Six SME selected for five EU defence projects
Six Cypriot SMEs were selected to participate in another five projects of the European Commission’s European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP) for 2020, in what...
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EC report says more needs to be done to upgrade justice
Cyprus has made some progress toward tweaking its justice system, but there remains work to be done on improving transparency and accessibility to public documents,...
Foreign minister applies diplomatic pressure as EU repeats concerns over Varosha
The EU’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell said on Monday he hoped the bloc would not be forced to hold any extraordinary meetings in response...
EU’s planned digital levy to cover hundreds of firms, Vestager says
A digital levy to be proposed by the European Commission in the coming weeks to fund its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will apply to...
Turkish Cypriot authorities condemn EU’s rejection of two-state solution
Authorities in the north on Saturday condemned the EU’s “unjust and unilateral attitude” regarding the Cyprus problem and called it to adopt a “neutral position”...
New twist as Audit Office plans to report passport probe team to the EU
In a further twist to the ‘golden passports’ affair, the Audit Office now plans to report the committee of inquiry – which just delivered its...
Cyprus in trouble with EU over failure to protect Natura 2000 sites (updated)
Cyprus was among a number of EU member states targeted for infringement procedures on Wednesday, most notably for its failure to take the necessary steps...
Commission sends reasoned opinion to Cyprus over failure to transpose 5th AML directive
The European Commission on Friday sent a reasoned opinion to Cyprus for failing to transpose the 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD5) into national law. The transposition deadline for...
EU queries low number of rejections for citizenship in passport scheme
The number of individuals who acquired citizenship through Cyprus’ investment scheme could be more than a third of all naturalisations, the European Commission has said,...
Commission expected to launch procedures against Cyprus and Malta over citizenship schemes
The European Commission is expected to adopt the launch of infringement procedures against Cyprus and Malta as regards their investor citizenship schemes, Vice-President Maros Sefcovic...
European Union moves ahead with digital tax plans
European Union president Ursula von der Leyen confirmed on Wednesday that the bloc will move ahead with its plans to impose a digital tax sometime...
EC selects consortia under RISE programme
THE European Commission has bolstered its efforts to support international and cross-sectional cooperation by selecting 74 consortia as part of its Research and Innovation Staff...
Ozersay unhappy with EU response over crossing point ban
Turkish Cypriot ‘foreign minister’ Kudret Ozersay said on Wednesday he was dissatisfied with the response of the EU Commission president, Ursula Von der Leyen, to...
Commission approves Cyprus’ incentives for airlines
The European Commission has approved a €6.3m Cypriot incentive scheme towards airlines affected by the coronavirus outbreak, it announced on Thursday. The scheme was approved...
European Union member states come together for coronavirus mobile apps
AS PART of the gradual lifting of lockdown and strict social distancing measures around the EU, the European Commission, along with member states participating in...
Commission approves €33m Cypriot scheme deferring payment of VAT
The European Commission has approved a €33 million Cypriot aid scheme deferring VAT payments to ease the liquidity constraints of companies affected by the coronavirus...
Cyprus to see GDP contract by -7.4% according to EU spring forecast
Cyprus` economic growth is headed for -7.4 per cent drop in 2020 of -7.4 per cent, public finances are set to deteriorate with a -7.0...
European Commission unimpressed with plan for Paphos-Polis highway
The government needs to consider all possibilities before it decides to turn the Paphos-Polis road into a motorway, bird welfare group BirdLife Cyprus said on...
Halloumi PDO dependent on EU Commission, govt. says
Registering halloumi cheese as an EU Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) product depended on the European Commission and its proposals and not the Cypriot side,...
Waste plant seeks expert advice on finding buyers for ‘sludge’
Experts are expected on the island next week to help solve the problem of managing the refuse-derived fuel (RDF) produced by the Pentakomo waste treatment...