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The future of e-money is Sepaga EMI

By Marios Tsokkos and the Mercury Global Reports team

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, right, and Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative and Vice-President of the European Commission, speak during a joint news conference, in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, July 6, 2020. Turkey's Foreign Minister on Monday called on the European Union to be an &quot;honest broker&quot; in disputes between Turkey and EU member states France, Greece and Cyprus, warning that his country would be forced to &quot;reciprocate&quot; against any decisions the bloc takes against Ankara.(Cem Ozdel/Turkish Foreign Ministry via AP, Pool)

Cyprus: EU partners aim to rein in Turkey’s ‘expansionism’

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS - Associated Press

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, right, and Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative and Vice-President of the European Commission, greet each other by using their elbows before their talks, in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, July 6, 2020. Cavusoglu and Borrell have discussed Turkey-EU relations, regional issues, Libya and Syria. (Cem Ozdel/Turkish Foreign Ministry via AP, Pool)

Turkey calls on EU to be ‘honest’ in dispute with members

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Opponents of 5G networks set fire to Cyprus’ mobile antennas

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Sunday, May 10, 2020 photo, a lone swimmer wades through the clear waters of 'Konnos' beach in Ayia Napa, a seaside resort that's popular with tourists from Europe and beyond. Cyprus' beleaguered tourism sector got some good news after the government announced on Friday, July 3, 2020, that travelers from the U.K. will be allowed entry into the east Mediterranean island nation next month without having to undergo a compulsory 14-day quarantine. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Quarantine-free travel from UK to Cyprus to start Aug 1

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EU to help resolve Cyprus-Turkey maritime border wrangle

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS - Associated Press

Migrants wait for food inside a refugee camp in Kokkinotrimithia outside of Nicosia, Cyprus, on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Cyprus' interior minister says he has asked police to launch a criminal probe into allegations that underage girls staying at a migrants' reception center were sexually harassed by other adults staying there. (AP Photo/Philippos Christou)

Cyprus probes alleged groping of girls at migrant center

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FILE - In this file image taken on Sunday, May 10 2020, sunbathers sit on an empty stretch of 'Landa' beach at the Cyprus seaside resort of Ayia Napa, a favorite among tourists. Cyprus' government Wednesday May 27, 2020, is pledging to cover all costs for anyone testing positive for the coronavirus while on vacation in the east Mediterranean island nation, covering the costs of lodging, food, drink and medication for COVID-19 patients and their families.(AP Photo/Petros Karadjias, FILE)

Cyprus tightens rules for passport-for-cash scheme

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A man wearing mask sits on an airport bench a seat apart in line with social distancing rules at Cyprus' main airport in Larnaca, on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Cyprus re-opened its airports on Tuesday to a limited number of countries after nearly three months of commercial air traffic as a result of a strict lockdown aimed at staving off the spread of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Cyprus resumes commercial flights after ending 11-week ban

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Cyprus to deport 17 migrants suspected of terror links

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In this image taken on Sunday, May 10 2020, sunbathers sit on an empty stretch of 'Landa' beach at the Cyprus seaside resort of Ayia Napa, a favorite among tourists from Europe and beyond. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Beaches, nightclubs? Europe mulls how to get tourists back

By Menelaos Hadjicostis and Barry Hatton - Associated Press

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, listens during a teleconference with his cabinet in Istanbul, Monday, May 11, 2020. Erdogan announced a new four-day curfew to stem infections, that includes the weekend and a public holiday on May 19. The country has opted to impose short weekend curfews, instead of full lockdowns, fearing their possible negative effects on the already troubled economy.(Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)

Turkey accuses five nations of forming ‘alliance of evil’

By SUZAN FRASER - Associated Press

A woman sits on sand among the folded umbrellas dotted on an empty stretch of &quot;Nissi beach&quot; in Ayia Napa, a seaside resort that's popular with tourists from Europe and beyond, Sunday, May 10, 2020. With coronavirus restrictions gradually lifting, Cyprus authorities are mulling over ways to get holidaymakers back to the tourism-reliant island nation that officials say is conservatively estimated to lose at least 60% of its annual tourist arrivals. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Cyprus extends commercial flight ban, hopes to spur tourism

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Cyprus: 15 police face probe on serial killer investigation

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A couple walk during the lockdown measures by government to prevent the spread of coronavirus pandemic in the medieval core in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, on Friday, May 1, 2020. Cyprus' President Nicos Anastasiades announcements, from May 4 the island starts to ease its lockdown restrictions from the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Cyprus backs voluntary tracking app use to halt virus spread

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS - Associated Press

Cyprus: 2nd cell phone antenna torched despite no 5G plans

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A family ride their bicycles during the lockdown measures by government to prevent the spread of coronavirus pandemic in the medieval core in central capital Nicosia Wednesday, April 22, 2020. Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades said the island nation has negotiated the coronavirus pandemic with one of the lowest per capita death rates globally because its government closely followed the advice of medical experts and moved quickly to impose a strict lockdown. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Cyprus: In fighting virus, politicians listened to experts

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS - Associated Press

Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, center, Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiadis, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pose for a photograph ahead of a signing ceremony in Athens, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. The leaders of Greece, Israel and Cyprus met in Athens Thursday to sign a deal aiming to build a key undersea pipeline, named EastMed, designed to carry gas from new rich offshore deposits in the southeastern Mediterranean to continental Europe. (AP Photo)

Cyprus: Turkey’s latest gas drilling proof of ‘expansionism’

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Children play as migrants gather in a field in Edirne, near the Turkish-Greek border on Sunday, March 8, 2020. Thousands of migrants headed for Turkey's land border with Greece after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government said last week that it would no longer prevent migrants and refugees from crossing over to European Union territory. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Amid tensions, fire damages Greek island refugee center

By DEMETRIS NELLAS - Associated Press

United Nations peacekeepers stand inside the UN buffer zone during a protest from Greek and Turkish Cypriots against a closed crossing point in the ethnically divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Saturday, March 7, 2020. Demonstrators staged another protest against a decision by the Cyprus government to temporarily shut four of nine crossing points along a United Nations controlled buffer zone that separates the south from the breakaway Turkish Cypriot north. The Cypriot government says it shut the crossing points to better check for potential coronavirus carriers at the other crossing points. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Cyprus police pepper spray protesters at shut crossing point

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