Day: October 6, 2021

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades denied any wrongdoing in relation to the accusations included in the Pandora Papers regarding the law firm that bears his name.

Responding to questions on the Pandora Papers upon his arrival at the EU – Western Balkans Summit in Brdo castle, in Slovenia, the President said that the Papers refer to the law firm bearing his name and there are no other implications.

He also pointed out that there is nothing about him building an offshore company to transfer money out of the country.

Source: Cyprus News Agency

The number of registered unemployed persons in September plunged by an annual 63% with the steep reduction mainly driven by the sectors of Tourism and Trade.

According to data released by the Statistical Service of Cyprus (Cystat), the unemployed persons, registered at the District Labour Offices on the last day of September 2021, declined to 11,324 persons, from 30,718 the year before.

Based on the seasonally adjusted data that show the trend of unemployment, the number of registered unemployed for September 2021 decreased to 15,907 persons in comparison to 18,282 in the previous month, Cystat said.

Source: Cyprus News Agency

President of Poland, Andrzej Duda accompanied by his wife, will pay a three-day official visit to Cyprus, between 6 and 8 of October, at the invitation of the President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades.

According to an announcement by the Presidency, President Duda will arrive in Cyprus today afternoon where he will be received by Deputy Minister of Tourism Savvas Perdios.

On the morning of October 7th, President Anastasiades will officially welcome his counterpart of Poland at the Presidential Palace.

Source: Cyprus News Agency

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades said Tuesday that Ankara will not hesitate to push migrants from Afghanistan to the EU and that the management of Afghanistan issue should not allowed to become a “Trojan horse” to justify Turkey’s actions in the region, speaking at the EU informal Summit in the form of a dinner in Slovenia, on the situation in Afghanistan.

According to a Presidency’s press release, during the dinner, the 27 EU Heads of State and Government discussed recent geopolitical developments, including in Afghanistan, the Indo-Pacific and EU-China relations.

In his address on Developments in Afghanistan, the President of the Republic of Cyprus stressed the importance of EU assistance in addressing the serious humanitarian and economic crisis in the country, as well as ensuring respect for basic human rights.

Source: Cyprus News Agency

The findings of the Regional Scientific Task Forces appointed in the framework of the Cyprus Government Initiative on climate crisis, will be presented and debated during the 2nd International Conference on climate change in the Eastern Meditteranean and the Middle East to take place 13-14 October in Paphos, Cyprus.

The Conference, following the 2018 Conference on the island, will attract leading policy makers, scientists, prominent business people, key civil society stakeholders, and opinion-leaders from around the world.

Source: Cyprus News Agency

Commission spokesperson for foreign relations Peter Stano reiterated the European Council’s June call to Turkey to abstain from unilateral actions and contribute to sustained de-escalation in the Eastern Mediterranean, as these are crucial criteria for future EU – Turkey relations.

Responding to a question by CNA on recent developments in the Eastern Mediterranean, namely the prevention by Turkey of a Cypriot research vessel (under a Maltese flag) from conducting surveys connected to plans on the construction of the EastMed gas pipeline, the Commission spokesperson recalled the European Council’s June conclusions, in which the leaders “welcomed the then de-escalation, but stressed the need for the de-escalation to remain sustainable”.

Stano added that the EU leaders also said that “they are ready to engage with Turkey in a phased, proportionate and reversib

Source: Cyprus News Agency