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Only 23% of hotel and tourist accommodation in Cyprus currently holds a full operating licence, according to figures published by the Audit Office in its report on the Deputy Ministry of Tourism. The Audit Office report on the Deputy Ministry of Tourism notes that 55% of accommodation operates without full legal compliance, while 22% operates only with a temporary licence. It is also stated that in the government-controlled Famagusta region, only 24 of the 241 tourist accommodation establishments are licensed. Responding to the findings of the report, the Deputy Ministry of Tourism acknowledges that substantial progress has been made in…
Anyway, next week will see the modern equivalent of this rivalry come to a head — though with fewer violins and much more migration rhetoric — when French far-right leader Marine Le Pen will find out if she can run in the country’s 2027 presidential election, or if young upstart Jordan Bardella will get the gig. On July 7, an appeals court will decide whether to uphold Le Pen’s conviction for embezzling EU funds and the accompanying five-year ban on holding electoral office. And if unable to run, she has said Bardella will be the party’s candidate in next year’s race.…
Pro-Russian social media users have shared fake images they claim show evidence that photographers were preparing in advance to capture a strike on one of Ukraine’s most important religious sites. The posts allege that the presence of the camera crews on nearby rooftops shows that the attack on the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra was staged by Ukraine. The monastic complex was hit between 14 and 15 June, when Russia fired a barrage of drones and missiles at Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv. Authorities said that five people were killed and residential areas were hit when missiles struck and damaged both the UNESCO-listed monastery complex…
Hundreds of shoppers queued outside Lidl supermarkets across France on Thursday after the retailer announced the sale of 200,000 fans and portable air conditioners, triggering long lines, scuffles and police intervention at several stores. Outside a Lidl store in Paris’s 19th arrondissement, around 200 people waited for up to two hours before opening, with police monitoring the crowds as demand grew. Social media videos showed chaotic scenes as customers rushed into stores in a bid to secure the discounted cooling appliances. In Nanterre, west of Paris, the entrance door of a Lidl supermarket was damaged as crowds pushed to get…
Marine Le Pen herself has long taken aim at big money, hammering away at the global elites that meet in places like Davos, while winning over voters wounded by plant closures and the ripple effects of globalization in France’s industrial heartlands. Last week, MP Jean-Philippe Tanguy — one of Le Pen’s closest lieutenants — reminded reporters of one of her longtime mantras during a press conference about the party’s platform for addressing climate change, which National Rally blames on the ruling elite. Le Pen has described “two types of totalitarianism,” said Tanguy. “Islamist totalitarianism and the totalitarianism of money as…
By Alessio Dell’Anna & video by Léo Arnoux Published on 03/07/2026 – 9:26 GMT+2•Updated 9:26 Europe is the world’s biggest region for tourism, attracting more than half of all international tourist arrivals. The tourism industry pumps millions of euros a year into the economy, but for those outside the business, the disadvantages can be huge. Not just in terms of overcrowding and pollution, but also, more concretely, in the way it inflates the cost of living, and inflates rent in particular. Greek residents are the most impacted, according to the New Economics Foundation, with tourism flows sending annual rents up by €342 since…
Thick smoke rises over the Aude department in southern France as firefighters battle a major wildfire threatening nearby homes. Footage shows aircraft dropping red fire retardant over the blaze while helicopters fly through the smoke above the fire zone. The fire has burned around 900 hectares, prompting a major emergency response. Around 690 firefighters have been deployed, supported by Dash aircraft, Canadair planes and Dragon helicopters. Elsewhere, footage from the Pyrénées-Orientales shows a campsite damaged by a separate wildfire, with burned vegetation and destroyed mobile homes. Evacuees arrive at a shelter in Canet-en-Roussillon after leaving the campsite with only a…
Annual inflation in Greece stood at 5.2 percent in May 2026, outpacing the broader euro area average of 3.2 percent. According to the 2026 UBS Global Wealth Report, wealth inequality has increased, with fewer and fewer people benefiting from the growth of total aggregate wealth. Even though net worth has been expanding steadily since 2020, the gap between the rich and the general population continues to grow. “We have the invisible corruption tax — and I call it a tax because I believe that the cost of the widespread and unprecedented levels of corruption in Greece is so great that…
Published on 03/07/2026 – 8:23 GMT+2 Today’s the big day for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, and fans have been gathering outside Madison Square Garden in New York to try to catch a glimpse of… well, anything. The guests, the decor, the happy couple – and good luck to those intrepid Swifties, as extensive security, privacy measures and check-in processes have made this wedding celebration not only shrouded in secrecy when it comes to insider details, but purposefully impenetrable. And why should it be any other way? The Manhattan arena’s lack of windows, guarded entrances, and secure garage provide vital…
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