Anastasiades warns EU of Turkey’s audacity
President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday called on the EU to ponder what problems could arise if it tolerates Turkish audacity. He was commenting on statements...
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Though approved, ferry service still a way off, Pilidou says (Updated)
Funding approval has been received from the EU for a ferry link between Cyprus and Greece that will allow it to go ahead with the...
Coronavirus: EU gives conditional authorisation for Remdesivir
The European Commission on Friday granted a conditional marketing authorisation for the medicine Remdesivir, making it the first medicine authorised at EU level for treatment...
Two Cypriot organisations chosen by European Heritage Days for grant award
Two Cyprus organisations, the Severis Foundation (Cvar) and Home for Cooperation, have been chosen by the European Heritage Days (EHD) for a grant award. In...
‘There is a perception’ Turkey’s provocations can no longer be tolerated, president says
The European Union must be decisive over Turkish provocations in the eastern Mediterranean, President Nicos Anastasiades conveyed to European Council President Charles Michel on Thursday....
Room for improvement but Cyprus on track to lower polluted air emissions
A EU study published on Friday revealed that, like most European countries, Cyprus needs to step up efforts across all sectors to make sure citizens...
Cypriot and Hungarian delegations discuss tourism, Covid and migration
President Nicos Anastasiades met with Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto on Friday, to discuss dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, tourism relations between the two countries,...
Akinci slams EU’s Borrell for not meeting with him
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci on Friday criticised Josep Borrell, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, for not meeting with...
Militarisation as a response to Turkey ‘not the solution’
President Nicos Anastasiades said a solution through militarisation to Turkey’s illegal activities in the region would be the end of Cypriot Hellenism. Cyprus was seeking...
EU report highlights Cyprus’ high numbers of asylum seekers
Cyprus is among the EU member states that received more asylum applicants last year than during the migration crisis of 2015, according to the latest...
Dawn of a new era for international investment agreements
By Kriton Dionysiou IN RECENT decades, the world has experienced an exponential increase of international investment agreements (IIAs). According to the World Investment Report issued...
One in three women in Cyprus age 65 and over live alone but only one in 10 men
Four in ten women (40 per cent) aged over 65 years in the EU live alone compared with 19 per cent of men, according to...
Foodstuff and transport costs in Cyprus above EU average, housing cheaper
When it comes to most products and services, Cyprus is a little cheaper than other European countries, but not much, new Eurostat data show. The...
AstraZeneca agrees to supply Europe with 400m doses of COVID-19 vaccine
AstraZeneca Plc has signed a contract with European governments to supply the region with its potential vaccine against the coronavirus, the British drugmaker’s latest deal...
FM to take part in a teleconference with EU counterparts on Monday
Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides will take part in a teleconference with his EU counterparts on Monday afternoon as part of the Foreign Affairs Council agenda....
Anastasiades urges EU leaders to be more decisive on Turkey’s illegal activities
President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday briefed the President of the European Council Charles Michel and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and...
Christodoulides takes part in new teleconference on tourism with EU counterparts
Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides on Thursday took part in a second teleconferencing session with EU counterparts discussing ways to coordinate the gradual opening up of...
Six EU leaders urge greater collaboration to tackle future pandemics
The leaders of six European Union nations have called for building up EU stocks of critical medicines and equipment and other measures to boost the...
Average duration of ‘working life’ increases, Cypriots above EU average
In 2019, the expected average duration of working life for the European Union’s (EU) adult population aged 15 years and over was 35.9 years, 0.2...
Cyprus Greece and Bulgaria ask EU for emergency clause on migration
Greek Alternate Minister for Migration and Asylum, Giorgos Koumoutsakos in a letter to the Vice-President of the European Commission, Margaritis Schinas, and the European Commissioner...
