A new website was launched on Tuesday with the aim of persuading Cypriots living abroad to return to the island.

Its launch was announced by President Nikos Christodoulides, who said that the website and the wider project aimed at bringing Cypriots abroad back to the island, named ‘Minds in Cyprus’, “aims to create a stable, dynamic bridge with our compatriots living and working abroad”.

“Today, the next important step is being implemented,” he said, adding that people who visit the website can view available job vacancies in Cyprus, and “register and receive personalised information on opportunities which match their profile”.

He added that a new “information hub” is now featured on the website, which he said contains useful information for those considering returning to the island.

“The return and reintegration of Cypriot talent is an integral part of our broader plan for the development and future of the homeland. Cyprus is changing, and it needs you all. Whether you choose to return or to contribute from wherever you are, your contribution is of particular importance to us and to Cyprus,” he said.

The website is located at www.mindsincyprus.com.

Earlier in the year, Christodoulides had visited London to announce his plans to lure Cypriots abroad back to the island, unveiling the ‘Minds in Cyprus’ initiative.

To this end, he told a crowd of 750 people at the Guildhall in the City of London that his government is “strengthening tax incentives for integration into the labour market”.

Some of those incentives had been announced last month, with Christodoulides having said then that returning Cypriots will receive a 25 per cent tax exemption on their first job after coming back to the island, up to a maximum saving of €8,550 in tax per year.

He had also announced in April that for scientists and professionals who have worked abroad for at least seven years after having completed their studies, their maximum saving will increase from €25,000 per year.

Additionally, he said that the new regulations will “operate in parallel with the current 50 per cent exemption regime which exists for those who have resided outside Cyprus for 15 years or more”.

He also spoke of support” for “family reintegration”.

“Returning is not only a professional decision, but also a personal and a family one,” he said, before explaining that the government will bring about the “accelerated naturalisation of spouses”, as well as improving “children’s access to education, Greek-language courses, and social integration tools for families who choose to return to Cyprus”.