…as NBG staff form breakaway union The militant bankers union, ETYK, faced with the humiliation of a breakup in its ranks over the dispute with National Bank of Greece (Cyprus) called off its planned two-hour work stoppage on Monday, citing the mediation efforts of Labour Minister Andreas Vasiliou. The walkout was announced by ETYK boss
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A delegation of the French Joint Staff College will be visiting Cyprus from June 6 to 8, on an educational trip.According to a Cypriot Ministry of Defence press release, the delegation will comprise Director of the College Air Commodore Jean Marc Journot, eleven officers and 82 students.The French Joint Staff College delegation will visit Chief
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An official delegation of the international rating firm Moody’s, which carries out financial monitoring and analysis on commercial and government organisations, will be visiting Cyprus on 5th of June for the regular review and assessment of the latest developments in the Cyprus economy.During its visit, the delegation will have official meetings with the Minister of
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Nicosia (CNA) — Latvian President Vaira Vike Freiberga expressed here Monday the wish that the wall separating Nicosia and Cyprus will ”fall dawn.” Replying to questions after visiting the cease-fire line, Freiberga, who is paying Cyprus an official visit, recalled the demolition of the Berlin Wall, ushering in the reunification of Germany. ”When the wall
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Cyprus tennis player Marcos Baghdatis lost his fourth round match at the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Monday to Russian player Igor Andreev and was subsequently knocked out of the tournament. Baghdatis, 19th in the world men’s ATP rankings, lost 6-2, 1-6, 3-6, 4-6. He had qualified to the fourth round after
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Electricity prices drop  The industrial output price index reached 124.3 (base 2000 = 100) in April 2007, recording and increase of 0.8% compared with March 2007. In the four-month period January-April 2007, the index increased by 2.7% compared with the same period of the previous year. Manufacturing output prices in this period rose by
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A property case, brought before the European Court of Human Rights against Turkey by a Greek Cypriot refugee, has concluded with a call on Ankara to pay compensation amounting to 885,000 euro by August 22 this year.A five-member chamber of the Court has decided not to refer the case before the plenary of the Court,
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by Thanassis Avgerinos Moscow,(CNA) — The Cyprus question was among the issues discussed during a private meetings today in Kremlin between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Greek counterpart Karolos Papoulias, in the framework of the four-day official visit the latter is paying to Russia. The Cyprus question was one of the issues also discussed
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The message which the Turks are trying to give as regards the so called compensation commission for Greek Cypriot properties in the Turkish occupied areas of Cyprus is that a satisfying compensation mechanism for all the displaced people exists and functions, Government Spokesman Vassilis Palmas has said, adding that this constitutes a tricky movement of
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Cyprus may open tenders by the end of this year for the storage of natural gas as it attempts to switch to cleaner forms of energy, Commerce and Industry Minister Antonis Michaelides said ahead of a decision by the Cabinet on whether Cyprus will use floating or inland LNG storage facilities.Michaelides said the island would
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