Cyprus Health Ministry on Friday announced 5 deaths and 3.854 new COVID-19 cases reported between 2-8/12. A total of 94 patients are in hospital and the positivity rate stands at 5,47%.The deceased are 4 male and a female between the ages of 64 -94 yea…
Day: December 9, 2022
Importance of Schengen area and intense migratory flows at Justice and Home Affairs Council with participation of Justice Minister Drakou
Minister of Justice Stefi Drakou, participated in the Justice and Home Affairs Council of the European Union, which took place in Brussels on 8 and 9 December, according to a statement.The 27 ministers were briefed on the situation in the Schengen area…
Cypriot cultural heritage will be showcased at Cypriot airports, Culture Deputy Minister tells CNA
The Deputy Ministry of Culture will be showcasing Cypriot cultural heritage at Larnaka and Pafos airports throughout the year and in future also at the port of Limassol and the Ayia Napa marina, Yiannis Toumazis, Deputy Minister of Culture, told CNA.In…
The College of Europe is offering scholarships for Turkish Cypriot students for the 2023 – 2024 academic year
The European Commission has announced that the EU Scholarships programme for the Turkish Cypriot community is offering scholarships for postgraduate European studies at the College of Europe, which is based in Bruges, Belgium.The scholarship covers ful…
Cyprus House asks UN and EU to take concrete measures against the illegal opening of Varosha
The Cyprus parliament has asked the UN and the EU to take concrete measures to prevent Turkish plans regarding the illegal opening of the entire fenced off city of Famagusta, known as Varosha.In a statement issued on Thursday the House plenary unanimou…
Cyprus has developed bilateral and trilateral cooperation to protect itself, Defence Minister says
The Republic of Cyprus, in an effort to protect itself from the increased Turkish provocations and asymmetric threats, has developed bilateral and trilateral cooperation in the field of defence and security with 16 regional and European countries as we…
Deputy Minister of Social Welfare holds contacts in Jordan
The Deputy Minister of Social Welfare, Anastasia Anthousi, paid Jordan a visit between December 7-8, representing the President of the Republic at an event held by King Abdullah II, for the inauguration of the development district of the area that surr…
President Anastasiades thanks the parliamentary parties for voting in favour of the 2023 budget
President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades, thanked parliamentary parties on Thursday for approving the state budget for 2023.In a message on Twitter, he said “I thank the parliamentary parties for voting in favour of the budget”.“It is increased but…
Minister Koushos attends Employment and social policy Council in Brussels
The Minister of Labour and Social Insurance, Kyriakos Koushos, participated on Thursday in the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council in Brussels which debated the presidency ‘s proposal for a common position of member states on…
President and political parties condemn protests outside House and EDEK offices vandalism
President of the Republic Nicos Anastasiades has strongly condemned Thursday’s protests outside the House of Representatives over its decision to end funding to activities commemorating EOKA leader Georgios Grivas.Protesters also vandalized Socialist p…
Cyprus MP travels to Paris for PACE meetings
Cyprus Parliamentarian Nicos Tornaritis, head of the Cypriot delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe (PACE) is traveling to Paris Monday, to participate in sessions of the Political Affairs and Democracy Committee of PACE and the …
Cyprus President participates in EUMED9 Summit in Spain
Cyprus President, Nicos Anastasiades, participates on Friday in the Summit of the nine EU Mediterranean member states (EUMED9) in Alicante, Spain.The current EU energy and economic challenges will primarily be discussed at the Summit, that will be atte…