The agreement reached on Wednesday at the EU Environment Council in Luxembourg on the ‘Fit for 55’ legislative package, in the framework of efforts to address climate change constitutes a very important step towards the implementation of the European G…
Day: June 29, 2022
Head of Makarion Pediatric Clinic says there is an increase in children admitted due to COVID
There is an increase in the number of children admitted to the Makarios Hospital with COVID, according to head of Pediatric Clinic, Dr Avraam Elia, who told CNA this is due to lifting all restrictive measures and the Omicron BA5 subvariant.He said that…
“Fit for 55” deal contains provisions that help Cyprus, Kadis and Karousos say
The deal reached by the Ministers for the Environment of the European Union on five key proposals of the “Fit for 55 package” is a balanced deal that contains targeted provisions regarding maritime and air transport and the effect of the measures on tr…
Industrial production up annually by 0.6% in April
In April 2022, the Industrial Production Index reached 126 units (base 2015=100), recording an increase of 0.6% compared to April 2021, according to data published by the Cyprus Statistical Service.The manufacturing sector registered an increase of 0.2…
The reunification of Cyprus is the only acceptable solution, Ambassador of Portugal says
The reunification of Cyprus is the only acceptable solution, according to international law and the European principles and values, Ambassador of Portugal in Cyprus Vanda Maria Dias Stelzer Sequeira stressed on Wednesday during a meeting with President…
EU Environment Ministers agreed on mechanism to cover costs for sustainable aviation fuel, Karousos says
The deal reached by the Ministers for the Environment on five laws from the “Fit for 55” package includes a mechanism which will cover 100% of additional costs incurred by airlines because of the need use sustainable fuel, Transport Minister Yiannis Ka…
CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
CUT coordinates the MILI project aiming at finding a way to detect milk contaminantsMILI (EXCELLENCE/0421/0188) is a research project co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund and the Republic of Cyprus through the Research and Innovation F…
Georgiou and Choiras win bronze medals in the 19th Mediterranean Games in Oran
Marios Georgiou and Charalambos Choiras won on Tuesday bronze medals in the 19th Mediterranean Games, taking place in Oran.According to an announcement by the Cyprus Olympic Committee, following the success of Georgiou and Chiras, Cyprus now has 4 bron…
UKRAINE: COHESION POLICY STEPS UP SUPPORT TO ADDRESS THE CONSEQUENCES OF RUSSIA’S AGGRESSION IN UKRAINE WITH THE ‘FLEXIBLE ASSISTANCE TO TERRITORIES’
Today, the Commission took another important step to help Member States, regional and local authorities and partners to address the consequences of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine by adopting the ‘Flexible Assistance to Territories (FAST-CARE)’. Th…
Foreign Minister travels to UAE for a working visit
Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides travels to UAE on Wednesday evening for a working visit.A press release by the MFA says that Kasoulides will meet on Thursday with his counterpart, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, with whom he will di…