Our View: Nicosia traffic chaos for a private event unjustifiable

Unprecedented traffic jams and bottlenecks were caused in the already congested streets of central Nicosia during the morning rush hour on Wednesday. The reason was that the short stretch of road running in front of the Cyprus museum, from the traffic lights to the roundabout with the statue, had been closed from 7am, because there would be an all-day event – the Digital Agenda Cyprus Summit – in the Nicosia Municipal Theatre.

The traffic chaos in the centre of the capital lasted for hours...