Oyster reefs benefit humans and the environment through a suite of ecosystem services. A single oyster can filter up to 240?liters of water a day, resulting in increased water quality and clarity and support a unique and highly diverse community of fis…
Day: May 19, 2022
Presidential Commissioner briefs new Italian Ambassador on missing persons issue
Presidential Commissioner Photis Photiou held a meeting on Thursday with newly appointed Italian Ambassador Federica Ferrari Bravo with whom he discussed about the humanitarian issue of the missing persons in Cyprus as well as ways to cooperate in issu…
Bank of Cyprus posts net profit of €21 million in Q1 and a record of new loans
Bank of Cyprus group announced on Thursday a net profit of €21 million for the first quarter of 2022, compared to net profit of €8 million in the first quarter of 2021.At the same time, it announced a record €618 million of new loans and further reduct…
Famagusta Mayor says international community shows inability to stop Turkey’s violations in Varosha
Mayor of Famagusta Simos Ioannou said that the international community is demonstrating its inability to hinder Ankara from violating UN Security Council resolutions regarding the Turkish occupied town of Famagusta.Ioannou was invited by CNA to comment…
Commission sends reasoned opinions to Cyprus on pollutants, renewable energy and digital copyright
The European Commission has sent four reasoned opinions to Cyprus, one step before the case could be referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union, in its infringement package for May.These reasoned opinions deal with the transposition of the …
The special international tribunal should investigate Russian leaders and military commanders and their allies for the crime of aggression against Ukraine.
In the resolution adopted on Thursday, Parliament calls on the EU to take all necessary action in international proceedings and courts to support the prosecution of the Russian and Belarussian regimes for war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide a…
Law Commissioner receives positive remarks and questions by UN Committee in Geneva on protection of children’s rights
Law Commissioner Louiza Christodoulidou Zannetou and the delegation that represented the Republic of Cyprus in the 90th Summit of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, returned with positive remarks from Geneva.The Committee on the Rights of the…
The Parliament urges the Council to open negotiations on EU membership with Albania and North Macedonia, especially in the geostrategic context of war in Ukraine.
Failure to act could have historically important security implications for Europe’s stability•Both countries have met the conditions and delivered sustained results•Bulgaria and North Macedonia encouraged to swiftly resolve pending bilateral issuesIn t…