Cypriot leaders will allow people movement by reopening crossing points across the divided island on 4 June, some shuttered since the Covid-19 pandemic 15 months ago, the United Nations said Wednesday. “Greek Cypriot leader, Mr Nicos Anastasiades and the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mr Ersin Tatar, confirmed agreement on synchronising the two sides’ respective COVID-19 measures
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More than 2,000 households in Cyprus have applied to benefit from a €35 mln fund for home energy efficiency upgrades, with the Energy Ministry considering launching a second round of the same scheme. The scheme was launched on March 9 to encourage homeowners to tap into the €30 mln fund to invest, but record demand
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The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has notified Cyprus that two of 170 samples taken from COVID-19 patients were infected with the potent Indian variant of the virus. A majority 166 cases returned a positive result for the British variant, which is now the predominant variant on the island. Another two were found
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Tourism Minister Savvas Perdios is on tour to persuade London and Moscow to put Cyprus on their safe travel lists, allowing tourists from its two major markets to plan a summer getaway. Pre-Covid-19, over 53% of Cyprus’ 3.97 million tourist arrivals in 2019 came from the UK (33.5%) and Russia (19.7%). Perdios travelled to London
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Cyprus residents aged 33-35 who did not previously book a COVID-19 vaccination appointment have the opportunity to do so on Wednesday and Thursday, with 53% of the population receiving a jab. The Health Ministry said people aged 33 to 35 who did not book a vaccine appointment when offered earlier this month have a second
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Washington has pledged its support for a reunited federal Cyprus, putting it in clear opposition to Turkey’s insistence on a two-state solution. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Cyprus Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides reaffirmed their “mutual commitment to deepening the strong US- Cyprus bilateral relationship”, State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said. The two diplomats
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Cyprus swimming waters are the best in Europe after receiving a 100% quality rating by the EU’s environment watchdog. According to the European Environment Agency’s rankings for the 2020 swim season, Cyprus received a perfect score of 100% for excellent water quality at 112 swimming spots around the island, tested between May 1 and October
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The state of health in Cyprus got off on a right footing in June with no deaths, a steady number of daily coronavirus infections and a continued drop in hospitalisations. No new Covid-related deaths were reported on Tuesday for the fourth day in a row, with the toll since the pandemic started remaining at 360.
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Cyprus is getting tougher on animal cruelty with police and the government cooperating to effectively deal with abuse by introducing stricter punishments. On Tuesday, Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis and Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis signed a memorandum of understanding outlining specific actions that authorities, the veterinary services and the police should take concerning animal cruelty or
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Nicosia expects to be informed when UN special envoy Jane Holl Lute will visit the island for the first time since deadlock at the Geneva summit in April. The UN diplomat has already had contacts on the Cyprus problem with Greece, Turkey, the UK and Brussels. The Director of President Nicos Anastasiades press office told
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