Most countries have a famous dish or product that they wear as a badge of honour or gloat with pride as an integral part of their identity. Wanting to protect their tradition or way of life, such countries ensure that these symbols of their culture and history are protected from criminals and copycats. The French
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Paralimni will have its very own €100 mln marina within the next 4 years after the Environment Department has given the green light to the leisure project. Paralimni marina will the second one in the Famagusta region, and the island’s fifth after Limassol marina, Saint Raphael, Larnaca and the Ayia Napa Marina which is soon
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Rebranding Cyprus as a different tourist destination is on hold after the Deputy Ministry of Tourism cancelled a call for tenders due to a lack of good ideas. According to an announcement, the ministry was not satisfied with the quality of branding proposals submitted since the launch last year. The call for tenders included the
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Cyprus is treating a suspected case of coronavirus after a passenger travelling from China through Moscow displayed symptoms of the disease after arriving at Larnaca airport, health authorities said Monday. Officials said the person was screened at the airport according to Health Ministry protocol and taken to an isolation ward at a hospital in the
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Workers in two-thirds of EU states, including Cyprus, are receiving a smaller share of their country’s GDP than they were at the beginning of the decade, according to the European Trade Union Confederation. It says that according to EU statistics the wage share to GDP ratio – a key indicator of inequality – has fallen
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Ryanair announced a new year-round Paphos route to Yerevan in Armenia, with a twice-weekly service commencing in June as part of its renewed Cyprus 2020 schedule. “Cypriot consumers and visitors to Armenia can now book flights between Cyprus and Armenia, flying on the lowest fares and with the greenest/cleanest major airline in Europe, with the
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By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM Last week, we learned that investors were still brave enough to continue with a ‘buy-the-dips’ mentality in equity markets. All three major US indices made new record highs on Thursday with the S&P 500 up 3.2% for the week, its best performance since June 2019. It wasn’t
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Cyprus’ energy exploration strategy will go ahead as planned despite Turkey determined to block such moves, President Nicos Anastasiades said. He argued that bowing to Turkey’s gunboat diplomacy would be tantamount to the Republic surrendering its sovereign rights. “Just because Turkey does not recognise the Cyprus Republic, we are not going to give up our
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Cyprus hydrocarbons ‘will stay at the bottom of the sea, if no solution is found,’ an international energy expert said, warning time is running out while Turkey is constantly escalating its threats and ambitions. As one of the panellists at a discussion hosted by the NGO OPEK at the University of Cyprus, Charles Ellinas, a
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Government officials and dairy producers have agreed to disagree on how best to protect Cyprus’ famous cheese because there is no consensus on the traditional recipe. Although agreeing to move forward with protecting the Cypriotness of halloumi as a product of Protected Designation of Origin, there is disagreement on the thorniest issue of the PDO
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