State Payments Upgrade: Viva.com has won a Cyprus Treasury contract to run electronic transaction processing for the state, building a multi-channel payments backbone for Gov.cy and handling online payments for taxes, vehicle licence renewals and social insurance, with volumes expected to top €1.5bn annually. Energy & Infrastructure Tensions: Turkish Cypriot PM Ünal Üstel hit back at the Greek Cypriot administration’s UN complaint over a Türkiye–TRNC natural gas pipeline, calling it contradictory and saying the TRNC can decide its own energy future with Ankara. Grid Reliability Questions: Cyprus faced widespread power cuts in government-controlled areas, and officials still lack a clear explanation, with competing claims about whether the issue stemmed from telecom links tied to solar parks or from the occupied north’s connected network destabilising supply. Livestock Compensation Dispute: Farmers’ union leaders condemned veterinary services over foot-and-mouth disease compensation delays, while the directorate said some claims failed legal conditions tied to registration and declared animal numbers. Rural Development Push: Deputy Shipping Minister Marina Hadjimanolis said reviving Cyprus villages needs more than infrastructure, stressing culture, social life and youth opportunities alongside regeneration funding. Digital Work Rules: A Cyprus remote-telework legal framework is outlined, focusing on voluntary arrangements, written agreements and preventing employers from shifting remote-work costs to employees.