Pharmaceutical services head suspended

Louis Panayides, the head of the pharmaceutical services, has been suspended pending an investigation into allegations, first made by EDEK deputy Marinos Sizopoulos, regarding suspicious procedures in the procurement of medicines and

Cyprus to ratify EU constitution end-May

The EU Constitutional Treaty will be tabled before the Cyprus House of Representatives for ratification before the end of the current parliamentary session, end of May, President of the House European Affairs

Convicted ex-minister takes up EU post

Ousted former Health Minister Konstantina Akkelidou has been appointed as advisor to the Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection, Markos Kyprianou. Akkelidou will provide Kyprianou with specialist advice and research material on