Home Affairs Ministers discussed the current situation along all migratory routes, taking stock of the urgent challenges and joint way forward during their extraordinary meeting in Brussels on Friday and welcomed the Commission´s action plan on the Cen…
Cyprus supports international efforts to tackle antimicrobial resistance, within the “One Health” scheme introduced by the World Health Organization (WHO), as agreed with the Muscat declaration, following the 3rd High-level Ministerial Conference on An…
Minister of Defense, Charalambos Petrides, referred on Saturday to six pillars outlining the strategic pursuits vis-a-vis efforts to strengthen the country’s defense and security. During a speech at a conference of the Cyprus Reserve Officers’ Associat…
President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades will travel to Athens on Friday to take part in the European People’s Party (EPP) summit to be held from 2-3 December.In a press release, Director of the President’s press office, Andreas Iosif said that dur…
Avian influenza cases have been detected in Cyprus, according to the Veterinary Services of the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment.It said the cases were detected in two locations in the Famagusta district belonging to priva…
Cyprus’ Health Ministry announced that between 18-24 November 8 deaths were reported due to COVID-19 while new cases reached 4,214. The total number of patients in hospital are 74 and positivity rate now stands at 5.7%.The deceased are four men and fou…
Cyprus has made some progress in improving its level of compliance with Financial Action Task Force (FATF) standards on combatting money laundering and the financing of terrorism, but moderate shortcomings remain, Council of Europe’s Committee of Exper…
In 2021, the labour market slack, which comprises all people who have an unmet need for employment, amounted to 15.0% of the extended labour force among people aged 15 to 74 years in Cyprus and to 14.0% in the EU according to data released by Eurostat,…
Electricity demand is predicted to grow rapidly as winter is coming soon. Under the rules introduced by Swiss government ordinance, buildings with gas heating systems can only warm rooms up to 19°C. However, it’s not just Switzerland bearing the brunt …
Almost half – 49% – of the members of the Cyprus Nurses and Midwives Association (CyNMA) said they were positive to the possibility of euthanasia for people who are suffering, according to the results of a survey regarding euthanasia, suicide assisted …