Cyprus welcomed as historic the first disbursement of €156.8 mln in pre-financing in funds and loans provided under the European Commission’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). President Nicos Anastasiades said receiving the
Ankara and Turkish Cypriot politicians have condemned Cyprus’ decision to ban a schoolbook for praising modern Turkey’s founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. The Education Ministry withdrew the English language book “until a solution
With schools in full swing, the Health Ministry announced it would be operating seven vaccination centres islandwide on Saturdays to better cater to children and students. Anyone wanting to get a COVID-19
The banking sector faces multiple challenges ranging from the large percentage of non-performing loans (NPLs) to climate change; despite progress made, speakers told the Association of Cyprus Banks AGM. Finance Minister Constantinos
International credit rating agency DBRS Morning Star projects the Cypriot economy’s growth rate will be at 4.3% GDP this year and recede slightly to 4.1% in 2022. The projections are included in
Cyprus reported five coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, three more than the day before, as well as a small drop in hospitalisations to 131 and new cases to 182, which helped lower the
On Wednesday, Cyprus’ Education Ministry removed an English language workbook from the school curriculum for “inappropriately” lauding Turkey’s founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. The ministry’s decision to withdraw the book “until a solution
A red-faced Paphos Municipality triggered a public outcry when painting historic neoclassical buildings in the centre of town a dirty grey colour as part of their maintenance, instead of the original beige.
Health experts argue Cyprus will not see cases drop to double digits anytime soon due to the infection rate, while the opening of schools will facilitate the spread of coronavirus. In comments
According to the Health Ministry, over 75% of the adult population in Cyprus are fully vaccinated as the government slowly but surely moves toward herd immunity against COVID-19 variants. Until 7 September,
