Day: September 1, 2022

Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot trade unions have asked for the immediate termination of the war in Ukraine on the occasion of the Action Day of Trade Unions for Peace, that was established by the World Federation of Trade Unions on the 1st of Septem…

All people who live in Cyprus are equal before the laws of the Republic which must be fully adhered to, Government Spokesperson Marios Pelecanos told CNA on Thursday.He also said the government condemns the alleged attack of a Russian woman by a Ukrain…

The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, condemns, in a letter he has sent to the President of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, Turkish illegal actions, the Government Spokesman, Marios Pelekanos, said on Thursday in a written statement.Pelekanos noted th…

The percentage of organ donors in Cyprus remains at very low levels compared to the rest of Europe, the Minister of Health Michalis Hadjipantela, said on Thursday.According to figures, since 2011, 173 transplants have been carried out from living donor…

Quorum Software (Quorum), a global software leader dedicated to the energy industry, announced today that Chief Executive Officer Gene Austin will be stepping down from this position to become the company’s Chairman of the Board of Directors and Presid…

The Turnover Value Index of Retail Trade for July 2022 increased by 11.4% and the Turnover Volume Index of Retail Trade increased by 1.5%, compared to the corresponding month of the previous year, according to data published by the Statistical Service …

A total of 30.5 tons of garbage, mainly plastic, were collected in a course of three years from volunteers all over Cyprus in a campaign titled #potavristou, which means roughly translated “move and help”.The waste was collected by 5,016 volunteers in …

The European Medicines Agency has given a positive opinion on the use of the first two variant-adapted COVID-19 booster vaccines, produced by BioNTech-Pfizer (Comirnaty) and Moderna (Spikevax) to protect against the Omicron BA.1 subvariant.In a stateme…

Cyprus GDP growth rate in real terms during the second quarter of 2022 is positive and it is estimated at 5.8% over the corresponding quarter of 2021, according to data published by the Statistical Service of Cyprus.Based on seasonally and working day …

Today, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has given a positive opinion on the first two variant-adapted COVID-19 booster vaccines: Comirnaty and Spikevax, by BioNTech-Pfizer and Moderna respectively. Welcoming this important development in the fight a…

Young people in Cyprus left the house of their parents on average at the age of 27.2 years in 2021, a little below the European Union average which was at 26.5 years, according to data released by Eurostat, the statistics service of the EU.This average…

The UNESCO Chair on “Visual Anticipation and Futures Literacy towards Visual Literacy” was officially established at the Open University of Cyprus (OUC) in July 2022. Chairholder is the Associate Professor Vicky (Vayia) Karaiskou. OUC joins UNESCO’s pr…