By Demetra Molyva Cyprus Seeds is a pioneering, non-profit organisation based in Nicosia. Its mission is to assist the commercialisation of innovative research from Cypriot universities and place Cyprus on the world map of
By Niki Tsivitanou After 2015, many properties passed into bank ownership, mainly through debt-to-asset swaps or foreclosures. Subsequently, some were acquired by credit acquiring companies, and, in the near future, more are
By Ursula von der Leyen & Werner Hoyer In Europe, we have heard the warnings about climate change. We know that if our industrial, energy, transportation, and food systems do not change,
With many parts of Europe going back into lockdown while Cyprus struggles to throw the shackles off a second national emergency, the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine debate rumbles on. It is hard to dismiss
Leaving behind one’s country for economic or professional reasons is very tough on the immigrant, friends, and family, causing many heartaches all around. Since independence in 1960, Cyprus has “exported” many immigrants
The long history of negotiations on the Cyprus question has been unforgiving to its actors, hence the infamous characterisation of it as the “graveyard of diplomats”, littered with tombstones. It need not
In 10 weeks, Cyprus will choose a new parliament, an outcome that will determine voter maturity and their eagerness to engage in matters of society, health, education, the economy, and the country’s
By Michael Olympios Of all the lessons provided by financial crises, none is more profound than the loss of trust. Financial regulators are well aware of its consequences and are keen to
By Maria Panayiotou At the peak of the financial crisis in Cyprus, the decision to promote the investment funds sector has proven to be particularly successful within a short time frame. Within
By Filippo Grandi Ten years of the Syrian crisis have inflicted unimaginable human suffering and pain. The world has failed Syrians. As the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, leading a response to
