Cabinet moves bring Cyprus gas one step closer to market
Decisions taken by cabinet on Tuesday set in motion the process for taking the first Cypriot natural gas to market, Energy Minister Michael Damianos said on Tuesday.
“With steady steps ...
New energy efficiency funding for homes launches in September
The government will be accepting proposals for the third energy efficiency plan for homes in September, with a budget of €20 million, the energy ministry announced on Friday.
Energy Minister Michael ...
Damianos hails new interim trade agreement with Mexico
Commerce Minister Michael Damianos on Monday hailed the European Union’s imminent signing of a new interim trade agreement with Mexico, describing it and the establishment of a more general ...
Cyprus patients face long waits for new medicines, officials warn
Patients in Cyprus wait on average more than 500 days to access new medicines, one of the longest delays in Europe, as officials warn the EU is falling behind global competitors ...
Cyprus-US energy ties key to regional stability, minister says
Cooperation between Cyprus and the United States in energy, trade and investment is increasingly becoming a strategic necessity for regional stability and transatlantic energy security, Energy Minister Michael Damianos said ...
EAC trade unions ‘disappointed’ over energy minister meeting
Trade unions said they were disappointed from Tuesday’s meeting with Energy Minister Michael Damianos, who pointed out that problems in the energy sector could not be solved overnight.
Peo ...
A new study, not new funding: Govt explains letter to EIB over interconnector
A joint letter sent by the governments of Greece and Cyprus to the European Investment Bank requested a new due diligence study, not extra funding, for the Great Sea Interconnector ...
Minister questions GSI if electricity prices were to go up
The possibility that the Great Sea Interconnector project might not materialise if the cost is too high on Cypriot electricity consumers was left open on Monday by the energy minister.
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We need to protect our economic future, Damianos says as EU ministers meet
The EU needs to make sure it strengthens the security of its energy supply, Energy Minister Michael Damianos said on Tuesday afternoon ahead of a video conference of EU Energy ...
EU meetings resume normally in Cyprus from April
All EU informal councils will be held as planned in Cyprus between April and June, Energy Minister Michael Damianos said on Monday, on arrival for the EU transport council in ...
Cyprus repeats support for Ukraine at UN general assembly
Holding the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union, Cyprus has put continued support for Ukraine at the top of its priorities, Energy Minister Michalis Damianos said on ...
Cyprus returning European money for LNG terminal
The government is in the process of returning €67 million in funding for the LNG terminal in Vasiliko to the European Commission, the energy minister said on Tuesday, also telling MPs ...
Damianos calls for stronger single market to shore up EU’s defences
Trade Minister Michael Damianos on Tuesday called for a stronger European single market with the aim, among other things, of using its benefits to bolster the EU’s defence sector.
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Damianos promises interconnector will not ‘collapse’
The Great Sea Interconnector project will not “collapse”, Energy Minister Michael Damianos said on Wednesday, stressing that “there is no question” of such a thing happening.
Speaking to CyBC radio, ...
Cyprus minister takes part in international conference on use of AI
Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy, Nikodemos Damianou, is participating in an international artificial intelligence (AI) summit on Monday, aimed at intensifying cooperation to ensure the technology’s ...
Health minister discharged from hospital, returns to duties Friday
Health Minister Michalis Damianos was discharged from the
hospital on Wednesday and is expected to return to his duties later this week
following his brief hospitalisation.
Damianos had been admitted ...
‘We are not Harvard’: minister warns UCy in battle over university clinics
Health Minister Michalis Damianou has pledged to have the legislation setting up university clinics ready before the end of the year but is steeling himself for a tough battle with ...
Cabinet to discuss subsidy for families of patients sent abroad
President Nikos Christodoulides said on Monday evening that cabinet will discuss a plan to subsidise the travel, accommodation, and food expenses for those accompanying people who are sent abroad to ...
National health scheme must ‘continue and survive’
The national health scheme Gesy must continue and survive, the finance and health ministers said on Tuesday following a meeting to discuss the issue.
“We had a very productive discussion… ...
Health minister meets with Okypy
Health Minister Michalis Damianos on Thursday discussed major issues faced by the state health services organisation (Okypy).
Visiting the Okypy offices for the first time since taking on the role ...
New health minister meets with HIO
New Health Minister Michalis Damianos acquainted himself with the problems and challenges face by the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO), during a meeting with the organisation’s board of directors on ...
Minister backs support for cancer patients
Health Minister Michalis Damianos on Tuesday reiterated the government’s commitment to oncological patients in Cyprus and to and further improving healthcare services.
Following a visit to the Bank of ...