The Ministry of Labor and Social Insurance of the Republic of Cyprus concluded today an agreement with the National Social Insurance Institute of Bulgaria, which provides for the exchange of experts between the two sides. The Minister of Labour Sotiroula Charalambous received her Bulgarian counterpart Totyu Mladenov and his delegation at the Ministry, in Nicosia,
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The support to the independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty of China and the Republic of Cyprus constitute the foundation of the common efforts and struggles of the two countries, Cyprus House President Marios Garoyian has stressed. The Cypriot Speaker and a delegation from the House of Representatives comprised by Parliamentarians Yiannakis Thoma, Averof Neofytou, Andreas
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Apple Inc <AAPL.O> is giving a whole new meaning to locking your phone with its new screws. In line with its infamous philosophy of maintaining absolute control over its products, sources said U.S. Apple stores are replacing screws on iPhone 4s brought for servicing with tamper-proof screws to prevent anyone else from opening the device.
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Ireland's next ruling coalition will include a strong centre-left member in the Labour party but it will be leftist with a small "l", posing little danger to Dublin's commitment to fiscal austerity and debt repayment. The centre-right Fine Gael party and Labour are expected to win a March 11 election and implement a three-year EU/IMF
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Starting on Jan. 28 this year, the New Acropolis Museum will henceforth stay open until 10 p.m. on Friday evenings so that visitors can tour the exhibits while also viewing the floodlit Acropolis — opposite the museum — at night. At the same time, the museum will also begin a programme for the conservation and
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Cypriot Economics Nobel Prize laureate, Christopher Pissarides, gave a lecture Thursday evening at the University of Cyprus in Nicosia in the presence of President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias. Pissarides, who was awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences with the 2010 Economics Nobel for work focusing on the problems of unemployment,
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Spain is planning to force its regional savings banks to become conventional banks and seek stock market listings, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. The state-backed bank restructuring fund (FROB) would then take stakes in the banks which fail to attract private investment, the source said. The debt-laden savings banks and a possibly
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China's Lenovo Group is in talks with Japan's NEC Corp for a joint venture in personal computers, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, in a deal that would help them take on larger global rivals. The Nikkei business daily said Lenovo planned to take a controlling interest in NEC's PC unit. But
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Whichever way you turn, many items will cost you more in 2011. From groceries to gas, travel to college tuition, there’s more pressure on your dollars and dimes. Which is why it’s good to know you can always rely on the tech industry to provide some welcome respite from the budget blues. Thanks to constant
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The European Systemic Risk Board, Europe's proposed solution to avoid a repeat of the financial crisis, elected central bankers from Poland, Italy, Cyprus and Germany to head its steering committee for three years at its first meeting on Thursday. The new 'super-watchdog' is designed to take an overview of Europe's financial system and highlight emerging
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