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The Health Insurance Organisation approved 932 out of 1,304 requests for Gesy patients to seek medical care abroad during its first year managing the process.
Consumer prices in Cyprus rose 3.7% year-on-year in September, with petroleum products up 25.8% and electricity and water up 11.2%, Cystat data shows.
A lorry lost part of its load on the motorway near the Lympia exit on Thursday afternoon, forcing police to shut the left lane.
Six unions at Cyprus state hospitals are balloting members on possible strike action after talks on a new collective agreement stalled, with a written answer demanded by 16 October.
Poed, Oelmek and Oltek are calling on members to gather outside the presidential palace on Thursday against the education ministry's updated hiring proposal.
A proposed law going before the House Interior Committee would create a National Civil Protection Mechanism, shift the Fire Service and bring the National Guard into disaster response.
A Limassol filling station is selling diesel at an all-time high of €2.126 per litre, while the cheapest on the island costs €1.939 in Pyrga, according to the consumer protection service's price observatory.
Larnaka 2030's MahallArt programme lands in the Ais Yiannis neighbourhood from October 8 to 10, with free film screenings, art walks and workshops.
Cyprus weekend guide: festivals, concerts and markets across the island
Food, comedy, music and festivals fill Cyprus weekend calendar
Nicosia exhibition traces Serbian artist's first years in Cyprus
Nicosia festival brings Solomos' The Woman of Zakynthos to Erma Bookshop
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President Nikos Christodoulides unveiled two new support measures at Europa Donna Cyprus's 22nd Pink Figures march: a monthly allowance for vulnerable cancer patients and free transport to oncology centres.
The Deputy Minister of Migration says Nicosia has completed all European Commission recommendations and now needs a political green light from EU partners.
Interior Minister Konstantinos Ioannou outlined new housing schemes, including extra floors up to 150 sqm on family homes and 570 state plots at 25% of market value.
Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou says the €70 million plan to build 460 affordable rental units on state land is now moving into implementation.
Cyprus's Interior Ministry is launching a housing scheme that will release more than 570 state plots in communities islandwide to eligible families at a quarter of their market value.
Finance Minister Makis Keravnos will use Eurogroup and ECOFIN meetings in Luxembourg to press for relief on winter heating costs and more fiscal flexibility for member states.
Sale contracts rose 14 per cent in the first nine months of 2026, with Limassol and Paphos accounting for more than 65 per cent of the increase, land registry data show.
Draft legislation on EU pay transparency rules was ready before the deadline, but April's parliamentary dissolution stalled the process, leaving employers without a clear timetable.
Global crude prices remain high, and Cypriot drivers and households are likely to feel it at the pump and on electricity bills, as parties criticise the government's support package.
Limassol–Paphos motorway lane closures and diversions amid severe weather
Cyprus to add parents' names to new ID cards by end of November
Collision near Moni snarls Nicosia–Limassol motorway traffic
Flu jabs for over-60s begin in early October, doctors place first orders
Cyprus flags EU Safety Gate alerts on Ford, BMW and Mercedes models
Gesy adds one-time password check for calls involving personal data
Cyprus weather service issues yellow storm alert for Tuesday afternoon
Cyprus extends student grant deadline to October 20
