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Economy

Water, halloumi, waste and Akamas top agriculture budget debate

Water shortages, the halloumi PDO dispute, waste management and the Akamas National Forest Park were the main issues raised...
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Cyprus greenlight for British base plan paired with tough eco-bans

The Environmental Authority has rejected plans to reopen a restaurant at Lady’s Mile, expand a tourist zone at Avdimou...
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Dali plant to handle 5,000 tonnes of electrical waste yearly

The Environmental Authority has cleared the way for a facility in Dali to sort and dismantle electrical and electronic...
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Cabinet approves food waste grants for restaurants and bakeries

The cabinet has approved a grant scheme covering 80 per cent of eligible costs, up to 20,000 euros per...
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Gaps in Green Points network fuel illegal dumping

Gaps in Cyprus’s network of Green Points are forcing people in many areas to travel long distances to drop...
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Professionals could pay to use green points, environment chief says

Professionals may be allowed to drop off waste at Cyprus’s green points for a fee, under certain conditions, the...
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Ministry pledge aims to open Famagusta district green points

New green points in Famagusta district remain closed because the Famagusta District Local Government Organisation (DLGO) has refused to...
Economy

Ayia Napa plans €50m complex with 324-room hotel and villas

A company has submitted plans to the Department of Environment for a 50-million-euro luxury hotel and residential complex on...
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MPs clash with Law Office over farmland solar park circular

Parliament members and farmers’ and environmental groups clashed with the government and the Law Office on Tuesday over a...
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Complete solar park applications from before February face old rules

Parliament’s Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee meets on Tuesday to examine how a new ban on commercial renewable energy...
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Stavrovouni quarry area still shows signs of instability, report says

Land belonging to Stavrovouni Monastery next to a quarry zone in Pyrga, Larnaca district, has developed long cracks and...
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Melios Zoo: chronicle of a years-long dispute with authorities

Melios Zoo in Agioi Trimithias, from which a bear recently escaped, continues to operate without a zoo operating licence...
Economy

Watchdog finds distortions and oligopoly in Cyprus milk sector

Producing sheep’s and goat’s milk in Cyprus brings farmers marginal profits or losses, while large cheesemakers earn net profit...
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