Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides said that Cyprus was against a horizontal ban on EU visas for Russian citizens, pointing out that relations between peoples should be maintained, while also drawing attention to the issue of Turkey’s non alignment wi…
Month: August 2022
Cyprus MFA says EU member-states retain the right to examine and approve or reject requests for citizens of Russia
The Cyprus MFA clarifies that the Gymnich decision in principle to suspend the Visa Facilitation Agreement does not mean abrogation or ban on issuing visas to citizens of Russia.MFA Spokesperson Demetris Demetriou wrote on a tweet post this afternoon t…
President Anastasiades in Athens to receive aircraft donated by the Hellenic Republic
President of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, travels to Athens on Thursday, where he is set to meet on Friday, September 2, with the Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis.According to a statement issued by the Presidency of the Republic, Anastasiad…
Another important reform takes shape, says President Anastasiades about National Minimum Wage
President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades welcomes, in a post on Twitter the setting of the National Minimum Wage, a decision taken Wednesday by the Council of Ministers.”Another important reform takes shape”, says the President his post, …
FROM FARM TO FORK: NEW RULES FOR FASTER AUTHORIZATION OF ORGANIC PESTICIDES
Today, to support the EU’s transition towards sustainable food systems and the reduction of the use of chemical pesticides under the Farm to Fork strategy, the Commission is adopting new rules to increase the availability of and access to biological pl…
Cyprus Meteorology Department announces names of high impact weather events to affect Europe and the Eastern Med
The Cyprus Department of Meteorology announced the naming of High Impact Weather events that will/or forecast to affect Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean.In a press release, it said in October 2021, the tri-national collaboration of the Hellenic Nat…
Shipping Deputy Minister in Netherlands to promote Cypriot shipping
Shipping Deputy Minister Vassilis Demetriades will pay a visit in the Netherlands, where he will hold a series of meetings with shipping companies, in a bid to promote Cyprus shipping.According to an announcement by the Shipping Deputy Ministry, Demetr…
Output prices index rises by an annual 27.5% in July
The Index of Industrial Output Prices for July 2022 jumped by an annual 27.5% marking the inflationary pressures in economic activity in the midst of the war in Ukraine and the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.According to data released by the Cypru…