Cyprus patient attendances rose 8% in 2004

Cyprus patient attendances during 2004 were increased by 8.0% over the previous year, reaching 1,483,407, of which 67.5% represented attendances at general hospitals. According to the Annual Report for the year 2004

Cyprus air control to be reformed

Cyprus air control system will be reformed to include a separate national regulatory authority as part of its Eurocontrol EU obligations in the EU. An eight-member delegation of Eurocontrol was in Cyprus

AKEL’s euro policy makes no sense

EDITORIAL, published Jan 18, 2006 The call by Demetris Christofias, as leader of the main coalition partner AKEL, to delay the adoption of the euro by one year to 2009 makes no

AKEL, DIKO walk out of House talks on euro

President insists on January 1, 2008 Members of the ruling coalition parties, communist AKEL and the Democratic Party (DIKO) walked out of the House Commerce Committee meeting Tuesday that was about to

Port liberalisation cancelled

After a week of violent clashes between dockworkers and police the European Parliament voted on Wednesday to throw out plans to liberalise port services. The vote was an overwhelming 542 against, 120

EU rate rise expected as industry rebounds

Expectations that the European Central Bank will raise interest rates in March were raised on Wednesday with the publication of robust industrial production figures by the EU’s statistical services Eurostat. Industrial production