Five people, aged between 19 and 28, were charged in writing of working illegally in Paphos. They were carrying out construction work without being officially listed as employees and without having work permits. The man who allegedly employed them, a 36-year-old, was also charged in writing.
Fact: Airlines quickly changed flight paths over Iran, diverted to alternate airports, or returned planes to their departure points in response to airspace and airport closures after an Israeli attack on Iran.
Fact: The Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar believes that the European Union should stop being a slave to the Greek Cypriot side in the Cyprus problem.
The 22nd Cyprus Film Days International Festival will conclude with the screening of the new film “Africa Star” by Cypriot director Adonis Florides. The closing ceremony, curated by Lia Haraki, will also include the presentation of top prizes, including awards for films in the Glocal Images International Competition and Cypriot Films Competition sections. The ceremony will be followed by a closing party on Heroes’ Square with music by DJ Bon Bon.
Israel has attacked Iran in retaliation for a drone strike on Israel. Iran’s air defense systems destroyed drones in Isfahan, causing explosions. Analysts fear the Israel-Gaza conflict spreading in the region. Iran warned of a severe response to attacks. Financial markets reacted negatively to the escalating tensions. Iran’s nuclear facilities were unharpmed, and flights in Iran were disrupted. Israel’s military offensive in Gaza has resulted in numerous Palestinian casualties. Iran-backed groups have supported Palestinians by launching attacks from various countries.
– Bureaucratic inefficiency in state services leads to delays in processing citizens’ applications.
– Almost 20,000 applications are pending at town planning authorities and 100,000 cases are open at Lands and Surveys offices.
– Applications for benefits and pensions take months to be processed.
– Deputies are spending 80% of their time dealing with citizens’ application delays.
– Interior Minister attributes delays to incomplete forms, understaffing, and poor digitalization.
– Evaluation of public employees is unrelated to deliverables and meeting targets.
– Government has failed to improve service to citizens due to fear of Pasydy, lack of service culture, and slow digitalization.
– Christodoulides government has not taken significant action to improve service to citizens.
Cyprus maintains its long-standing position of not recognizing unilaterally declared independence, including that of Kosovo. Cyprus’ Foreign Minister is expected to vote against Kosovan membership in the Council of Europe. The resolution passed inviting Kosovo to join the Council of Europe and have three seats in the Pace, similar to Cyprus.
Binance has secured a license from Dubai’s regulator VARA that allows the platform to target retail clients in addition to qualified and institutional ones.
A new sector-wide body could help ensure that Britain’s financial regulators fully comply with their new remit of aiding international competitiveness when writing rules.
Cyprus has seen a significant increase in its share of renewable energy sources compared to other EU member states.