UNFICYP mandate renewal talks completed

The UN Security Council completed on Friday its deliberations ahead of the adoption of a resolution for the renewal of the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), that expires

EC Cohesion Policy 2007-2013

Regional policy Commissioner Danuta Hübner presented today the implementing Regulation for the Structural and Cohesion Funds. The Regulation adopted by the Commission today following lengthy discussions with Member States sets out detailed

EC wants benefit from Galileo navigation system

With the advent of the European satellite navigation system Galileo, new impetus will be given to the worldwide market for satellite navigation, positioning and timing services. These are expected to bring new

Comment: Corporate Disclosure

By Michael S. Olympios Chief Consultant Allied Consultants   Corporate disclosure is the cornerstone of healthy markets. But how much really corporate governance helped in that direction? I suppose the discipline of

Refugee loan rates subsidised through banks

The government has decided to halve the waiting time for refugees seeking a loan for housing and from beginning of 2007 will subsidise the interest that refugees and those affected from the

Erasmus@20 celebrations underway

José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, and Ján Figel’, Commissioner in charge of Education & Training, today hailed the ERASMUS programme for its leading role as a driver for modernising

EC on European Trade Defence

The European Commission has today adopted a Green Paper to launch a reflection and public consultation on the application of the EU Trade Defence Instruments in a changing global economy. This public

ECHR awards damages to Greek Cypriot refugee

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has unanimously awarded a Greek Cypriot refugee 800,000 euros in respect of pecuniary damage for being prevented from living in her home and having access