Focus on Cost of Living, Not Salary Hikes
Kyrenia Mayor Murat Şenkul has drawn attention to the rising costs in North Cyprus, stressing that the focus should shift from increasing salaries to addressing the high cost of living, Yeniduzen reports. In a statement on social media, Şenkul noted that North Cyprus has become more expensive than many countries in terms of tourism, education, […]
British Politicians Call For Direct Flights
A group of 50 influential politicians has urged Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron to lift the UK’s “punitive and unfair ban” on direct flights to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), BRTK reports. This appeal, supported by Labour’s Lord Straw and Conservative Sir Iain Duncan Smith, was made in a letter to Lord Cameron before […]
Juncker Blames South For Failure of 2017 Cyprus Talks
Former European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker’s comments with respect to the last session of Cyprus negotiations in Crans-Montana, Switzerland in 2017, where the Greek Cypriot side ended the talks, leaving them unresolved, are his own opinions, said government representative Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Thursday, BRTK reports. At the time the talks were led by TRNC President […]