EC proposes energy package

The European Commission proposed today a wide-ranging energy package which gives a new boost to energy security in Europe, supporting the 20-20-20 climate change proposals which should be agreed by December. A

Euro Health Index ranks Cyprus 21st

Cyprus has the 21st most consumer friendly healthcare system in Europe, according to the 2008 Euro Health Consumer Index (EHCI) launched today in Brussels. According to a press release, issued today by

Turkey holds key to Cyprus solution

The key to a solution of the Cyprus problem lies in Ankara, House President Marios Garoyian has stressed, during a meeting with the Foreign Minister of Armenia Edward Nalbandian, on the last

EU aims to close loopholes in savings tax law

European Union regulators announced proposals on Thursday that aim to close off loopholes in the EU's strict tax rules and crack down on tax evasion linked to cross-border investments. The idea is

Cyprus talks seen extending into 2009

Negotiations to reunify Cyprus are expected to continue into 2009, a U.N. envoy said on Thursday, saying that time was needed to resolve the decades-old conflict hampering Turkey's bid to join the