Cyprus plans age limit for social media as EU moves on child protection
Deputy Minister of Innovation Nikodimos Damianou says Cyprus wants an age barrier for social media access and is helping design a common European age-verification tool.
DISY deputy leader warns party members against backing Christodoulides
Yiannis Karousos says DISY officials who support President Nikos Christodoulides must declare it openly and step down from the party's collective bodies.
Pension reform to raise payments for 123,000 retirees in Cyprus
Labour Minister Marinos Mousiouttas says the upcoming pension reform will lift payments for around 123,000 retirees, with more than 8,000 seeing increases above €200 a month.
Cyprus unveils plan to build new family homes on top of existing houses
The Interior Ministry has published details of a scheme allowing owners to add a floor or extend an existing home for family members, even where building density is exhausted.
Cyprus Greens appoint interim leadership ahead of November congress
Katerina Hadjistylli and Loukas Stylianou will lead the Movement of Ecologists until an extraordinary congress on 14 November elects a new leadership.
MEP Furlas presents EU report on health workers' conditions
The European Parliament debated a report co-authored by Cypriot MEP Loukas Furlas on tackling the EU's health workforce crisis, with better working conditions and support for medical professionals at its core.
Lawyer questions legal basis of Anastasiades appeal against anti-corruption authority
A lawyer says he cannot find a legal basis for former President Nikos Anastasiades' challenge related to the anti-corruption authority's findings, and questions where the appeal was even filed.
Cyprus MEPs criticise von der Leyen's speech for omitting Cyprus
The six Cypriot MEPs say the State of the Union address failed to mention Cyprus, despite its emphasis on defending every inch of EU territory.
New Central Prisons to be built at Agios Sozomenos after Mathiatis dropped
Cyprus has settled on Agios Sozomenos as the site for its new Central Prisons, abandoning the original choice of Mathiatis after local opposition and infrastructure concerns.
Cypriot finance minister heads to Dublin for Eurogroup and informal Ecofin
Makis Keravnos will join eurozone finance ministers in Dublin on 18–19 September 2026 to discuss productivity, banking competitiveness and the impact of artificial intelligence on European economies.
DIKO's Papadopoulos backs GSI, warns monopolies will fight it
DIKO president Nicolas Papadopoulos said the Great Sea Interconnector would cut electricity bills by around 30% and accused its opponents of protecting energy monopolies.
Cyprus pension reform talks resume over retirement age
The Labour Advisory Body meets again with Minister Marinou Mousioutta to discuss the pension reform bill, as the retirement age remains the main sticking point.