Georgiades first name to emerge for commissioner post

Names of possible candidates for Cyprus’ new European commissioner are being heard in corridors, with Harris Georgiades’ popping up as Disy’s most probable to be appointed.

Meanwhile, references to a “casus belli” between the party and the president of the republic were on Monday dismissed.

Disy president Annita Demetriou said the possibility of choosing Georgiades or another Disy officer for the position of Cyprus’ commissioner was not a casus belli (a situation said to justify a state in initiating war) for her party.