Day: January 25, 2023

All necessary measures are taken to ensure the secrecy of the vote during the presidential elections that will take place in February, the Chief Returning Officer has stressed.In a press release it is noted that voters must check and make sure that the…

Participants in a meeting of leaders and representatives of Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot political parties held on Wednesday, at Ledra Palace, in Nicosia underlined risks from a status quo in Cyprus which is not static but is getting worse, a join…

First time asylum applications increased by 10% in the EU last October, compared to the month before, according to data released by Eurostat, the statistical service of the EU.Cyprus meanwhile, saw the second largest rate of new applications compared t…

EU Commissioner for Health Stella Kyriakides will visit a vaccine production plant and an mRNA technology hub whilst in South Africa. She will be in the country from Thursday to Saturday, where she will discuss cooperation with the EU on a number of ke…

A delegation of diplomatic service candidates of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece, on a working mission to Cyprus, visited the House of Representatives.According to today’s press release by the Parliament, MP Nicos Tornaritis, head of the Cyp…

A total of 22 flights concerning both departures and arrivals from and to Cyprus’ two airports will be affected by the Cyprus-wide three-hour strike to be held tomorrow over the issue of the cost of living adjustment (COLA).The strike will be held betw…

The application iSAVElives will be launched in Cyprus in the coming days aiming to strengthen the actions of the Ministry of Health for the immediate protection and rescue of every human life at risk from a heart attack, drowning or other cause.In a pr…

Aglantzia Municipality and Agios Theodoros Pitsilias Council were granted Green capitals of Cyprus awards during a ceremony on Tuesday at the Presidential Palace, in Nicosia.The two local authorities were given the “Gold Mufflon Award” during the event…

Archbishop Georgios III of Cyprus asked people to remain preoccupied over the Turkish-occupied, as well as the free areas of the Republic of Cyprus, during a reception on Tuesday evening at the Archbishop’s Palace, in Nicosia.A meeting of Ecclesiastica…

Cyprus Minister for Justice and Public Order Stephie Drakou travelled to Stockholm on Wednesday to participate in the EU Justice and Home Affairs Ministers’ meeting, taking place at the Swedish capital on 26-27 January.Sweden holds the Presidency of th…

EU trade with Russia has been strongly affected following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with the EU imposing import and export restrictions on several products according to data published by Eurostat where the effects are particularly visible in the l…

Business administration and law were the most popular studies among university students in Cyprus in 2021 according to an infographic on Young Adults and Education, published by the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) on the occasion of the Internation…