FionaMullenCY
@fionamullency.bsky.social
Fiona Mullen, #Cyprus geek: economy, fiscal, energy, #natgas, banks, #cyprob, northern Cyprus, Director Sapienta Economics https://sapientaeconomics.com/about-us/ and on Substack https://open.substack.com/pub/sapienta
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FionaMullenCY
@fionamullency.bsky.social
· Oct 21
Country Analysis Cyprus
Trending: Turkish Cypriot politics
What can we expect in Turkish Cypriot party politics in the coming months? Read our insights
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Pinned profile. Consultant geek on #Cyprus economy, energy (gas etc), Cyprus problem #cyprob. Free-for-now Substack here open.substack.com/pub/sapienta. In-depth monthly report here sapientaeconomics.com/home/country...
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Secretary of State stealing my old tweets, I see
December 10, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Secretary of State stealing my old tweets, I see
I’m a bit suspicious of their interest in getting involved. Maybe they think that the regular private housing sector in #Cyprus is disappearing?
Association calls for private fund involvement in affordable housing initiative
Association calls for private fund involvement in affordable housing initiative
cyprus-mail.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:08 AM
I’m a bit suspicious of their interest in getting involved. Maybe they think that the regular private housing sector in #Cyprus is disappearing?
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"there's a new serif in town"
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
"there's a new serif in town"
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Eurobank, NBG lead in European return on equity rankings
Eurobank, NBG lead in European return on equity rankings
cyprus-mail.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Eurobank, NBG lead in European return on equity rankings
I often think how the weather in #Cyprus matches the temperament. No such thing as a luke-warm English drizzle. It is either drought or full-on flood. en.politis.com.cy/social-lens/...
December 10, 2025 at 6:09 AM
I often think how the weather in #Cyprus matches the temperament. No such thing as a luke-warm English drizzle. It is either drought or full-on flood. en.politis.com.cy/social-lens/...
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Really interesting piece, plus the work done could be titled „imagine if Google gave a shit about its ratings”
I wanted dinner recommendations so I scraped 13,000+ London restaurants and accidentally discovered Google Maps is running a shadow economy. Anyway here's a dashboard and a political economy thesis: open.substack.com/pub/laurenle...
How Google Maps quietly allocates survival across London’s restaurants - and how I built a dashboard to see through it
I wanted a dinner recommendation and got a research agenda instead. Using 13000+ restaurants, I rebuild its ratings with machine learning and map how algorithmic visibility actually distributes power.
open.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Really interesting piece, plus the work done could be titled „imagine if Google gave a shit about its ratings”
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Wow -- Russia reportedly plotted last year to plant bombs on US-bound flights (gift link) giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
December 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Wow -- Russia reportedly plotted last year to plant bombs on US-bound flights (gift link) giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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Finding this quite bizarre, the (growing) number of MPs who will say 'problem is the PM has no politics, is not politically experienced....answer is that we need a *different* hunky man with a long and impressive pre-politics career'.
December 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Finding this quite bizarre, the (growing) number of MPs who will say 'problem is the PM has no politics, is not politically experienced....answer is that we need a *different* hunky man with a long and impressive pre-politics career'.
BlueSky: “woe, the world is going to Hell but I offer no answers”.
X: “It’s poor people’s fault.”
YouTube: “Here is another violin teacher.” 🎻
Facebook/Insta: “Watch cute kids play violin.”
TikTok: age ban (?)
Substack: “maybe here are some answers” mixed with “how to make it on Substack.”
X: “It’s poor people’s fault.”
YouTube: “Here is another violin teacher.” 🎻
Facebook/Insta: “Watch cute kids play violin.”
TikTok: age ban (?)
Substack: “maybe here are some answers” mixed with “how to make it on Substack.”
December 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
BlueSky: “woe, the world is going to Hell but I offer no answers”.
X: “It’s poor people’s fault.”
YouTube: “Here is another violin teacher.” 🎻
Facebook/Insta: “Watch cute kids play violin.”
TikTok: age ban (?)
Substack: “maybe here are some answers” mixed with “how to make it on Substack.”
X: “It’s poor people’s fault.”
