in-cyprus
Poverty stalks 167,000 in Cyprus as society looks the other way
By Giorgos Kallinikou

While public discourse is consumed by social media spectacles and gossip, 167,000 people in Cyprus are unsure if they will be able to afford food tomorrow. Latest European Statistical Service (Eurostat) figures reveal that 17.1% of the population—nearly one in five people—is living below the poverty line. These numbers represent 167,000 lives defined by daily […]