The European Vocational Skills Week is ongoing across Europe and beyond from 16 to 20 May. Organised by the European Commission every year, it is an occasion to celebrate best practices in Vocational Education and Training (VET), bringing together ever…
Day: May 19, 2022
Member States, workers and employers agree on the need to recognise COVID-19 as an occupational disease
Yesterday, Member States, workers and employers in the EU Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work (ACSH) reached an agreement on the need to recognise COVID-19 as an occupational disease in health and social care and in domiciliary assistance a…
Mary Kay Inc. Collaborates With European Partners to Support Native Oyster Restoration Projects
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…
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…