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Exact function of EU-funded programme will be clarified soon, no approval given at this stage for clinical trials in Cyprus No clinical trials with coronavirus vaccines have taken place to ...

The Southern European countries group (EUMed) on Friday called on Turkey to accept Cyprus’ invitation to engage in dialogue on the delimitation of their maritime zones and reverse illegal actions ...

The excess mortality rate in Cyprus in July was much higher than in other EU countries, according to a Eurostat report. According to the data, the excess rate in Cyprus ...

Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides on Friday expressed satisfaction with the “excellent work” that has been done in relation to the absorption of EU funds, putting Cyprus in the first places ...

The European Commission announced on Thursday the disbursement of €157m to Cyprus in pre-financing, as part of the funds and loans to be provided under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (...

The world’s first carbon border tax proposed by the European Union is likely to hit Russia the hardest but leave Chinese trade relatively unscathed, according to a joint study ...

Cyprus has responded to the European Commission as part of an infringement procedure launched in relation with its controversial citizenship by investment programme that it was forced to terminate last ...

The application process announced by the government for the issuance of an EU Digital Covid Certificate to vaccinated Turkish Cypriots was branded discriminatory and described as “impractical and nonsensical” by ...

Cyprus has signed up to an EU push to combat climate change and its impacts, but figures released by Eurostat on Wednesday indicate that this is still very much a ...

Cyprus ranked among the top five EU member states in absorbing cohesion funds, the finance ministry said on Wednesday citing the latest European Commission figures. It said the funds aim ...

Defence has always been something of sacred cow. Everyone has the patriotic duty to support our military and applaud government expenditure on defence equipment, whatever it is and regardless of ...

The European Commission has approved a €50.6m government scheme providing partial debt write-off to distressed, socially vulnerable borrowers with loans secured by primary residences, it was announced on Friday. The ...

The transport ministry is recalling that as of August 13, all passengers planning to travel to Cyprus by presenting either the Covid-19 Vaccination Certificate or the Covd-19 Recovery Certificate – issued by ...

BirdLife Cyprus is asking for assurances from the Game Service that an EU-mandated programme to limit hunting of the threatened turtle dove this autumn will be effectively monitored. It fears ...

Three new conditions reported by a small number of people after vaccination with COVID-19 shots from Pfizer and Moderna are being studied to assess if they may be possible side-effects, ...

We can rediscover our common interests only after a reality check In the East Med we have been side-tracked by the fallacious promise or expectation of riches to come out ...

Having secured a condemnatory statement from UN Security Council presidency and the UN resolution for the renewal of the Unficyp mandate, without the ‘British tail’, the Cyprus government will now ...

The European Central Bank (ECB) has published the results of the 2021 stress tests, which show that the euro area banking system is resilient to adverse economic developments. The 89 banks covered ...

Implementing these policies and policing their application will be a logistical nightmare for the EU The European Commission (EC) announced on Wednesday its ‘Fit-for-55’ package, with 13 new policies designed to ...

The government is monitoring all developments and is taking steps in all directions, both at European level and at the level of the UN Security Council, Spokesman Marios Pelekanos said ...

By Manuela Bairos “Only a stronger, fairer and more inclusive social Europe will respond to the social consequences of the pandemic, ensuring intergenerational balance, the future of young Europeans and ...

By Αnna Kythreotou The refugee crisis is an ongoing humanitarian crisis, which has an impact on Cyprus as well as the rest of Europe. The rights of refugees safeguarded under ...

European Union policymakers on Wednesday unveiled their most ambitious plan yet to tackle climate change, aiming to turn green goals into concrete action this decade and set an example for ...

The European Union will try to reassure Bosnians of its readiness to admit their country one day, according to an internal document seen by Reuters, after an unofficial EU diplomatic ...