The Interior Ministry announced that it has set up a committee to examine requests for special permission to enter Cyprus from countries not on the coronavirus data approved list. These relate to the following cases: (1) first degree relatives of people residing legally in the Republic and/or economically active (wife, children, parents) for family reunion
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Nicosia will host the next trilateral meeting of Cyprus, Israel and Greece Foreign Ministers focusing on energy cooperation and security in the East Med. Cyprus Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides and Israeli counterpart Gabi Ashkenazi agreed on Tuesday to further extend and enhance their bilateral cooperation especially political dialogue, security, energy, tourism, research, and innovation as
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In a last-minute push to prevent nurses from going on a 24-hour strike Wednesday, State Health Services Organisation (OKYPY) is reworking its proposal on hiring new staff at public hospitals. OKYPY has asked nurses for some time to prepare a new proposal after a three-hour negotiations came to a dead end on Tuesday. Cyprus nurses
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New faces are expected in the Nicos Anastasiades administration after he appointed his Justice Minister to become attorney general and the Defence Minister as his deputy. With Energy Minister George Lakkotrypis also signalling his intention to stand down next month, the cabinet will undergo a mini-reshuffle in the coming days and weeks. In a brief
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At 80% Cyprus had the EU’s largest proportion of debt held by non-residents, ahead of Lithuania (76%), Latvia (74%) and Estonia (70%), according to Eurostat data. The share of government debt held by the resident financial corporations’ sector in 2019 was highest in Denmark (74%), followed by Sweden (73%), Croatia (67%) and Italy (63%). Generally,
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EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell will hold meetings in Nicosia on June 25-26 to discuss Turkey’s illegal drilling activity off Cyprus and the future of Brussel’s relationship with Ankara. The top diplomat will hold talks with Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades, Foreign Minister, Nikos Christodoulides, and Defence Minister, Savvas Angelides during his two-day visit. Turkey’s
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US senator Robert Menendez has denounced the escalation of Turkish aggression in the eastern Mediterranean against the sovereign rights of Greece, Cyprus, saying it threatens American interests. The comments were made in a letter to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo by the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. He also called for
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is reinforcing its support for the Egyptian economy with $300 mln of fresh facilities to two leading banks in Egypt to support businesses and help them respond to the impact from the coronavirus pandemic. Egypt is a founding member of the EBRD and since the start of
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Cypriot authorities vowed to get tough on crowded bars that repeatedly flout social distancing rules to stem the spread of coronavirus. Cyprus Police Chief Kypros Michaelides said the force will not hesitate to make use of powers recently acquired after MPs amended the Infectious Diseases Prevention Law, which allows them to shut down offending businesses.
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After nearly a week of reporting no COVID-19 cases, Cyprus reported two more on Monday after tests on those repatriating and passenger arrivals, the Health Ministry said. According to the ministry, the two positive cases were among 636 tests on passengers and repatriations. It said contact tracing of the two cases had already begun while
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