AN INCREASE IN RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS IS RECORDED - CASES NOTICEABLE IN RECENT DAYS

AN INCREASE IN RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS IS RECORDED - CASES NOTICEABLE IN RECENT DAYS - Filenews 3/11 by Marilina Panayi


The first signs of the season of respiratory infections are already visible in the offices of personal doctors in Cyprus, with visits of patients showing related symptoms increasing in recent days.

Colds, pharyngitis, bronchitis, rhinitis, sore throat and cough are among the most common problems for which citizens have been seeking medical help since last week, with personal doctors finding that the season of seasonal respiratory infections has slowly begun to make itself felt.

Influenza activity, however, remains low for the time being, which is not surprising, as in Cyprus seasonal flu usually starts to show more intense activity later, from mid-December onwards.

YKAN DAILY BATTLE AGAINST DRUGS - OVER 1,000 kg OF SEIZURES THIS YEAR - 50% REDUCTION IN CANNABIS QUANTITIES

YKAN DAILY BATTLE AGAINST DRUGS - OVER 1,000 kg OF SEIZURES THIS YEAR - 50% REDUCTION IN CANNABIS QUANTITIES - Filenews 3/11 by Michalis Chatzivasilis


The quantities of drugs of all kinds identified by YKAN this year exceeded a thousand kilos in total, with the main element being the emergence of new drugs as opposed to the reduction of cannabis.

For the first year, there is a clear preference for synthetic drugs, although cannabis remains in first demand. However, this year, drugs appeared that in previous years were non-existent or were found in small quantities. Ketamine, captagon pills, "pinaca" papers impregnated with cannabis and poppy, are the new drugs that appeared in the Cypriot "market".

FOUR HOT FRONTS ARE LOOKING FOR A SOLUTION IN 2027 - WATER, HALLOUMI, WASTE AND AKAMAS - THE BIG BETS OF THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE. PROJECTS THAT DECIDE THE FUTURE OF THE CYPRIOT ECONOMY

FOUR HOT FRONTS ARE LOOKING FOR A SOLUTION IN 2027 - WATER, HALLOUMI, WASTE AND AKAMAS - THE BIG BETS OF THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE.  PROJECTS THAT DECIDE THE FUTURE OF THE CYPRIOT ECONOMY - Filenews 3/11 by Angelos Nikolaou

The debate in the parliamentary Committee on Finance during the debate on the budget of the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment for 2027 highlighted a number of critical and open fronts. Issues such as halloumi PDO, waste management, the water problem and the situation in Akamas are the big bets that require immediate, catalytic decisions and strict adherence to schedules within 2027.

PDO halloumi remains at the center of a long-standing and deep dispute between sheep and goat farmers on the one hand and cow and cheese farmers on the other. The core of the problem lies in the questioning of the quantitative adequacy of the three types of goat, sheep and cow milk to meet the required quota of the PDO dossier, especially in view of the fact that more than 90% of production is exported.

RECREATION CENTRES - 1,200 ON-SITE INSPECTIONS FOR TAX EVASION - TECHNOLOGY IS A POINT OF FRICTION FOR PASIKAS - WHAT THE TAX DEPARTMENT SAYS

RECREATION CENTRES - 1,200 ON-SITE INSPECTIONS FOR TAX EVASION - TECHNOLOGY IS A POINT OF FRICTION FOR PASIKAS - WHAT THE TAX DEPARTMENT SAYS - Filenews 3/11 by Fanis Makridis


The intensive audits by the Tax Department in recreation centers have side effects and more specifically provoke the reaction of their official expressive body.

According to reliable information from "F" and which cannot be disputed, since the implementation of the voted bills for tax reform and within a period of six months, officials of the Department have carried out 1,200 on-site inspections in recreation centers.

The object of the tax audit, of course, is to determine whether the owners of the businesses proceed with the issuance of receipts and invoices and, by extension, whether they comply with the legislation and do not evade taxes.

EUROPEAN SURVEY ON HEALTH SYSTEMS - CYPRUS GOES AGAINST THE TIDE - NOTICEABLE REDUCTION IN THE MONEY PAID BY PATIENTS

EUROPEAN SURVEY ON HEALTH SYSTEMS - CYPRUS GOES AGAINST THE TIDE - NOTICEABLE REDUCTION IN THE MONEY PAID BY PATIENTS - Filenews 3/11 by Marilena Panayi


At a time when in most European countries citizens are paying more and more money out of their own pockets for health services, Cyprus is following the opposite course.

It is the exception to the European rule, with per capita direct payments recording a decrease in the period 2014 – 2024, a development that is directly linked to the implementation of the General Health System.

CHRISTODOULIDIS ON FOSTER FAMILIES - NEW BILL IN PARLIAMENT AND UPDATE OF GRANTS

CHRISTODOULIDIS ON FOSTER FAMILIES - NEW BILL IN PARLIAMENT AND UPDATE OF GRANTS - Filenews 3/11


The President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, referred to the submission of a new specialized bill to the Parliament to upgrade the treatment and protection of children under the care of the Social Welfare Services, speaking at an event in honour of the foster families at the Presidential Palace.

The President also said that the Government aims to modernize and update the maintenance grants for children in care, so that, as he said, state care meets modern needs.

At the same time, he underlined the importance of the institution of foster care and assured the foster families that the State will be "firmly, practically and continuously" by their side.

THE FIGHT AGAINST POLLUTION IN LIMASSOL UNDER THE MICROSCOPE OF THE PARLIAMENT - NEW PLAN BY THE SHIPPING DEPUTY MINISTRY WITH AN ADMISSION OF WEAKNESSES AND BAD PRACTICES

THE FIGHT AGAINST POLLUTION IN LIMASSOL UNDER THE MICROSCOPE OF THE PARLIAMENT - NEW PLAN BY THE SHIPPING DEPUTY MINISTRY WITH AN ADMISSION OF WEAKNESSES AND BAD PRACTICES - Filenews 3/11 by Angelos Nikolaou


The burning issue of marine pollution in the Limassol area occupied the meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Finance during the presentation of the budget for 2027 of the Deputy Ministry of Shipping.

The Deputy Director General of the Shipping Deputy Ministry, Lakis Mesimeris, took a clearly self-critical and revealing stance, stressing that "we will be judged by the result" and that it is imperative "to call a spade a spade", openly admitting previous weaknesses and bad practices.