LINES THAT DO NOT HOLD - Group exhibition - The Gallery 45, Limassol -13 May - 15 June

LINES THAT DO NOT HOLD - Group exhibition

The Gallery 45, Limassol

13 May - 15 June - Opening 6-9pm, M-Fr 11am-6pm

Group exhibition with artists Alix Marie, Kyveli Zoi, Maryam Khastoo, and Natalia Papadopoulou.  Tel: 97-901106. www.thegallery45.com

A group exhibition bringing together works by Alix Marie, Kyveli Zoi, Maryam Khastoo and Natalia Papadopoulou opens next at Limassol’s The Gallery 45. The ‘Lines That Do Not Hold’ exhibition, running from May 13 to June 15, explores the notion of the ‘line’ not as a stable structure, but as something fragile, shifting and permeable.

TURKEY AND EU 'HELD HOSTAGE BY ONE COUNTRY', FIDAN SAYS

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan

TURKEY AND EU 'HELD HOSTAGE BY ONE COUNTRY', FIDAN SAYS - Cy Mail 30/4 by Tom Cleaver


Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan lamented that relations between his country and the European Union are being “held hostage by one country” during a joint press conference with his Austrian counterpart Beate Meinl-Reisinger in Vienna.

“Unfortunately, there are some inherent rule-based dilemmas within the European Union. For example, 26 out of 27 countries, representing 400 million people, may want something, but the preference of less than a million people, or even a country with a population of less than a million, can render it sufficient,” he said.

Therefore, he added, “Turkey and the European Union – 500 million people – can be held hostage by one country”, before stressing that “the current system makes this possible”.

EU REBUKES CYPRUS OVER GENDER IMBALANCE IN COMPANIES

EU REBUKES CYPRUS OVER GENDER IMBALANCE IN COMPANIES - Cy Mail 30/4 by Johanna Pauls


The European Commission has moved forward with the second stage of the infringement procedure against Cyprus due to delays in the implementation of the EU directive 2022/2381 on gender quotas in company boards.

The directive sets a target of 40 per cent of the “underrepresented gender” among non-executive board members of listed companies and a 33 per cent target among all directors with a deadline set for December 2024.

The commission’s move follows after the launch of the first stage of the infringement case in January 2025, wherein the Republic was strongly encouraged to take the requisite measures, which it has not yet done.

Cyprus, along with eight other member states including Austria, Belgium, Poland and Portugal, now has two months to comply with the directive, otherwise the case could be referred to the European court of justice for the imposition of financial sanctions.

ORBAN, POPULISM AND INFORMATION WARS

ORBAN, POPULISM AND INFORMATION WARS - Filenews 30/4


By Melik Kaylan

The change of government in Hungary has revived hopes not only in the country itself, but also in other states, and not only in the political part. The populist-authoritarian model embodied by Orbán seemed invincible. Factors such as the oligarchic economy, the media monopoly, the corruption of institutions, the bribery of the electorate, and so on have contributed to this feeling. In other states, such as Russia, Turkey, Georgia and Belarus, their leaders have been in power for more than two decades. What differentiated Hungary's case is its presence in the EU, with the European structure preventing Orbán from fully occupying the state.

ASK WIRE EQUIPS THE TAX DEPARTMENT WITH ADVANCED AND IN-DEPTH REAL ESTATE INFORMATION

ASK WIRE EQUIPS THE TAX DEPARTMENT WITH ADVANCED AND IN-DEPTH REAL ESTATE INFORMATION - Filenews 30/4


The Tax Department acquires specialized access to detailed real estate data, through a cooperation agreement with Ask Wire, a provider of real estate data and analysis in Cyprus and Greece.

The agreement provides Tax Department officials with access to Ask Wire's proprietary platform, which consolidates fragmented real estate data into a single analytics environment.

The aim of the cooperation is to enhance the monitoring of the Cypriot real estate market with greater accuracy, consistency and transparency, utilizing institutional-level tools.

KEDIPES - NEW PAYMENT OF €30 million TO THE STATE

KEDIPES - NEW PAYMENT OF €30 million TO THE STATE - Filenews 30/4


A cash payment of €30 million. for the first quarter of 2026 was made today by KEDIPES, in the context of the repayment of the state aid received by the former Cyprus Cooperative Bank.

At the same time, KEDIPES, as the implementing body of the Rent Against Instalment plan, has contributed to date €78 million in the form of expenditure for the inclusion of 638 houses in the plan.

MAY DAY IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE NEW ASTROMERITIS-EVRYCHOU HIGHWAY

MAY DAY IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE NEW ASTROMERITI-EVRYCHOU HIGHWAY - Filenews 30/4


According to an announcement by the Department of Public Works, the Astromeriti-Evrychou highway is officially handed over to traffic today, Thursday (after 3 pm).

The project was implemented by the Cybarco–Pharmakas J.V. consortium, under the supervision of the Department of Public Works, and was completed within the revised schedule and within a budget of €74,477,000 plus VAT.