Turkey says only full EU membership acceptable

Turkey will accept nothing less than full European Union membership, its EU affairs minister said in an interview published on Sunday, following government efforts in Brussels last week to revive its drive

Cyprus and Ukraine sign tourist agreement

Cyprus and Ukraine signed here on Friday a tourist agreement. The agreement was signed by Cyprus Commerce, Industry and Tourism Minister Antonis Paschalides and the Minister of Culture and Tourism of Ukraine

Cyprus’s PPP at 95% of EU average

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.