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Tension grows between airlines and Spanish airport operator
3+ hour, 30+ min ago (589+ words) The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has expressed strong concern over recent remarks by Maurici Lucena, chairman and chief executive of AENA, Spain's main airport operator, after he suggested that airlines calling for reductions in airport charges were "compromising safety…...
Spanish airport charges row breaks out over proposed price hikes
1+ week, 1+ day ago (459+ words) The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Spanish Airline Association (ALA) have called for an annual 4.9 per cent reduction in Spanish airport charges, excluding inflation, over the 2027-2031 regulatory period. They argued that such a move would still allow for…...
Keve joins Sofia summit to drive green business innovation
1+ week, 5+ day ago (219+ words) The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) joined European partners in Sofia, Bulgaria, on February 19 and February 20, to coordinate the next stages of the SUSTAINET green business initiative. The SUSTAINET project, co-funded by the European Union under the Erasmus…...
Cyprus launches €363m in grants to boost business liquidity
1+ week, 5+ day ago (311+ words) Cyprus is rolling out "363 million in targeted grant schemes to boost business liquidity and improve access to finance, according to Energy Minister Michalis Damianos. Speaking at the Cyprus Entrepreneurship Competition of the University of Cyprus (CyEC), held during the 10th Annual…...
Integration over exclusion: Spain’s mass regularisation of 500,000 undocumented migrants
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1111+ words) The measure allows migrants without legal status to apply for temporary residence permits, bringing them out of administrative invisibility. The contrast with other countries is sharp. While ICE intensifies its operations in the US and European governments " including the UK…...
Stop the mockery over Larnaca marina says protestors
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (430+ words) Protestors in Larnaca have called for "an end to the stagnation and mockery" around developing the town's port and marina. They called for the immediate examination of the proposals so development projects in the port and marina can finally begin…...
Cyprus pilots online hub for renewable energy projects
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (296+ words) The Energy Ministry has launched a Digital One Stop Shop service for renewable energy sources on a pilot basis to support the energy upgrade of buildings, the Energy Service announced. The new platform was developed to assist property owners, professionals…...
Ioannou promises to work to solve EU’s ‘rapidly worsening housing problem’
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (610+ words) Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Friday promised that during Cyprus" six-month term as the holder of the Council of the European Union"s rotating presidency, he will work to solve the bloc"s "rapidly worsening housing problem. He said the…...
Cyprus shipowners praise ‘remarkable’ mid-ocean rescue of rower
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (347+ words) The captain and crew of MV Cymona Eagle, managed by Athens-based Alassia NewShips Management Inc, have been commended for their "exceptional seamanship" and "outstanding efforts" after rescuing a lone rower, Jari Saario, from a sinking craft in the South Atlantic…...
Police in the dark, tourists at risk
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (758+ words) The year is ending. Streets shimmer with fairy lights, their glow reflecting off wet pavements. Shop windows glow in gold and red." Families stroll slowly, children clutching steaming cups of chocolate. Music drifts from cafes and squares, mingling with the…...