MONI RESIDENTS IN SEA SEWAGE BATTLE

The Moni plant was found to be dumping a higher volume of sewage due to its inability to handle the amounts being directed there from the broken down Vati plant

MONI RESIDENTS IN SEA SEWAGE BATTLE  -Cyprus Mail 15 August 2026 - by Rebekah Gregoriades


While Limassol households set to receive desalinated sewage-contaminated seawater

Sewage is overflowing into the sea at Moni as we speak, even as plans go ahead for a desalination plant in neighbouring Monagroulli, which will be removing the salt from the same water and distributing 60,000 cubic metres of it per day to Limassol households.

Sewage has been dumped in Cyprus seas for years, a practice so acceptable it has been built into how sewage treatment plants are run and no one bats an eyelid.

The latest sludge to surface is at Moni, where the community has kicked up a stink, with authorities hoping to get a clear picture of its extent soon.

A DROP IN TEMPERATURE IS COMING - RAIN, HAIL AND STORMS FOR SOME

 

A DROP IN TEMPERATURE IS COMING - RAIN, HAIL AND STORMS FOR SOME - Filenews 15/8

Seasonal low pressure and unstable air masses affect the island.

Today, increased local clouds will be observed from time to time, while after noon, clouds that will develop will give isolated rains and isolated thunderstorms, mainly in the mountains and inland and possibly in an area in the east. In a storm, hail may fall.  Winds in the morning will be variable, light, 3 Beaufort, to soon become southwest to northwest, light to moderate, 3 to 4 Beaufort and on the coast in the afternoon temporarily to strong, 4 to 5 Beaufort. The sea in the morning will be a little rough in the west, while on the rest of the coast it will be calm to a little rough, however gradually by the afternoon it will generally become a little rough. The temperature will rise to around 36 degrees inland, around 30 on the west coast, around 34 on the rest of the coast and around 28 degrees in the higher mountains.

RED ALERT FOR FIRES - WHAT THE DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS SAYS ABOUT THE FIFTEENTH OF AUGUST

RED ALERT FOR FIRES - WHAT THE DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS SAYS ABOUT THE FIFTEENTH OF AUGUST - Filenews 15/8



On Saturday, August 15, the risk of forest fires exploding and spreading will be at the "Red Alert" level, due to the mass exodus of the public to the forests for the feast of the Fifteenth of August, according to the Department of Forests.


In a statement, the Department warmly appeals to the public who will venture into the forest areas to be especially careful and to completely avoid actions and activities that may cause a fire.

TAX-FREE - FROM 2,000 TO €22,000 - ALL CHANGES SINCE 1991 - INCLUDING A TAX GUIDE 2025

TAX-FREE - FROM 2,000 TO €22,000 - ALL CHANGES SINCE 1991 - INCLUDING A TAX GUIDE 2025 - Filenews 15/8 by Eleftheria Paizanou


The tax-free allowance in Cyprus has increased almost tenfold in 35 years. From 2,000 (€3,417), which was in 1991, in 2026 rose to €22,000

Over the years, tax scales in Cyprus have varied a total of nine times. Of course, the changes that occurred were in relation to the cost of money, the state of the economy and the developments in the country. For many years, after all, taxes were at low levels, with the aim of attracting foreign investors to Cyprus. Shortly before the country's accession to the European Union, on the one hand the amount of the tax-free allowance increased fivefold and on the other hand additional tax scales were added. "F" presents the changes from 1991 to 2026.

THE SUMS AND MILESTONES OF THE RECOVERY FUND

THE SUMS AND MILESTONES OF THE RECOVERY FUND - Filenews 15/8 by Eleftheria Paizanou


The truncated implementation of the green transition milestone, included in the Cypriot Recovery Plan, will remove €28 million. from the total funding that the Republic will receive from Brussels. Specifically, instead of €1.02 billion. corresponding to the country, in the end the total amount to be disbursed will be €992 million.

As "F" is informed, for the milestone of the green transition, if the country implemented the initial three prerequisites, which concerned water fees, a green fuel tax as well as waste landfill fees, it would receive a total amount of €69 million. Of these, only the imposition of water fees was implemented, and last June the Cypriot authorities amended the milestone, increasing the prerequisites to five, to limit the loss of European funds.

VEGETABLE PRICES IN THE RED - UP 32.4% IN A MONTH - WHICH PRODUCTS RECORDED DECREASES

VEGETABLE PRICES IN THE RED - UP 32.4% IN A MONTH - WHICH PRODUCTS RECORDED DECREASES - Filenews 14/8


Prices of fresh vegetables and frozen molluscs saw the biggest increases in July, while laundry detergents and LPG cylinders recorded the biggest decreases compared to the previous month, according to the Consumer Products Price Observatory of the Consumer Protection Service. Overall, out of the 45 product categories, 31 recorded an increase, 13 a decrease and one remained unchanged compared to June. Compared to July 2025, increases were recorded in 39 out of 45 categories.

According to the Consumer Protection Service, the July assessment "reflects the continued price increase recorded by the Statistical Service over the last four months, since the start of the war in the Middle East, with an annual inflation rate of +2.9% compared to +3.1% in June, +2.5% in May and +2.8% in April".

MINISTER OF FINANCE - THE CYPRIOT ECONOMY GREW AT A RATE MORE THAN 3 TIMES THAT OF THE EUROZONE

 

MINISTER OF FINANCE - THE CYPRIOT ECONOMY GREW AT A RATE MORE THAN 3 TIMES THAT OF THE EUROZONE - Filenews 14/8

The Cypriot economy maintained strong growth momentum in the second quarter of 2026, with real GDP growing by 3.3% year-on-year, compared to growth of 1% in the euro area, according to the preliminary estimate of the Statistical Service.

In a written statement, the Minister of Finance, Makis Keravnos, stated that the data confirm the resilience of the Cypriot economy in a particularly demanding European and international environment.