IRAN CRISIS TRIGGERS 10 GROWING CONCERNS FOR THE EU

 

IRAN CRISIS TRIGGERS 10 GROWING CONCERNS FOR THE EU - KNews 11/3 by Pavlos Xanthouls

Security threats, potential refugee flows, risks to Europeans abroad and energy shocks top Brussels’ agenda.

The consequences of the joint U.S.–Israel attack on Iran are causing growing concern among the EU’s 27 member states, as sources tell Kathimerini that the European External Action Service’s Crisis Response and Information Centre believes Tehran is pursuing a strategy aimed at “creating chaos,” carrying out indiscriminate strikes across several countries in the region, with Cyprus among those affected.

CYPRUS HITS 575 PHARMACIES WITH MEDICINE COLLECTION BINS

CYPRUS HITS 575 PHARMACIES WITH MEDICINE COLLECTION BINS  - KNews 11/3

Special bins for expired and unusable medicines now available nationwide, making it easier for residents to safely dispose of old drugs.

Cyprus now has 575 special collection bins for expired or unusable medicines placed across pharmacies nationwide, MediCycle announced. The bins, licensed in June 2024 by the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, provide a safe, environmentally friendly way for residents to dispose of household pharmaceuticals.

CRIME ROUND UP

 Pafos Live 11 March 2026

Officials of the Customs Department at Paphos Airport, after evaluating information, located a 34-year-old Greek Cypriot passenger before his departure to the United Kingdom, with his luggage containing a large amount of tobacco products, which did not bear the marking for the harmful nature of smoking in the Greek and Turkish languages, nor the safety feature and the unique traceability code, indications that they were duty-free.

Specifically, 50 boxes of 200 cigarettes each and tobacco packages for a rolled cigarette with a total weight of 10 kg were found in the passenger's luggage.

AfuriKo - Technopolis 20 - 19 April

 

AfuriKo - African-infused jazz duo

Technopolis 20

19 April - 7pm

Entrance fee: €15
Info: 70002420
Online tickets: www.technopolis20.com

AfuriKo is an African-infused jazz duo exploring the meeting point between jazz improvisation and the cosmological rhythms of African drumming — like a griot walking a tightrope. In this unfolding dialogue, the djembe’s ancestral voice seamlessly integrates with the modern harmonic colours of the piano.

TALA - WATER BILLS TO 31/12/25

 

TALA - WATER BILLS TO 31/12/25

Please note that water bills for the above quarter are now with the post ladies for delivery.   Payment due date is 27 March.

If you do not do so already, it is recommended to take a weekly water meter reading - this then highlights if there is a possible leak and also makes it easy for you to reconcile your bill.   It also means that if you have had extra water use over a period, then you know week-by-week what that was - whereas months down the line, you will probably not remember!

UK OR CYPRUS? THE CHOICE

 

UK OR CYPRUS?  THE CHOICE - Cy Mail 11/3 by Alix Norman

‘Can you really trust Kev from Milton Keynes who writes ‘This spatula/snowglobe/loo seat changed my life’?

In Cyprus, there’s not a lot of choice.

Bear with me here, because I have a point to make – and it might not be quite what you think!

TAXPAYERS CHARGED €350million A YEAR OVER SSTALLED LNG PROJECT

 

TAXPAYERS CHARGED €350million A YEAR OVER SSTALLED LNG PROJECT - Cy Mail 10/3 by Elias Hazou

MPs on Tuesday again grilled state officials over the status of the LNG import terminal at Vasiliko, as it was heard that the non-completion of the project costs taxpayers some €350 million a year in greenhouse gas emissions allowances due to the ongoing use of diesel for electricity generation.

Once again, the head of the natural gas public company Defa was summoned to parliament to provide an update on the LNG project, stalled since July 2024 when the Chinese-led consortium walked out.