POLITICS
Ioannou Sets 24-Hour Deadline to Demolish Illegal Structures in Protaras
Interior Minister instructs Famagusta District Administration to remove unauthorised massage business and kiosk built on state coastal land.
SOCIAL LENS
Who Looked the Other Way? Illegal Businesses on Prime State‑Owned Seafront Land in Protaras
On prime state‑owned seafront land leased to the Municipality of Paralimni for the creation of a parking area, a massage business has been operating since 2022 without any licence. Moreover, the premises are located within the Beach Protection Zone. Instructions were issued for the conduct of a criminal investigation when it was established that no competent authority had taken any action to restore legality.
SOCIAL LENS
Cyprus Paying €14,000 a Day to Rent 12 Armoured Limousines for EU Summit
The BMW Series 7 vehicles, flown in from Germany for heads of state attending the Informal European Council, were awarded through a closed tender to the Pilakouta Group
POLITICS
State Paid €11.2m to Parties and Their 100 Aides in 2025
Bills on increasing number and pay of parliamentary assistants deferred to next parliament ahead of elections.
Podium
Editor's Notes: When the First Lady Is a Civil Servant
The simultaneous roles of Philippa Karsera as Director of Consular Affairs and First Lady raise questions about institutional integrity that go beyond her personal qualifications, questions the state has so far failed to answer convincingly.
