The Council of the EU has added the names of the head of Wagner Group and of another business person to the European Union’s list of sanctioned persons regarding the illegal annexation of Crimea by Russia, it was announced on Thursday.The Council adopt…
Day: April 22, 2022
Cyprus sailor Marilena Makri wins silver medal in Under 21 Women’s European championship
Cyprus sailor Marilena Makri won the Silver medal in Under 21 Women’s European championship which took place in Hourtin, France.Nineteen-year-old Marilena had 82 points. Shai Kakon from Israel won gold and Isabel Hernandez from Spain bronze.Cyprus Spor…
President Anastasiades to visit Estonia and sign Memorandum for digital transformation
The President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades will pay an official visit to Estonia from 27 to 29 April, to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Prime Minister of Estonia Kaja Kallas. He will also have meetings with the President of the count…
Cypriot government bonds purchased by ECB’s PEPP and PSPP close to €7 billion
Cypriot government bonds purchased under the European Central Bank’s (ECB) Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (PEEP) and the Public Sector Purchase Programme (PSPP) amounted to €6.97 billion according to the latest figures published by the ECB.Accor…
Booster shot for those over 60 years old, announced by Cyprus Health Ministry
The booster / fourth shot, will begin being administered to persons over 60 years of age from Tuesday 26th April, the Health Ministry announced.Those eligible will be able to receive the booster / 4th shot by arranging an appointment through the vaccin…
Cyprus announces 18 deaths and 6.115 new COVID cases between 15-21 April, hospitalizations at 108, positivity rate at 2.27%
For the week between 15 and 21 April, Cyprus recorded 18 deaths due to COVID and 6,115 new cases. Hospitalizations are at 108 and positivity rate now stands at 2.27%. The authorities have decided to release the new data every Friday instead of daily as…
EU imports COVID-19 vaccines for Switzerland, exports most to Japan and the United Kingdom according to Eurostat
EU member states exported COVID-19 vaccines worth a total of 20.1 billion euros during 2021, according to data released by Eurostat, the EU’s statistical service. According to the same data, the value of the total number of COVID-19 vaccines imported b…