Cyprus embarks on licensing process for oil

The first Licensing Round Offshore Cyprus to grant licences to explore and develop hydrocarbon deposits began formally.An official press release, issued today, says that ”the Licensing Round is based on the PGS

Cyprus FM to visit Slovenia

Cyprus Foreign Minister George Lillikas departs tomorrow for Slovenia for a two-day official visit for discussions on EU-Turkey relations, the future of the European Union and other issues of mutual concern.During his

Cyprus and Greece renew their Sports cooperation

Cyprus and Greece signed here today a memorandum renewing their partnership, covering a total of 29 sports, for 2007.The memorandum was signed by Greece‘s Deputy Minister of Culture, responsible for sports George

Thursday launch for bids on Cyprus LNG exploration

Cyprus will kick off its first international offshore bidding round for 11 southern exploration blocks for liquefied natural gas (LNG) on Thursday, as representatives of international oil exploration companies will convene in

Barroso speech at EU Parliament

By José Manuel BarrosoPresident of the European Commission This year, we celebrate what the European Union has achieved over the last 50 years. A history which has seen the European Parliament come