Nicosia: Employees demanded on Thursday during a three-hour strike the full restoration of Cost-of-living Adjustment (CoLA) to 100% and urged for it to be applied to all. At noon, rallies took place in cities across the island, with crowds of strikers and unionists shouting slogans such as “Hands off CoLA”
Nicosia: The Ministry of Defence, in collaboration with the National Guard General Staff, is preparing the list of armament programmes that the Republic of Cyprus will incorporate into its application for loans and financing from the European Commission’s Security Action for Europe (SAFE) instrument. According to Cyprus News Agency, the
Nicosia: Seasonal low pressure continues to influence the sea area around Cyprus, resulting in predominantly fair weather conditions. The Cyprus Department of Meteorology has reported that the atmospheric pressure at the time of release was 1010 hPa. Visibility across the region remains good, and the sea surface temperature is stable
Nicosia: The Cyprus Stock Exchange experienced varied performance across its indices, with some showing gains while others recorded declines. The overall traded value on the exchange reached 130,714.98. According to Cyprus News Agency, the FTSE/CySE 20 index recorded a slight increase of 0.030%, reaching a value of 177,230, while its
Brussels: On Thursday, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) adopted their position on reforming the Package Travel Directive to ensure better protection for travellers in cases of travel disruption and tour operator bankruptcy. According to Cyprus News Agency, the position was prepared by the Committee on the Internal Market and
Nicosia: The establishment of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) branch in Cyprus marks a significant milestone in higher education and cooperation between Greece and Cyprus, announced University Rector, Professor Gerasimos Siasos, during a press conference in Nicosia. This initiative is seen as a strategic development in the
