Finance Minister, Constantinos Petrides, said on Tuesday that the growth rate of the Cypriot economy records an increase of 5.5% during the third semester of 2022.In statements at the Presidential Palace, after a meeting of the Council of Ministers, Pe…
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GDP growth rate at 5.5% for Q3, 2022, according to CyStat flash estimate
GDP growth rate in real terms during the third quarter of 2022 is positive and it is estimated at 5.5% over the corresponding quarter of 2021, according to a flash estimate of the Cyprus Statistical Service (CyStat), on Tuesday.Based on seasonally and …
UN top official in Cyprus discusses current situation and UN efforts with European External Action Service Director
The UNSG’s Special Representative in Cyprus, Colin Stewart, met on Tuesday with Director of European External Action Service, Angelina Eichhorst.The UN in Cyprus said in a post on Twitter that Stewart welcomed Eichhorst to share perspectives on the cur…
Police carry out terrorist attack drill in shopping mall
Police said on Tuesday they were satisfied with the terrorist attack drill “Zenon 2022” carried out at Metropolis Mall in the coastal city of Larnaka.Larnaka Police Press spokesperson Harris Hadjiyiasemi told the media that the drill’s scenario entaile…
Residents from Turkish-occupied Kyrenia condemn illegal declaration of pseudo-state
The Youth Councils of the Turkish-occupied Municipalities of Kyrenia, Lapithos and Karavas along with municipal authorities organised on Monday evening, in Nicosia, an anti-occupation rally condemning the illegal unilateral declaration of the pseudo-st…
No state recognises the pseudostate in Cyprus, Greek Foreign Ministry says
No state accepts and recognises the pseudostate, the Greek Foreign Ministry stresses in a statement on the 39th anniversary of the declaration of the illegal entity in Cyprus.”Thirty-nine years after the illegal and condemned declaration of the pseudos…
Students protest against unilateral declaration of the illegal Turkish Cypriot regime and call for reunification
Students marched on Tuesday in Nicosia and other government-controlled areas of Cyprus, in protest of the unilateral declaration of the illegal Turkish Cypriot regime.Cyprus has been divided since 1974 when Turkey invaded and occupied its northern thir…
Cyprus stands by the Ukrainian people, Cypriot MP tells COSAC conference
Being a victim of the Turkish invasion and occupation for 48 years, Cyprus stands by the Ukrainian people, and does not accept any derogation from the international law, Cypriot MP, Elias Myrianthous, said speaking during the 68th Conference of Parliam…
Cyprus Foreign Minister signs bilateral Memorandum of Strategic Partnership with UK Foreign Secretary [VIDEO]
Foreign Affairs Minister of Cyprus Ioannis Kasoulides and UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly signed on Tuesday afternoon a Memorandum of Strategic Partnership to enhance the already close bilateral relations between the two countries.The Memorandum wa…
Foreign Ministry warns circles seek to end Council of Europe supervision on missing persons issue
The same circles, which sought to terminate the supervision by the Council of Europe of the case of Titina Loizidou – a Greek Cypriot applicant who won a case against Turkey in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) regarding her property in the Tur…
Management of disasters brought on by climatic change subject of Nicosia Risk Forum 2022 underway in Larnaca
The management of disasters brought on by climatic change and the role of civil protection and solidarity among nations are issues under discussion during the Nicosia Risk Forum 2022 #NRF2022 that is underway in Larnaca, organised by the CERIDES Centre…
Defence Minister discusses maritime security with French, Italian and Greek counterparts on the margins of FAC
Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides met with his counterparts from France, Greece and Italy, upon the invitation of the French Defence Minister, on the sidelines of the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) of the European Union which was held in Brussels on…