Vassilis Demetriades, Cyprus Shipping Deputy Minister said he will begin contacts to reassess the situation after a tender for sea passenger line, linking Cyprus and Greece, aided by state subsidies, failed to attract binding offers. The maritime conne…
Month: January 2021
Cyprus solution should be based on bicommunal bizonal principle, Russian official says
Russia’s position on the Cyprus solution remains unchanged, in favor of the “principle of bicommunity and bizonality”, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Alexander Grushko, has said.Grushko visited Athens on January 28-29…
Cyprus prepares for the first unlock phase as Ministry of Health ramps up Covid-19 testing
Cyprus Ministry of Health ramps up Covid-19 testing, as the island prepares to begin a gradual unlock following a three-week lockdown imposed on January 10 in a bid to reduce increased hospitalisations and a surge in conavirus daily infections. Daily i…
Cyprus authorities announce two deaths and 106 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday
Cypriot health authorities announced that two people died on Sunday from COVID-19, with the death toll rising to 199 since the start of the pandemic.At the same time, 106 new coronavirus cases were reported after 28,364 tests, both PCR and antigen rapi…
Police issues 114 fines after checks for COVID measures violations, giving weight to Troodos access ban
Cyprus Police reported 113 individuals and 1 premises’ owner in the last 24 hour, over the violation of measures, aiming to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Cyprus.A police spokesperson told CNA that the force has carried out a total of 7,795 checks thro…
EBA launches EU-wide stress test, the scenario for Cyprus banking sector
The European Banking Authority (EBA) on Friday launched the 2021 EU-wide stress test, publishing the scenarios for the exercise, including those for Cyprus. Although Cypriot banks are not included in the sample of banking institutions, Cyprus’ systemic…