YouTube: “Here is another violin teacher.” 🎻
Facebook/Insta: “Watch cute kids play violin.”
TikTok: age ban (?)
Substack: “maybe here are some answers” mixed with “how to make it on Substack.”
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Europe’s climate goals, industrial plans and geopolitical ambitions are outpacing its electricity infrastructure. If upgrades do not speed up, the grid will become the main barrier to Europe’s success, writes Carla Hobbs.
https://bit.ly/4rDs65c
https://bit.ly/4rDs65c
A brighter future: Why upgrading the grid is vital for Europe’s competitiveness
Europe’s climate goals, industrial plans and geopolitical ambitions are outpacing its electricity infrastructure. If upgrades do not speed up, the grid will become the main barrier to Europe’s success...
bit.ly
December 9, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Europe’s climate goals, industrial plans and geopolitical ambitions are outpacing its electricity infrastructure. If upgrades do not speed up, the grid will become the main barrier to Europe’s success, writes Carla Hobbs.
https://bit.ly/4rDs65c
https://bit.ly/4rDs65c
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If Paramount succeeds in buying Warner Bros....then Netflix will end up buying Paramount-WB in 2035.
Paramount gatecrashes Warner Bros-Netflix deal with $108bn hostile bid
Jared Kushner and Middle East funds assist with all-cash offer
www.ft.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
If Paramount succeeds in buying Warner Bros....then Netflix will end up buying Paramount-WB in 2035.
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The long wait for parents of the last Gaza hostage
www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
The long wait for parents of the last Gaza hostage
The parents of the last hostage in Gaza have been waiting for over two years for the return of their son, whom they described as "fighting to the last bullet" during Hamas's attack on Israel on…
www.al-monitor.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:11 PM
The long wait for parents of the last Gaza hostage
www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...
As a recognised refugee pointed out of me when this was first mooted, this makes #Cyprus more attractive, as asylum-seekers will have some hope of ending up in mainland Europe instead of being stranded on this little island.
Asylum seekers reaching Europe's shores will start being relocated to other EU states from 12 June next year. Interior ministers agreed that at least 21,000 people should be relocated — short of the European Commission's 30,000 initial figure.
EU to begin internal asylum relocations on 12 June
Asylum seekers reaching Europe's shores will start being relocated to other EU states from 12 June next year. Interior ministers agreed that at least 21,000 people should be relocated — short of the European Commission's 30,000 initial figure.
euobserver.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:16 PM
As a recognised refugee pointed out of me when this was first mooted, this makes #Cyprus more attractive, as asylum-seekers will have some hope of ending up in mainland Europe instead of being stranded on this little island.
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If you like your pots with a bit of character and/or just want to stick it to big ceramic, my very talented wife @nicholeceramics.bsky.social has just reopened her online shop.
Check it out...
www.nicholeceramics.com/shop
Check it out...
www.nicholeceramics.com/shop
December 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
If you like your pots with a bit of character and/or just want to stick it to big ceramic, my very talented wife @nicholeceramics.bsky.social has just reopened her online shop.
Check it out...
www.nicholeceramics.com/shop
Check it out...
www.nicholeceramics.com/shop
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We are delighted to introduce Giorgia Conte, PhD Candidate in Economics to the job market! In her work, she combines computation & empirical methods, survey & administrative data to investigate policy relevant questions. 💫
For more info visit www.giorgia-conte.com
#econsky #economics #phd
For more info visit www.giorgia-conte.com
#econsky #economics #phd
December 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
We are delighted to introduce Giorgia Conte, PhD Candidate in Economics to the job market! In her work, she combines computation & empirical methods, survey & administrative data to investigate policy relevant questions. 💫
For more info visit www.giorgia-conte.com
#econsky #economics #phd
For more info visit www.giorgia-conte.com
#econsky #economics #phd
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Bring back the guillotine. Or something.
A French banker inside Euroclear, who flew to Russia 155 times for private reasons, allegedly tried to connect the company's CEO, Valérie Urbain, with Russian spies and threatened her when she declined, according to an investigation by EUobserver, Humo, and Dossier Center.
