Cyprus News Agency

Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC), Christodoulos Patsalides, has told banks to take into account both the social aspect and the enhancement of the competitiveness of the economy ...

The Republic of Cyprus in the running for the first time, for a seat in the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC), on Wednesday. Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos, who has ...

Cypriots feel more exposed to wildfires and extreme weather events more generally, according to a recent Eurobarometer opinion survey, which shows respondents in the country to be far more concerned ...

The UK Parliament’s Standards Commissioner has received a letter urging them to investigate possible lobbying rules breaches by five British MPs and peers who failed to declare fully paid ...

Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou begins an official two-day visit to Cyprus on Monday, ahead of independence day celebrations. Sakellaropoulou will meet President Nikos Christodoulides shortly after 5pm at the Presidential ...

Capital Intelligence Ratings (CI) has upgraded Cyprus’ long-term foreign currency rating and short-term currency rating to ‘BBB’ and ‘A2’, respectively, from ‘BBB-’ and ‘A3’, maintaining a positive outlook. The Limassol-based ...

President Nikos Christodoulides and Vice President of Chevron Frank Kasalo, reaffirmed their support for the development of the Aphrodite gas field in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone, it was reported on ...

Cyprus is committed to working together alongside all UN member states to ensure the full enjoyment of human rights on an equal footing, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday, speaking ...

Cyprus has provided three possible dates in October for a trilateral meeting on the Cyprus problem. According to the Cyprus News Agency, the office of the UN secretary-general, in the ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou is set to inform an EU Council of Agriculture and Fisheries, in Brussels, on Monday, about the outcomes of the MED9 Agriculture Ministers Summit held in ...

House speaker Annita Demetriou said on Sunday that the situation with the Cyprus problem cannot become the country’s normality. Speaking at a church service in Mesogi, Paphos, Demetriou said: “...

Cultivated organic areas in Cyprus are 8 per cent of the land, up from 0.22 per cent 21 years ago, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Saturday. She added that the sector has ...

The Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics (CING) has secured €760,000 in funding to study optimised and personalised interventions aimed at delaying and alleviating dementia, it announced on Friday. CING said ...

The Cabinet will hold an extraordinary session on Friday afternoon to discuss the state budget for 2025 in addition to a fiscal framework for 2025-28. The budget for next year, Finance ...

Ministers of culture from the MED9 countries issued a joint declaration on Monday, reaffirming their commitment to upholding cultural rights in times of crisis. The declaration was issued during an ...

The new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), health, energy, water scarcity and environment are among the issues Cyprus will be addressing during its second EU ...

The European Commission has endorsed a preliminary positive assessment for Cyprus’ second payment request of €152 million under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), which is part of the NextGenerationEU initiative. ...

The local European Mobility Week Award for 2023 along with a cash prize of €2,000 has been awarded to Nicosia municipality, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades announced on Monday, during an event in ...

Deputy Minister for European Affairs Marilena Raouna has said that as Cyprus prepares to undertake its second Presidency of the Council of the EU in January 2026, the government aims to ...

The Cyprus Football Association (CFA) terminated its contact with national men’s football team manager Timur Ketsbaia, an announcement said on Friday. The Georgian’s contract was due to expire ...

The National Council is meeting on Friday under President Nikos Christodoulides to discuss updates and next steps ahead of the president’s departure for the UN general assembly in New ...

The names of potentially dangerous and intense weather phenomena for the period 2024-2025 were announced by the met office on Wednesday. For the period between October 2024-September 2025 the list of ...

The Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the UN, Ambassador Maria Michail spoke about the importance of peacekeeping operations (PKOs) as a key tool in addressing today’s challenges to global ...

Cypriot athlete Valentina Savva secured a silver medal in the women’s hammer throw at the 20th World Athletics U20 Championships with a throw of 67.21 meters. The event, held in ...