Minibus services have been organized by the Human Rights Platform to take Turkish Cypriots from across the north to vote in Sunday’s European parliament elections. A total of 103,269 Turkish Cypriots who live in the north have registered to vote, as well as 834 Turkish Cypriots who live in the Republic. Three Turkish Cypriots are standing as candidates in the elections.
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Fact: Construction of two new desalination plants in Limassol and Famagusta is under review due to prevailing drought conditions and water shortage fears.
The fact described in the text is that the education minister, Dr Athina Michaelidou, spoke about creating modern, anthropocentric schools during the opening of a primary school and kindergarten in Larnaca.
Fact: Cyprus is among the EU countries with the lowest performance in the time required to resolve civil cases.
The district offices of the Department for Town Planning and Housing will close on June 14 and will no longer accept applications from the public. The closure is in preparation for the transition to a new system of local government starting on July 1, with five district-level organizations taking over the department’s role.
Options for Larnaca’s port and marina are being evaluated, with a commitment to inform the public about next steps soon. The Amalthea initiative at the port is currently not operating with cranes, but efforts are being made to increase output. Pay interruptions for employees are being handled by the labour ministry. Both a marina and a port will be the outcome of the project, with a re-evaluation of the types of cargo transported through Larnaca. The possibility of niche specialization for farmers and livestock operators is being considered. The project may involve breaking it down into smaller components and reducing its scale. The restart of the project may take time and changed circumstances must be taken into account. The state’s public works department may take on building roads and pumping stations to speed up the process.
Portugal turned a 2-1 deficit into a dramatic 3-2 victory over Serbia in the Uefa under 17 championship final.
Health Minister Michalis Damianou is working on legislation to set up university clinics, facing opposition from the University of Cyprus and the government doctors’ union Pasyki. The main disagreement is about who should run the clinics, with the University of Cyprus wanting academic doctors in charge, while Pasyki prefers experienced hospital doctors. Damianou believes in a gradual approach where academic doctors work alongside hospital doctors and eventually take over. He does not agree with the University of Cyprus’ stance and emphasizes the stability of the hospitals and public sector doctors.
The Cyprus government has scrapped a €1.2 billion concession for the development of the Larnaca marina and port, leading to questions about the financial viability of public contracts and the administration’s cash flow.