Europe - Page 21

Five Med states unhappy with asylum burden

Less than a week after a deadly migrant shipwreck off Italy, five European Union states on the Mediterranean have criticised fellow members for not accepting asylum-seekers under a voluntary relocation initiative. The

6th March 2023

Cyprus/Europe

Cyprus mourns Cypriot train crash victims

Three days of mourning have been declared after Cypriots Kyprianos Papaioannou, 23, and Anastasia Adamidou, 24, were confirmed dead by Greek authorities after their bodies were identified through DNA in the deadly

3rd March 2023

Cyprus/Europe

Gender employment gap larger for parents

The gender employment gap in Cyprus and the EU is wider between men and women with children than those without, according to Eurostat data. In 2021, 78% of women aged 25-54 without

3rd March 2023

Cyprus/Europe

Cyprus second in EU energy demand for cooling

Cyprus, along with Malta, have the highest energy demand to keep buildings cool among EU states, while since 1979, the two countries recorded the highest yearly average of cooling degree days. According

2nd March 2023

Energy/Europe

Anguish over missing train crash Cypriots

Families of the two Cypriot youths in the Greek train crash have not received any news on their loved ones; their names are not listed among the dead or injured. They have

2nd March 2023

Cyprus/Europe

Cypriots among missing in Greek train crash

Two Cypriots were missing Wednesday following the collision of two trains in Tempi, Thessaloniki, northern Greece, that killed at least 40 people and injured scores more. As announced, the families of the

1st March 2023

Cyprus/Europe

At least 32 die in Greece train crash

At least 32 people have died and more than 85 were injured from the worst public disaster in recent Greek history when a passenger train with 350 on board crashed with a

1st March 2023

Cyprus/Europe

Will Northern Ireland deal boost investment in UK?

The deal on the Northern Ireland protocol will help “significantly revive” business investment into the UK from global investors, said the CEO and founder of a leading independent financial advisory and fintech.

28th February 2023

Europe/Markets/World

More Cypriots support Ukraine than Russia sanctions

Cypriots continue to show significant support for Ukraine against the Russian invasion, but aggressive sanctions against Moscow are less popular. There is also great support for accelerating the energy transition, notably investments

25th February 2023

Cyprus/Europe

Local businesses online sales growing

For 20.1% of Cyprus enterprises (19.7% in the EU), e-commerce sales reached at least 1% of their total turnover, which was 3 percentage points higher (+0.7 pp EU) than the previous year. According to

22nd February 2023

Business/Europe