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Brief news overview of the day: 24 June

Brief news overview of the day: 24 June

Since the beginning of this year, Cyprus deported more than 5,800 migrants. The inhabitants of Cyprus are massively buying iodine, fearing radiation. A visit to the social support service is now possible only by recording. Until June 30, the deadline for applying for training at technical schools has been extended. Due to the accident on the Nicosia-Limsol highway, the movement is difficult. The President announced the start of tax reform from January 1, 2026.

- Since the beginning of 2025, the authorities of Cyprus sent 5,868 migrants to countries of their origin, which exceeds the indicators for the same period last year (5 190 people). In June, with the support of Frontex, two operations were carried out: on June 17, six people were deported with the help of the Belgian authorities, on June 21 - ten people with the assistance of Italy.

- Against the backdrop of the military attacks of Israel and the United States on nuclear facilities in Iran, the inhabitants of Cyprus began to stock up on pills with iodine out of fear of radiation infection. However, according to the statement of Dr. Theodoros Christia, there is no reason to do this. On the island there are air control stations for radioactivity; In the event of a real threat, the authorities will notify the population, and only then it is worth taking iodide potassium.

- from June 24, 2025, service in the social support service (υπηρεσία μέριμνας) is available exclusively by preliminary records via the Internet or by phone; A visit without a record is no longer possible.

- The Ministry of Education extended the deadline for submitting electronic applications for enrollment in technical schools for the 2025–2026 academic year until Monday, June 30, 2025. Parents of students should apply to the relevant district department of secondary education.

- On June 24, in the afternoon, on the exit from Nicosia, before the congress to Idalion, two cars were collided. There are no victims and victims. Police officers work on the spot, adjusting the movement, but traffic jams and dense traffic on the site are preserved.

- President Nicos Khristodulidis today confirmed: the tax reform of Cyprus will begin on January 1, 2026, this period is final and not discussed. Reform is already called "the largest in the last decades."

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