Bolshoi-loving banker threatened Euroclear CEO, amid EU talks on Russian assets
A French banker inside Euroclear, who flew to Russia 155 times for private reasons, allegedly tried to connect the company's CEO, Valérie Urbain, with Russian spies and threatened her when she declined, according to an investigation by EUobserver, Humo, and Dossier Center.
euobserver.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Bring back the guillotine. Or something.
Does anyone know how to get back your @name.com subscription? I missed the deadline coz I was sick but if I plug in the email address or the domain name that I paid for to try and reset the password I get nothing in my inbox. So I am stuck in the circle of doom.
December 8, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Does anyone know how to get back your @name.com subscription? I missed the deadline coz I was sick but if I plug in the email address or the domain name that I paid for to try and reset the password I get nothing in my inbox. So I am stuck in the circle of doom.
So do ya want me to do more text or video on the economy of #Turkey #Türkiye or not? (They say Substack is about building communities but I rarely get comments. Maybe Cypriots are just shy, which is good when it comes to trolling.) bsky.app/profile/sapi...
A taster on the economy of Turkey/Türkiye. Let us know if you want more. #Turkey #Türkiye open.substack.com/pub/sapienta...
Türkiye/Turkey economy: a snapshot
Let me know if you want more of this kind of analysis
open.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:25 AM
So do ya want me to do more text or video on the economy of #Turkey #Türkiye or not? (They say Substack is about building communities but I rarely get comments. Maybe Cypriots are just shy, which is good when it comes to trolling.) bsky.app/profile/sapi...
Halloumi wars in #Cyprus 😀
Why one village put up a halloumi statue and reignited a row
Why one village put up a halloumi statue and reignited a row
cyprus-mail.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Halloumi wars in #Cyprus 😀
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Turkish Cypriot opposition leader says early elections are ‘inevitable’
Turkish Cypriot opposition leader says early elections are ‘inevitable’
cyprus-mail.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Turkish Cypriot opposition leader says early elections are ‘inevitable’
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A recently leaked video offers striking evidence that he possessed great moral courage in objecting to impose martial law during the Tiananmen Square protests
The general who refused to crush Tiananmen’s protesters
A leaked video of his court-martial has suddenly appeared
econ.st
December 8, 2025 at 4:20 AM
A recently leaked video offers striking evidence that he possessed great moral courage in objecting to impose martial law during the Tiananmen Square protests
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Playing the "Good/bad migrant line helps spread further division and racism.
As @migrantvoice.bsky.social points out in this piece "People do not check what job someone has, or how they arrived, before attacking them".
Labour knows this and just carries on.
www.migrantvoice.org/home/editori...
As @migrantvoice.bsky.social points out in this piece "People do not check what job someone has, or how they arrived, before attacking them".
Labour knows this and just carries on.
www.migrantvoice.org/home/editori...
December 7, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Playing the "Good/bad migrant line helps spread further division and racism.
As @migrantvoice.bsky.social points out in this piece "People do not check what job someone has, or how they arrived, before attacking them".
Labour knows this and just carries on.
www.migrantvoice.org/home/editori...
As @migrantvoice.bsky.social points out in this piece "People do not check what job someone has, or how they arrived, before attacking them".
Labour knows this and just carries on.
www.migrantvoice.org/home/editori...
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I will not take any lectures on civilisation from a country that has the highest homicide rate in the industrialised world and the fewest doctors per thousand of population of any OECD country.
US government adopted the far-right Great Replacement myth and is now demanding NATO countries to dismantle the EU and the European project. They themselves frame it as a binary choice. Essentially the end of NATO as we know it.
December 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I will not take any lectures on civilisation from a country that has the highest homicide rate in the industrialised world and the fewest doctors per thousand of population of any OECD country.
“Teachers have carried this programme for years, students have embraced it, and parents have consistently supported it. The only hesitation comes from those in power.”
Peace on pause: the attempt to scupper the Imagine programme
Peace on pause: the attempt to scupper the Imagine programme
cyprus-mail.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:48 AM
“Teachers have carried this programme for years, students have embraced it, and parents have consistently supported it. The only hesitation comes from those in power.”