“We don't believe that there is an impasse with the Troika. Talks are continuing in a constructive climate. The aim is to complete them by year's end,” said Antonis Samaras after his meeting with Jose Manuel Barroso in Brussels, on Wednesday.

A check on about 2,000 civil servants that have sent more than 100,000 euros abroad has been requested by government reform minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis from Civil Service Auditors.

Italy has stepped up to bat for Cyprus, with Italian defense minister Mario Mauro stating that provocations in the region should stop, noting also that the best route is that of dialogue and a constructive approach.

Violence, poverty, and human rights are subjects of an artistic debate among students of the School of Fine Arts participating in the exhibition entitled “Art for Amnesty.”