Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders on Friday agreed to open a new checkpoint linking the two sides on the divided island in a move expected to boost slow-moving peace talks. The crossing
Oil rose to $71 a barrel on Friday after Nigerian rebels said they blew up a wellhead in a Royal Dutch Shell oilfield in the Delta state and as equity markets rallied
Based on first preliminary estimates for 2008, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per inhabitant expressed in Purchasing Power Standards (PPS) varied from 40% to 253% of the EU27 average across the Member States.
U.S. President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will debate how to fix the global economy and fight climate change on Friday in a White House meeting that is likely to
The European Commission urged estranged Cypriots on Thursday to seize a "historic chance" to reunite their island, split by a conflict spanning decades and troubling Turkey's bid to join the EU. Commission
The European Commission has issued reasoned opinions against Cyprus, Portugal and the Czech Republic for not yet communicating the measures to transpose into national law a Community directive on driving licences. The
The European Commission urged estranged Cypriots on Thursday to seize a "historic chance" to reunite their island, split by a conflict spanning decades and troubling Turkey's bid to join the EU. "The
Cyprus stopped two boats planning to carry aid to the Gaza Strip in defiance of an Israeli blockade from leaving port on Thursday, officials said. The U.S.-based Free Gaza Movement had been
The state will continue to support the University of Cyprus and the development of tertiary education in Cyprus in general, President Demetris Christofias stressed Wednesday night addressing the graduation ceremony of UCY.
President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, said now is the time to solve the Cyprus and urged President of the Republic Demetris Christofias, together with Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali
