Time is running out for Cyprus to fulfil its European Commission obligations for the next instalment of €85 mln from the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Fund, with officials urging MPs to pass key reforms. Cyprus has already received the first instalment of €156 mln, and if it wants to unlock the next €85 mln, which
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Cyprus reported no coronavirus deaths for the second day in a row on Friday, as new daily cases and hospitalisations increased slightly to 144 and 64, respectively. The health ministry said in its Covid bulletin that the death toll remained unchanged at 557 since the pandemic started in March last year, of which five were
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Cyprus and Greece are the only two EU countries where the cost of renting a flat or a house has decreased over the past decade, according to the latest data released by Eurostat. Rents decreased in only two countries between 2010 and 2021: Greece (-25%) and Cyprus (-3%). The highest rises were recorded in Estonia
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Cyprus’ improving epidemiological data has allowed the Mediterranean island to move out of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control’s (ECDC) high-risk ‘red’ zone and into the less risky ‘orange’. The island’s health authorities struggled to bring the country out of the highest-risk ‘dark red’ zone it had fallen to in July when Covid-19
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Cyprus has tweaked COVID-19 measures, allowing more people to attend sporting events, cinemas, and theatres said Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas on Friday. Following a cabinet meeting, the health minister announced the slight easing of measures, noting that more time should be given before others are lifted. Hadjipantelas said: “Given the possibility of seasonal viruses in
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Following the completion of its appraisal drilling, Venus Minerals has confirmed a significant gold component in Kokkinoyia, in addition to zinc and copper, identifying the deposit as a copper-gold-zinc mineral system. It said the drilling programme had returned “notable” gold values ranging from 0.1g/t to 6.24g/t Au, copper values ranging from 0.1% to 4.4% and
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President Nicos Anastasiades received his third jab of a COVID-19 vaccine on Friday to promote a booster shot campaign and bolster vaccination rates among the general public. At 75 years old, he is thought to be among the first heads of government to receive a booster jab. Anastasiades received his booster shot at the State
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Parliament unanimously approved the 4th supplementary budget submitted by the government for financing measures to battle the pandemic. The law provides for additional grants of €91.7 mln for expenditure to mitigate the effects of the COVID pandemic in Cyprus, for which there was no provision in the 2021 state budget. They include a Support Plan
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In September, inflation in Cyprus remained relatively high as rising fuel and energy costs kept it at 4.1%, although lower than the 5% in August. Food and non-alcoholic beverage prices slowed while the increase in energy had the biggest impact compared to the same month of 2020. According to the Statistical Service, in September 2021,
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Cyprus health authorities pushed forward with their COVID-19 booster shot rollout reaching people aged 70 and above on Friday. Following strong interest from people over 75, the Health Ministry moved on to the next age group in line for a booster jab. As announced by the Health Ministry, 17,140 people eligible for the third shot
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