Turkish Cypriot members resign from bicommunal committee on culture
Greek Cypriot co-head of the bicommunal Technical Committee on Culture Androulla Vassiliou expressed sorrow on Tuesday over the resignation of the Turkish Cypriot members of...
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Vassilious disappointed that Cypriot vase given to Thatcher ended up at auction
Former first lady Androulla Vassiliou on Thursday said she was disappointed at learning that an ancient vase, which she and her husband gave as a...
Long-lost artworks and audiovisual material exchanged by the two sides
Greek and Turkish Cypriots on Tuesday exchanged artworks and audiovisual material as part of a confidence building measure agreed by the leaders of the divided...
Vassiliou says still compiling list of artworks to be returned
Co-president of the Bicommunal Technical Committee on Culture Androulla Vassiliou said on Wednesday she was in the possession of a preliminary list of artworks to...
Cancer patient sacked from job after year of gruelling treatment
By Elias Hazou In a case that has shocked many, a recovered cancer patient who had taken sick leave for treatment was sacked by her...
Cypriots lend a helping hand to Europe’s Syrian refugees
By Andria Kades An initiative to help Syrian refugees in Greece has garnered the support of Cypriot officials who on Tuesday joined volunteers to help...
Hundreds join leaders for ‘music under the moonlight’ (update 2 with quotes from the leaders)
By Evie Andreou Around 700 people from both sides of the divide joined the two leaders, Nicos Anastasiades and Mustafa Akinci, at Famagusta’s newly-renovated Othello...
‘Europe could have shown more solidarity with Cyprus’
Europe could have shown more solidarity with Cyprus, former Cypriot EU Commissioner, Androulla Vassiliou has said. In an interview with the Cyprus News Agency (CNA),...
Androulla hands over ‘successful’ youth and education office, despite cuts
By Stefanos Evripidou OUTGOING EU Education and Culture Commissioner Androulla Vassiliouo Friday hailed the increase in spending on young people and education across Europe at...
Stylianides will be next Cypriot EU commissioner
By Stefanos Evripidou DISY MEP Christos Stylianides will be the next Cypriot in the new EU Commission headed by President-elect Jean-Claude Juncker, it was revealed...
Cyprus needs to better prepare its young people for work
Ensuring that young Cypriots have the skills employers are looking for is vital if the country is to reduce its youth unemployment rate, EU Commissioner...
EU must continue to invest in education
By Stefanos Evripidou EU GOVERNMENTS must continue to invest in education and training even during times of fiscal austerity, said EU Education Commisioner Androulla Vassiliou...
The sorry state of public education
By Constantinos Psillides WHENEVER someone mentions educational reform or educational overhaul, a vivid memory comes to mind. Back in 2004, a year into the presidency...
Cypriot teens biggest dunces in the EU
CYPRIOT 15-year-olds were the worst in Europe last year when it came to sciences, second worst in maths and they had the third worst reading...
Eurovision stars top bill at ‘Cyprus Unplugged’ show
Eurovision stars Anna Vissi, Constantinos Christoforou and Despina Olympiou will take part in a ‘Cyprus Unplugged’ benefit concert at the Palais des Beaux Arts (Bozar)...
European literature prize for Cypriot writer
By Peter Stevenson CYPRIOT writer Emilios Solomou was one of the 12 winners of this year’s European Union Prize for Literature, recognising the best emerging...
Cyprus needs more vocational training opportunities
By Stefanos Evripidou EU EDUCATION Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou yesterday stressed the need for Cyprus to put special emphasis on vocational training institutes for school leavers...
‘Investing in youth is best investment of all’
MORE students from Southern Mediterranean countries will benefit from the EU’s new programme for education training and youth, European Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou told a university...