Cyprus restaurants and bars ask for government support

Cyprus hospitality owners association Osika has urged President Nikos Christodoulides to extend the government’s support measures to the food and catering sector, arguing that restaurants and similar venues are an essential part of the island’s tourism offering. In a letter to the president, Osika chairman Neophytos Thrasyvoulou expressed strong concern and disappointment over the latest […]

Economy and foreign policy vs governance failures: how the Christodoulides government is weighing up its cards

The government responded to the foot-and-mouth crisis and the fierce initial reactions from livestock farmers with compensatory measures and generous payouts. Yesterday it returned with another generous economic support package to address anxiety over the Iran war, rising fuel prices and fears of a tourism slump. It is now clear that Nikos Christodoulides is throwing […]

By Frixos Dalitis