyprus, Greece and Israel. The government has intensified efforts to strip citizenships granted under Cyprus’ now-defunct investment scheme, with seven investors and 19 relatives losing their passports this week.Also, Cyprus faces an acute nursing shortage, with employers, hospital associations and doctors warning that the system is at breaking point.All this and more in today’s Daily News Briefing brought you by the Cyprus Mail.

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