Cyprus supports Croatia’s EU bid

Cyprus President Tassos Papadopoulos stated on Thursday that Cyprus will support Croatia‘s European course. Papadopoulos, who is paying an official visit to Croatia, met with Split-Damlatia county Prefect Ande Sanader.Welcoming Papadopoulos, Sanader

Slovenia is well prepared for the euro

Slovenia appears to be fairly well prepared for the euro on 1 January but would gain from adopting further measures to strengthen consumers’ confidence that prices will remain stable during the changeover.

Dr Margaret Chan nominated WHO Director General

Dr Margaret Chan of China was nominated by the Executive Board of the World Health Organization for the post of Director-General, the technical and administrative officer of the UN organisation. The nomination

EU report contains stinging criticism of Turkey

Freedom of speech in Turkey is not guaranteed, the military still plays a “significant” political role and non-Muslim religious communities face discrimination, the European Commission is set to say in a report

EU urges phone users to turn off mobiles

The European Commission has urged mobile phone users to turn off their handsets when abroad in protest at “excessively high” roaming charges. Its call came after a survey conducted for the Commission

New Cyprus Archbishop – CV

The newly elected Archbishop of the Church of Cyprus, Chrysostomos, was born on 10 April 1941, in Tala village, in Paphos district on the west of the island. Having finished elemetary education,