EU Commission signs off on Cyprus aid programmes worth €5.5m
The European Commission signed two new agreements in support of the Turkish Cypriot community, the EU scholarship programme and the support for the committee on...
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Sale of Co-op operations not state aid, EU Commission says
The European Commission said on Tuesday it approved the government’s decision to inject additional public funds into the Cyprus Cooperative Bank and the sale of...
Halloumi PDO delayed over issues with Green Line Regulation
Apart from objections raised by various third countries, registering halloumi cheese as a protected designation of origin (PDO) was being delayed by disagreements with the...
Amid a state of disunion we should try again
By Alper Ali Riza Last Wednesday EU Commission president Jean Claude Juncker gave the state of the union address to the European Union parliament,...
EU Commission growth forecast 2.5% in 2017, further slowdown in 2018
The European Commission said that economic growth in Cyprus is set to slow down to 2.5 per cent this year and 2.3 per cent in...
EU Commission to ask for drastic changes in co-ops, Georgiades says
By Stelios Orphanides Finance minister Harris Georgiades said that the European Commission is likely to demand an immediate and drastic change of course of the...
EU charges Google with abusing market dominance of Android (Updated)
The European Union charged Google on Wednesday with abusing the dominant position of its Android mobile operating system, opening a second front against the U.S....
EU Commission handling of bailouts was weak, inconsistent – auditors
By Francesco Guarascio The European Commission’s handling of bailouts for countries hit by the financial crisis was “generally weak” and inconsistent, the European Union’s Court...
Cyprus: an island in a sea of opportunities
By Maros Sefcovic, Vice President of the European Commission, in charge of Energy Union It’s been two decades that I’ve been visiting Cyprus, meeting with...
EU supports opening of new Green Line crossing points
The European Commission on Wednesday amended the Green Line Regulation concerning the movement of goods and persons across the buffer zone to add Dheryneia and...
No movement from Greece after EU bids for last-minute deal-EU Commission
Greece has not yet made any movement in response to a last-minute bid by creditors to broker a deal to end a deadlock over the...
‘The most expensive entry-level broadband in the EU’
By George Psyllides Cyprus lagged behind its EU partners in the 2015 Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) — 22nd out of 28 – a...
Cyprus Airways downfall was always just a matter of time
By Jean Christou IT WAS always going to be a matter of time before Cyprus Airways (CY) went belly up given the way the company...
EU autumn forecast: modest economic recovery for Cyprus expected to begin in 2015
Cyprus is expected to record a growth rate of 1.6 per cent in 2016 according to the European Commission`s Autumn Economic forecast. The forecast for...
Ryanair ‘a step closer to taking over CY
Ryanair has said it is one step closer to taking over Cyprus Airways (CY) after getting through to the second round of bidding for the ailing flag...
Destination Europe
By Stefanos Evripidou ON AN invitingly warm evening in Brussels last Tuesday, a 56-year-old Cypriot climbed the mountain he had been preparing for all his...
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...
CY on the verge of closure
By Constantinos Psillides EVEN though taxpayers have dished out nearly a quarter of a billion euros in recent years to keep Cyprus Airways (CY) afloat,...
Commission approves restructuring of Cypriot co-ops
The European Commission said on Monday it had found recapitalisation and restructuring aid measures in favour of the cooperative banking sector in Cyprus to be...
CY hopes to see profits in 2014
By Cosntantinos Psillides CYPRUS Airways (CY) does not require further state aid, chairman Tony Antoniou said on Saturday after a meeting with technocrats from the...
