Day: October 30, 2022

Cyprus is among the first countries to adopt the “right to be forgotten” for cancer survivors, according to the Minister of Health, Michalis Hadjiantela, who talked at the “Race for the Cure”, an event in Nicosia, organised by Europa Donna, aiming to raise awareness for breast cancer.

 

“We reached an agreement on the right to be forgotten for people with cancer experience. Our country is among the first countries to adopt this inalienable right”, said the Minister of Health according to a written speech. The right to be forgotten is the right of every person with a cancer experience to move on with their lives without discrimination, having access to insurance coverage and financial facilities. The Minister said that more details regarding the agreement will be announced within the next few days.

 

Breast cancer, as the most common cancer in women, is a priority for the Ministry of Health, Hadjipantela noted, stating that the Ministry of Health promotes the continuous development and upgrading of the Population Program for Early Detection of Breast Cancer, taking seriously the recommendations of the European guidelines and the European Strategic Action Plan on Cancer. The Program was extended up to the age of 74, following a Cabinet decision, on September 30th, he said.

 

In addition, the mammograms of the Mammography Centers for all five Provinces were replaced with modern high-tech digital mammograms, which will continue to be subject to quality checks at regular intervals, said the Minister.

 

“Through the implementation of the program, many cases of early-stage cancer have been able to be completely cured. And this has a benefit for the individual, for the family and for society,” he noted.

 

Source: Cyprus News Agency

Measures to tackle illegal immigration will be intensified, mainly through ways to prevent flows and through returns, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Sunday.

 

Addressing a memorial service at Trachonas, in Nicosia district, the Minister also said that Turkey continues to undermine prospects for the resumption of negotiations, despite President Nicos Anastasiades’ ongoing efforts and initiatives to end the impasse. In addition to its provocations in the Aegean Sea, Nouris said that Ankara carries out provocative acts in Varosha and in the Republic of Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone. Also in recent months, thousands of irregular migrants have been forwarded through the Green Line to the areas under the control of the Republic of Cyprus in a regular, systematic, and guided basis, effectively “colonising” them, as the Minister put it.

 

“As we did when we welcomed the Ukrainian immigrants, we are prepared to offer whatever help and support to those who genuinely need it. However, it must equally be known that we will be relentless with those who misuse our hospitality, particularly those troublemakers who disrupt both the lives of the citizens of this country and our infrastructure”, added the Interior Minister.

 

In his speech, Nouris also made reference to the position of the European Union (EU), which, based on a recent draft regulation from the European Commission, and for the first time recognizes officially the right of the Republic of Cyprus to stop the entry of unauthorised migrants through the Green Line, clarifying that the Green Line is not an external border.

 

The Interior Minister added that Cyprus requested particular criteria to be in place before granting €200 million in aid to Turkey at the last Council of Home Affairs, in Luxembourg, in order to stop the instrumentalisation of the migrant crisis.

 

Source: Cyprus News Agency

Minister of the Interior, Nicos Nouris, will sign an agreement in Switzerland providing a financial contribution of €10 million to Cyprus for the management of migration flows. The Minister travels to Bern on Sunday.

 

According to a statement by the Ministry, during his visit, the Nouris will sign the agreement with Karin Keller-Sutter, the Swiss Federal Councillor and Head of the Federal Department of Justice and Police.

 

The agreement will be signed by the Ministers on Monday noon and is part of the Swiss Support Mechanism for European countries that face an excessive migration burden.

 

During his stay in Bern, Nouris will also have a bilateral meeting with Keller-Sutter during which issues of common interest will be discussed, it is added. More bilateral meetings at experts’ level will take place to exchange views and best practices regarding asylum procedures.

 

Source: Cyprus News Agency

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus expresses its condolences to the Government and the people of South Korea, after the tragic death of more than 150 people in a stampede, during Halloween celebration on Saturday evening in Seoul.

 

“Shocked and saddened by the tragedy in Seoul where more than 150 people were killed while celebrating Halloween in Itaewon”, reads the Tweet by the Cyprus MFA.

 

It continues by expressing sincere condolences to victims’ families and wishes for speedy recovery to those injured. “Thoughts and prayers with the Government and people of South Korea”, it concludes.

 

Source: Cyprus News Agency

 

The Greek Cypriot side is any time ready to take part in talks for a Cyprus settlement, on the basis of the parameters set by the UN Secretary-General, in line with his mandate by the Security Council, Minister of Transport, Yiannis Karousos, said on Sunday, while recalling that this has been conveyed by Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades, both in writing as well as in person to Antonio Guterres.

 

Addressing a memorial service in Troulloi, Larnaca, Karousos also said that Turkey’s proposal for two-state solution is unacceptable. The duty of the Cyprus government and of the President is to continue with efforts for a Cyprus settlement, within the framework of UN resolutions and EU values and principles, he added.

 

Ankara’s and the Turkish Cypriot regime’s “provocatively illegal and intransigent behavior” is taking another form, through the call for accepting a two-state solution as a precondition for the resumption of talks, Karousos went on.

 

Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkey invaded and occupied its northern third. Repeated rounds of UN-led peace talks have so far failed to yield results. The latest round of negotiations, in July 2017 at the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana ended inconclusively.

 

Source: Cyprus News Agency