In today’s episode, the governments of Cyprus and Greece moved to ease tensions over the €1.9 billion Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) on Thursday, with both sides reaffirming their commitment to the project. 

Elsewhere, Separate meetings on Thursday between trade unions, employers’ organisations and the ministers of labour and finance failed to resolve the deadlock over the cost-of-living allowance (CoLA).

Also, Cyprus remains committed to safeguarding peace, security, territorial integrity and its sovereign rights, Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas said on Thursday at the conclusion of a military exercise at Kalo Chorio.

All this and more in today’s Daily News Briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.