Cyprus President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat will continue today discussion on EU issues, in the framework of the direct negotiations which began under UN auspices last September with a view to reunify Cyprus, occupied since 1974 by Turkish troops. During their last meeting, which took place March 11th, the two
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British MP Andy Love has said that Turkey is the main reason for the non – solution of the Cyprus problem so far and urged Ankara to engage itself in the Cyprus process which began between the leaders of the two communities in Cyprus with a view to reach a solution of the Cyprus problem.
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President of the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources Yiannakis Thoma departs today for Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey, to participate in the conference ''Parliaments for Water''. According to an official press release, the conference is organised in the framework of the 5th World Forum for Water. The right to water access, transported dimensions of water
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The Tokyo government gave a bleak assessment of Japanese company profits on Monday after the Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the chief threat to U.S. recovery from recession was a lack of political will. Despite the grim news from Japan, global share markets were boosted by Citigroup, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase saying
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will host a meeting of leading policymakers from Africa on Monday to discuss the economic crisis ahead of the G20 summit in London in April. "We expect over 20 African representatives to attend," the prime minister's spokesman told reporters, listing leaders from Tanzania, Liberia, Botswana, Ethiopia and Kenya and finance
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Cheaper oil can provide a short-term economic boost, but for the longer term the world needs a much higher price to ensure the plentiful fossil fuel supplies on which it depends, OPEC leaders said on Monday. On Sunday, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries agreed not to enforce deeper supply curbs for now, citing
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World stocks climbed strongly on Monday for a fifth session running, lifted by hopes that the U.S. economic downturn may be bottoming out as investors sought to take advantage of cheaper equities. Reassurances over the health of the U.S. banking industry have sparked something of a recovery in investors' appetite for risk and Wall Street
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Oil fell 4.5 percent to around $44 a barrel on Monday after OPEC decided to leave existing output targets unchanged. OPEC agreed on Sunday to enforce existing output curbs more strictly, rather than introduce new ones, to help heal the economy even though crude oil inventories have remained relatively high and fuel demand has been
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Archbishop of the Church of Cyprus Chrysostomos II will inaugurate Wednesday the Representation of the Church of Cyprus to the European Union, in Brussels. According to a press release by the Holy Archbishopric, the Archbishop will be accompanied by Bishop of Paphos Georgios and Bishop of Chytron Leontios. During his stay there, the Archbishop will
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Capital Link continues the Investor Relations Awards concept (Annual IR Awards®) with main objective to identify and publicly acknowledge those companies and individuals who adopt and follow high standards in the fields of Corporate Governance, Financial Disclosure and Investor Relations. Additionally, to raise the profile and significance of the Investor Relations function among listed companies
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