Various issues feature on the front pages of today’s press, including the matter of “modified” two wheeled vehicles that are sold in compliance with the law and later altered, the discussion in Parliament on banks in light of statements by the Minister of Finance on the economy, positions taken by EKYSY regarding increases for pensioners, and the issue of the Social Insurance Fund, which the state has for years used on behalf of central government.
Alithia leads with the headline “Citizens’ wealth borrowed and never returned”, writing that it is unclear whether the €12.8 billion of the Social Insurance Fund will be repaid, while in other countries such funds are invested in reciprocal sectors. Elsewhere, it highlights warnings by the UN Secretary General’s Personal Envoy that progress is needed in order to convene a new five party conference. In another report, Alithia writes that three years after the announcement of the KTiZO scheme, serious issues remain pending.
“Modified two wheeled vehicles on the roads” is the main headline of Politis, which reports that electric two wheeled vehicles are sold in line with legal requirements but are subsequently modified, allowing them, among other things, to reach speeds exceeding 25 kilometres per hour. In another report, Politis highlights complaints submitted to the OSAK observatory, which exceeded 500 in 2025. Elsewhere, it reports that a top performing teacher with three postgraduate degrees who was accepted at the University of Oxford was unable to retain the position because he did not receive support from the Social Support Agency and IKYK.
Phileleftheros, under the headline “Firestorm over banks”, writes in its main story that, following statements by the Minister of Finance, discussion in Parliament is reopening, with AKEL reintroducing its proposal on foreclosures. Elsewhere, it reports that nine emergency measures are being taken to save water in Larnaca and that the situation at the dams is dramatic. Phileleftheros also highlights conclusions by the European Parliament Research Service on problems at the Rizokarpaso school, writing that the aim of the initiative by Loukas Fourlas is to secure a visit by the CULT Committee.
Haravgi leads with the headline “Pensioners received crumbs”, reporting that according to complaints by EKYSY, 100,000 pensioners live on pensions below the poverty line. Elsewhere, it writes that the Rafah crossing is reopening under strict conditions. In another report, it states that AKEL is reintroducing its proposal on borrowers’ right to seek recourse to the courts and that the party will once again demand today, at the House Finance Committee, that its proposal, pending since 2023, be placed on the agenda.
Political developments, with reprints from the Greek Cypriot Sunday press, as well as internal developments relating to reactions from the opposition and pressure for early “parliamentary elections”, are highlighted on the front pages of the Turkish Cypriot press today.
Avrupa (Europe), under the headline “When will this ordeal end?”, writes that two and a half years have passed since the alleged scandal of illegal prescriptions, yet pharmacists and doctors still cannot access their bank accounts, cannot travel abroad or cross to the free areas, and individuals continue to be summoned to the “police” for questioning as the investigation remains ongoing. The newspaper stresses that this ordeal must finally come to an end. Elsewhere, it writes that there will be no negotiations for six months, referring to reports in the Greek Cypriot press that as long as Cyprus holds the EU Presidency, there will be no negotiations on the Cyprus issue.
Halkin Sesi (Voice of the People), under the headline “Both communities must participate in the process”, highlights the interview given by the UN Secretary General’s Personal Envoy, Maria Angela Holguin, to Politis. Elsewhere, it reports that a person fell in the Pentadaktylos mountain range, in the Buffavento area, and was rescued with the intervention of “civil defence”. In another story, it writes about another fight that broke out outside a nightclub in Nicosia, resulting in three people, including two women, being injured, while three individuals were “arrested” and another three are being sought.
Kibris (Cyprus), with the headline “Christodoulides struggled”, writes that various Greek Cypriot media have begun to cause trouble for Christodoulides, accusing him of not taking Turkish Cypriots into account and of seeking to put pressure on Turkey. It reports that the European Parliament has asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Constantinos Kombos, to justify the negative stance of the Republic of Cyprus regarding Turkey’s inclusion in SAFE. In another report, it writes that the UN Secretary General’s Personal Envoy stated that society must also be included in the resolution process, referring to her interview with Politis. Elsewhere, it reports one dead person and one injured last night in a traffic collision on the Trikomo Tymbou road, when a vehicle crossed the central divider and collided head on with an oncoming car.
Under the headline “The rotten system is collapsing”, Yeni Duzen (New Order) features an interview with the new general secretary of the CTP, Mehmet Kale Kisi, who announces that today his party will submit a proposal to the “parliament” for early “parliamentary elections”. He stated that sooner or later “parliamentary elections” will take place and that the UBP will then be finished, but until then it remains in “government”. Elsewhere, Yeni Duzen reports a new electricity price increase of 18.39 percent. In another story, it writes that the victim of the Trikomo Tymbou road accident was 46 years old.