Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots want the peace process that is underway in Cyprus to succeed, even if they appear pessimistic about its prospects. This position is the result of a survey conducted by the Centre for European Policy Studies in Brussels , under the title “A People’s Peace in Cyprus: Testing Public Opinion on

Cyprus and Egypt have refused to reveal details of negotiations on the issue of Cyprus importing natural gas from Egypt, citing an agreement to keep the details confidential.  Cyprus wants to import one billion cubic meters (35.3 billion cubic feet) of LNG a year from 2013, rising to 1.7 billion cubic meters a year after

The Cyprus Hotel Association (PASYXE) presented on Wednesday its new summer catalogue for domestic tourism. Speaking during a press conference, PASYXE President Haris Loizides said that “this year, due to the international economic crisis and its effects which are already being felt by the tourist industry, encouraging domestic tourism has become even more important –

The Democratic Party (DIKO) has announced the names of its candidates who will run for the June European elections. The ballot paper was ratified on Wednesday by the party Central Committee. The candidates are lawyer and member of DIKO Youth Organisation (NEDIK) General Secretariat Aggelides Simos, academic, journalist and President of DIKO in UK, Ellinas

Greece evaluates as positive statements by US Presidentr Barack Obama during his visit to Turkey with regard to the Cyprus question, the issue of the Theological School of Halki, and other issues concerning relations between the US and the EU, according to Greek Foreign Ministry spokesman George Koumoutsakos. He said that references by Obama with

The economy of Cyprus could grow by as little as 1 percent in 2009 as the country struggles with fallout from the global economic crisis, Finance Minister Charilaos Stavrakis said. Cypriot authorities had previously said they expected gross domestic product growth to slow to 2 percent in 2009 as construction and tourism dips. 'Our latest

Cyprus's electricity authority has invited companies to prequalify as potential partners in an LNG venture. The process would be open to firms and voluntarily formed consortia interested in participating in the LNG terminal company responsible for the development, financing, operation and management of the regasification terminal, the electricity authority, EAC, said in a statement. The

The Bank of England looks set to leave interest rates steady on Thursday for the first time since September while it focuses on a 75 billion pound ($110 billion) asset-buying programme to get the economy out of recession. The central bank's Monetary Policy Committee cut rates to a record low of 0.5 percent last month