Category: Legal Judicial

The General Court of the European Union is expected to decide in April or May on two appeals submitted by the Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese named Halloumi against the use of word marks BBQLOUMI and GRILLOUMI by companies in B…

Public transport in Limassol is going green, with 35 fully electric buses on the city’s roads in February, pushing the older diesel models into retirement.The 35 six-metre-long electric busses will be the flagship of the new fleet of the Limassol Trans…

A draft regulation from the European Commission offers a ray of hope, as the Republic of Cyprus has no other option but to proceed with measures to halt access to the government controlled areas from the Green Line, said the Minister of Interior Nikos Nouris. Nouris’ remarks on the latest developments concerning illegal immigration from […]

President of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, will meet on September 23, at 7.15 pm (Cyprus time) with the Secretary General of the UN, Antonio Guterres, on the sidelines of the 77th General Assembly of the United Nations, in New York. Earlier that day, at 4 pm Cyprus time, the President will address the United Nations General […]

Representatives of Cyprus’ General Attorney’s office and of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Department for the Execution of Judgements held a virtual meeting on Wednesday, September 14, during which the discussed about the ECHR decisions against Cyprus whose execution is pending at the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers.   According to a […]

The minimum wage should ensure a decent standard of living     EU rules to respect national wage-setting practices     Collective bargaining to be strengthened in countries where it covers fewer than 80% of workers     Right to redress for workers, their representatives and trade union members if rules are violated   Minimum […]

Presidential Commissioner Photis Photiou said that unity and consensus are needed in the struggle to liberate Cyprus from Turkey’s occupying forces and pointed once again to Ankara’s responsibilities.Delivering a eulogy Saturday in the funeral of soldi…

The House Price Index (HPI) recorded an icrease of 1.1% in the first quarter of 2022, reaching 103.95 units, according to preliminary estimate of the Statistical Service, published on Friday.Compared to the fourth quarter of 2021, the HPI increased by …

MP Nicos Tornaritis, head of the Cyprus delegation to PACE travels to Montenegro on Sunday on a working visit.The Cyprus parliamentarian is visiting Montenegro as co-rapporteur of the PACE monitoring Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commit…

Cyprus Judoka, Janet Michaelidou, won the silver medal in the European Judo Cup U21 which took place during the weekend in Bosnia-Herzegovina.Following her victories in European Cups in Greece and Italy last March and April, Michaelidou secured the sil…