In today's episode, President Nikos Christodoulides and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer are on the “same page” regarding the solution of the Cyprus problem, that there cannot be a solution outside the agreed framework.

Meanwhile, MPs have criticised the transfer of human trafficking oversight to the deputy ministry of migration, arguing that this issue, which encompasses both foreign and local nationals, should be managed by the justice ministry due to its links to organised crime.

Elsewhere, Paphos Mayor Phedonas Phedonos criticized state welfare services for their chronic inadequacy and illegal operations following a fire at a minor accommodation center.

All this and more in the Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.