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	Cyprus report by Euro Reporter Angry residents call for end to exercises Tempers flared at the National Guard’s (NG) Kalo Chorio firing range in Larnaca yesterday, after dozens of nearby residents demanded an end to military exercises until after the
	Cyprus report by Euro Reporter Turkey still refuses to probe missing issuePresident of the Committee of Relatives of Undeclared Prisoners and Missing Persons, Nicos Theodosiou, said that Turkey still refuses to comply with a ruling of the European Court of
	Cyprus report by Euro Reporter Government takes a pay cutCabinet members and government officials have voluntarily accepted a cut in their salaries their earnings by 10%, as a gesture to boost the economy of the island, by trimming state spending. The decis

	Archbishop Makarios by The Ovi Team 9th March, 1956; in a hope to ease tensions in Cyprus British authorities have ordered the deportation of the Greek Cypriot leader, Archbishop Makarios. Instead of easing tensions in Cyprus more violence broke out on the Island and Britain w
	Cyprus report by Euro Reporter Christofias – Anastasiades – letters – talksPresident of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias has said that Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat had asked for the direct talks to be interrupted a
	Cyprus Report by Euro Reporter A lot of empty chairs as deputies play hookeyMPs are routinely failing to turn up to committee meetings and plenary discussion sessions in adequate numbers, it emerged yesterday. In some cases less than half the required numbe
	Cyprus report by Euro Reporter Jobless toll slowed Unemployment in December 2009, dropped 2.8 per cent, compared to November but for 2009 overall, the jobless rate jumped 51.7 per cent over 2008, the Statistical Service announced yesterday. The average numb
	Cyprus report by Euro Reporter A shock in Larnaca SchoolDeputies on the House Education Committee have been left in shock after finding syringes and rubbish scattered around a Larnaca School. Dianellio Gymnasium in Larnaca was one of many visited by the par
	Cyprus report by Euro Reporter EU Asylum Office in Cyprus a priorityThe establishment of a European Asylum Support Office constitutes a priority for the government, Minister for the Interior Neoclis Sylikiotis said, adding that the government would like
	But ...seriously by Thanos Kalamidas Mystery still surrounds the whereabouts of the commercial ship Arctic Sea, and a lot of speculation and talk is going on. Including extended suspicions of piracy in the North Sea, keeping Russian and Scandinavian governments in alarm, and the Russ
	Cyprus Report by Euro Reporter Christofias, Turkey’s obligations Cyprus does not object to Turkey’s course to the EU, but as a matter of principle it ``will not back down`` from demanding Ankara’s compliance with the responsibilities it ha
	Cyprus report by Euro Reporter NegotiationsUN SPECIAL envoy Alexander Downer is expected to give the two leaders a pep talk when he joins them in their next meeting on Friday. Although the language is couched diplomatically, the bottom line is that
	Cyprus report by Euro Reporter The European Court and TurkeyThe European Court of Human Rights has found Turkey guilty of human rights violations in two cases Greek Cypriots had brought before the Court. The Court unanimously ruled that Ankara is guilty of violating
	EU's Regional Policy and Kurdish Question by Europe & Us The Republic of Turkey has a credibility problem regarding solutions to the Kurdish question. Accepting Kurds as interlocutors seems difficult for those ruling elites whether they are old-style Kemalists or new-fa
	A letter to the President of the Cypriot Parliament (Greek) by Mihalis Mihail Κύριε Χριστόφια, Είμαι ένας Κύ
	Cyprus report by Euro Reporter Cyprus' President Statements Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos has stated that all the prospects for Cyprus for the year 2008 are very positive and “we enter the New Year with high expectations for the continued
	Cyprus reporter by Euro Reporter The Syrian BoatGovernment Spokesman Vassilis Palmas said on Wednesday that Cyprus did not wish for its excellent relations with Syria to be affected by the case of a ship sailing from closed port of Famagusta to a Syri