Cyprus election raising hopes of peace deal

Hardline Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos’ electoral defeat raised prospects on Monday of an end to a schism with ethnic Turks that has at times brought NATO partners Greece and Turkey to the

Putin: Russia supports Cyprus’ integrity

Russia maintains its position in favour of Cyprus’ and Serbia’s territorial integrity, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated today during a press conference in the Kremlin. “Are you not ashamed in Europe of

Russia’s Medvedev says freedom, legal reform key

By Denis Dyomkin KRASNOYARSK, Russia (Reuters) – Russian presidential candidate, First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said freedom, private property and an independent judiciary would be the central platforms of his administration.

Burns: senior US official might visit Cyprus

By Apostolis Zoupaniotis Washington, (CNA) — Nicholas Burns, outgoing US Undersecretary of State, has indicated that a US high ranking official might visit Cyprus in the near future. Burns had said in

Planning Bureau to use all EU funds for Cyprus

The Cyprus Planning Bureau assured today that no single euro will be lost from the European Union Structural and Cohesion funds earmarked for Cyprus.The Bureau explains the reasons why Cyprus is presented

Cypriots travel home from abroad to vote

Cypriots have begun arriving in Cyprus from abroad to vote in Sunday’s presidential elections.Most of the passengers arrive on Cyprus Airways flights from Athens, Salonica and London. Today CY operated 38 flights

Cyprus challenges EU aid tender in north

Cyprus has taken the European Commission to court over an energy project in northern Cyprus that was planned as EU aid, its foreign minister said on Thursday. Cyprus, represented in the European