Day: September 5, 2022

In July 2022, the seasonally adjusted volume of retail trade increased by 0.7% in Cyprus, and by 0.3% in both the euro area and in the EU, compared with June 2022, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.In Ju…

House President Annita Demetriou arrived Monday in Berlin for a working visit during which she will meet with Bundestag Chair Bärbel Bas and other officials. The talks will cover energy, Ukrainian crisis, food crisis, environment, the Cyprus issue and …

Issues of common interest such as combatting organised crime and terrorism, were discussed during a meeting in Nicosia between Cyprus’ Justice Minister, Stephie Dracos, and as Executive Director of Europol, Catherine De Bolle.According to a press relea…

Cyprus Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed disappointment and concerns over “the increase of the Turkish rhetoric insanity, this time with the historically inaccurate statements and public threats by the Turkish President against Greece and the G…

European Parliament President, Roberta Metsola, will pay on Friday, September 9, an official visit to Cyprus, at the invitation of the President of the Republic, Nicos Anastasiades.Metsola will hold, among others, talks with President Anastasiades and …

The UNDP has announced that the submission deadline for the European Union funded Video and Drawing Competitions for children and youth, organized with the Technical Committee on Culture, has been extended until 19 September 2022.Both competitions are …

The Minister of Energy, Natasa Pilides, is in Milan to participate in the international energy exhibition Gastech 2022, says a statement from the Ministry of Energy.It is pointed out that Pilides will participate on Tuesday in a ministerial discussion …

An annual decrease of 1,320 persons was recorded among the unemployed, with their percentage dropping by 8.1% at the end of August 2022, in comparison with August 2021. A slight increase was noted in their number, compared to July 2022, according to da…

Cypriot swimmer Nikolas Antoniou secured the second place and the bronze medal in the 100m. freestyle, 8th FINA World Junior Swimming Championships 2021, held in Lima, Peru.According to the Cyprus Swimming Federation, after the silver medal in the 50m …

Cyprus’ Health Minister, Michalis Hadjipantela, is traveling to Prague on Monday to attend the Informal Meeting of EU Health Ministers.According to an announcement by the Health Ministry, issues such as impact of the war in Ukraine on public health, va…

The presence of the UNFICYP peacekeeping force across the island remains unchanged, the UN spokesperson in Cyprus, Aleem Siddique, told CNA on Monday.Siddique, asked by CNA to comment on reports that a temporary ban was imposed on peacekeepers for welf…

? fact-finding mission to Greece by the European Parliament’s inquiry committee on the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance software (PEGA) could also visit Cyprus, the Cyprus News Agency learns.Political groups have submitted a proposal for a j…