Cyprus could lose its reputation as a European entry point for billionaires after President Nicos Anastasiades announced the “abolition of this investment program” beginning in November.
Cyprus too tolerant of non-compliance, business leaders say
Cultural change is needed at the highest levels, and rules must be followed, prominent business people, across many different sectors, told the Cyprus Mail on Wednesday. But the government is at work …
Holidays: Latest Foreign Office travel advice for Italy, Spain, France, Greece & Cyprus
HOLIDAYS to all the nation’s favourite haunts have been well and truly scuppered. From Italy and Spain to France and Greece, travelling anywhere comes with a wealth of complications and restrictions.
Belarus’ Lukashenko has business ties in Cyprus – reports
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has family connections to at least two firms in Cyprus, as EU states prepare to go after his money, according to EUobserver, a non-profit, investigative online …
Cyprus halts cash-for-passports scheme as EU plans crackdown
The European Commission is set to take action against EU member states engaged in selling passports after Cyprus was forced to suspend its scheme.Sven Giegold, an MEP with the German Green Party who …
Cyprus: Anti-corruption protests after Al Jazeera passport expose
The protests followed repeated calls for Cyprus’s second in command Demetris Syllouris to step down. Hundreds of people have gathered in the Cypriot capital, Nicosia, to protest against corruption …
Turkey says Greece failed to fulfill promises, vows response
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday accused Greece and Cyprus of failing to fulfill “promises” made during negotiations within the European Union and NATO …
Lukashenko-linked firms active in EU member Cyprus
Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko has family connections to at least two firms in Cyprus, as EU states prepare to go after his money.
Germany decries Turkey’s actions in eastern Mediterranean
Germany’s foreign minister on Tuesday criticized Turkey for “unilateral steps” in the eastern Mediterranean that are undercutting efforts to de-escalate tensions with Greece and Cyprus over sea …
Cyprus just shut down a program providing passports to anyone with a spare $2 million amid scandal
An executive at London-based passport broker Astons said Cyprus canceling its passport program is causing “panic” in clients looking to move.