Archive for 2011
How one man came to dominate Italy
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has signalled that his days in power are coming to an end. Despite repeated gaffes and scandals, he won three elections and set a postwar record for length of time in office. How did he …
Russian ‘grave robber made dolls from girls’ corpses’
A suspected grave robber in the central Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod is said by police to have made 29 life-size dolls from mummified female corpses.
Local historian and cemetery explorer Anatoly Moskvin, 45, was arrested last week by police …
EU Commissioner – Tensions Turkey and Cyprus
EU Commissioner Stefan Fule conveyed to Turkish Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis, European Union’s concerns about the recent tensions in relations between Turkey and Cyprus.
EU Commissioner met Bagis on Wednesday in Brussels and according to …
Kazamias Taxes
Cypriot Minister of Finance Kikis Kazamias has stressed that a financial transactions tax should be imposed not only on a European level, but also on a global level.
In his speech during a meeting of the Council of Ministers for …
France – Cyprus Issue
rench Minister of Defence Gerard Longuet has conveyed the firm positions of his country for a solution of the Cyprus problem, on the basis of international and European law and UN resolutions, to his Cypriot counterpart Demetris Eliades.
Eliades, who …
Meeting to name new Greece PM ends without agreement
Political leaders are to meet with President Karolos Papoulias for a second time on Thursday at 10 a.m. after talks aimed at agreeing on the formation of an interim government reached an impasse on Wednesday.
It had appeared that parliamentary …
Britain – Cyprus – EEZ
British Foreign Secretary William Hague has said that his country supports fully and unequivocally the rights of Cyprus to its EEZ.
He further noted that Britain welcomes the talks that have taken place recently under the auspices of the UN …
Population census in occupied Cyprus early December
Cavusoglu said that the “population census” in occupied Cyprus will take place on December 4
Turkish Cypriot daily Kibris (05.11.11) reports on statements by Nazim Cavusoglu, self-styled minister of interior and local administrations, speaking to illegal Bayrak televison, said that …
Council calls time on life tenancies
FUTURE social housing tenants could be evicted from their homes if their life circumstances improve, under plans being considered by the council.
New tenants would be given fixed-term tenancies of at least two years, after which time they could be …
Omirou – Brussels
OMIROU – BRUSSELSPresident of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus Yiannakis Omirou appeared satisfied on Tuesday with his meetings so far in Brussels.
On Tuesday, the second day of his trip, Omirou held meetings with the heads …
