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Cyprus Moves To Make Politicians Accountable
  • Menelaos Hadjicostis - Associated Press Writer
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  • April 30, 2013
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ President and other politicians will have their immunity from prosecution significantly curbed as part of a package of new reforms aiming to bolster accountability in pu...
A Chance to Reunify Cyprus
  • April 03, 2013
By MICHAEL MOLLER (New York Times). It has often been said that Cyprus never misses an opportunity to miss an opportunity. This maxim was being bandied about especially after the negative Greek Cyp...
Cypriot Finance Minister Michalis Sarris resigns
  • April 02, 2013
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cypriot Finance Minister Michalis Sarris has resigned after an investigation was ordered into how the country's economy nearly collapsed last month. The government said Tuesd...
For Cyprus, a Sudden Need to Play Nice With Turkey
  • March 28, 2013
By JAMES KANTER BRUSSELS. (New York Times). — With its economy in tatters, Cyprus urgently needs to tap its natural gas deposits. But opening the spigot will force the easternmost member of the Eur...
Cyprus: Full text of Eurogroup statement
  • March 25, 2013
BRUSSELS. The Eurogroup has reached an agreement with the Cypriot authorities on the key elements necessary for a future macroeconomic adjustment programme. This agreement is supported by all euro are...
Russian Ties Put Cyprus Banking Crisis on East-West Fault Line
  • March 24, 2013
By ANDREW HIGGINS LIMASSOL, Cyprus (New York Times). — Andreas Marangos, a Porsche-driving lawyer here, had just woken up when he heard the news that threatened to destroy his and Cyprus’s most lucr...
Iron Chancellor Returns: Merkel Can't Contain Anger over Cyprus
  • March 22, 2013
By Severin Weiland and Philipp Wittrock BERLIN. (Spiegel). Coalition parliamentarians have rarely seen Chancellor Angela Merkel so upset. Whether it has been election defeats, internal bickerin...
Crisis in Cyprus threatens EU role and legitimacy
  • March 22, 2013
FRANK JORDANS,Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — By rejecting an EU bailout and turning to Russia for help, Cyprus has exposed the growing frustration and dwindling solidarity within the European U...
Cyprus lawmakers reject bank tax bill with zero votes in favor
  • March 19, 2013
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus lawmakers reject bank tax bill with zero votes in favor, 36 against, 19 abstentions. The Cypriot government was struggling Tuesday to gain parliamentary support for ...
Cyprus lawmakers reject bank tax bill with zero votes in favor
  • March 19, 2013
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus lawmakers reject bank tax bill with zero votes in favor, 36 against, 19 abstentions.The Cypriot government was struggling Tuesday to gain parliamentary support for a plan...
Cyprus lawmakers reject bank tax bill with zero votes in favor
  • March 19, 2013
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus lawmakers reject bank tax bill with zero votes in favor, 36 against, 19 abstentions....
Conservative wins critical Cyprus presidency vote
  • February 24, 2013
MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS,Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Conservative candidate Nicos Anastasiades won Cyprus' presidency Sunday by one of the widest margins in 30 years, and now faces the formid...
Ahead of Election in Cyprus, Gloom and Voter Apathy Tied to Financial Woes
  • February 23, 2013
By NICHOLAS KULISH LIMASSOL, Cyprus — Evagoras Georgiou will go to the polling station at the Tsireio middle school in the St. John neighborhood here for Sunday’s presidential election. But he will...
Cyprus president: no privatization in bailout deal
  • January 02, 2013
MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS,Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus' president said Wednesday he would refuse any request by international lenders to sell off state-owned companies as part of a f...
Cyprus ready for final talks on bailout
  • October 23, 2012
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus' government spokesman says the country is ready for a final round of negotiations with its potential bailout creditors to agree on a rescue deal to shore up its ailing ba...
STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT CHRISTOFIAS AT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE U.N.
  • September 25, 2012
Mr. President, Allow me to congratulate you on your election as President of the 67th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations and express my delegation’s support to you in dischargin...
Seize the opportunity
  • September 24, 2012
NICOSIA - The UN mediator on Cyprus, seeking to end a four-decade diplomatic deadlock, said Greek and Turkish sides now had strong economic reasons to agree a reunification that could help ease debt p...
Trial of Cyprus terror suspect postponed
  • September 12, 2012
MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS LIMASSOL, Cyprus (AP) — The trial of a man believed to be involved in the planning of a suspected terrorist attack against Israeli interests on Cyprus has been postponed. Crimin...
Cyprus expects bailout deal with next Troika visit
  • September 03, 2012
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus' finance minister says that he expects a draft bailout agreement for the country to be signed in the next few weeks. Vassos Shiarly told reporters Monday that negotiatio...
Cyprus: Firebombs hurled at Syrian embassy
  • July 20, 2012
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus police say unknown assailants hurled four firebombs at the Syrian embassy in the island's capital overnight, but little damage was caused. Spokesman Andreas Angelides sa...
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