CYPRUS: President committed to shipping sector

President Nicos Anastasiades has expressed his government’s determination to protect and further develop the shipping sector, in his address at an event in Limassol to mark the 25th anniversary of a Russian

CYPRUS: Job vacancies up in 4Q 2015

The number of job vacancies for the fourth quarter of 2015 was 2,049 and the corresponding job vacancy rate is 0.7%. According to the Statistical Service, the number of job vacancies increased

CYPRUS: Public sector employment decreases

Employment in the general public sector decreased by 1,144 persons or -1.7% to 64,526 persons in the fourth quarter of 2015, compared to the same quarter of the previous year.   According

CYPRUS: Additional EU funds for agriculture

Agriculture Minister Nicos Kouyialis is set to secure additional EU support for the local citrus sector and agriculture in general as a countermeasure to the EU embargo imposed on Russia and the

CYPRUS: No new chapters for Turkey

 * Unacceptable to shift burden of migration crisis on Cyprus * The European Union should not shift the burden of responsibility for the migration crisis on the shoulders of Cyprus, President Nicos

Cyprus Editorial: Time to stand firm on Turkey

. Would it be selfish if Cyprus vetoed the EU-Turkey agreement, especially now that Ankara is pressing for a migrants-for-accession deal?   Considering the solidarity that Cyprus has received from northern European