The EU tourism industry has rebounded from the COVID-19 pandemic strongly, with data for 2022 approaching 2019 levels, according to Eurostat. The total number of nights spent in tourist accommodation in the
Cyprus is expected to join Hungary and Malta in opposing tougher European Union sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, reported the Financial Times. The bloc has already issued seven sanction
In its report released Monday, the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) Road Safety Performance Index notes that during 2019-2021, Cyprus recorded the second lowest child road mortality ratio (2%). Cyprus has relatively
Almost a quarter (23.6%) of all self-employed people aged 18 and over in the EU are at risk of poverty and social exclusion, although that ratio is less than half in Cyprus.
Cyprus’ technology performance continues to improve after being promoted to the group of “strong innovators” on the 2022 European Innovation Scoreboard, prepared by the EU Commission. With a performance of 106.9% of
The hourly labour costs (total cost) rose by an annual 5.2% in the second quarter of 2022, according to provisional data by the Statistical Service of Cyprus. The two main components of
The government has defended criticism from unions over the national minimum wage, arguing that €940 a month is among the highest in the EU, offering low earners more purchasing power than their
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades is preparing to attend Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral on September 19 in London. The Cyprus News Agency (CNA) has learned that arrangements are already being made for Anastasiades
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has approved another COVID-19 booster vaccine adapted by BioNTech-Pfizer (Comirnaty) that targets BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants of the Omicron variant. “It is another key step in supporting Member
The European Union has officially recognised Turkey’s exploitation of migrants through the Green Line, the Interior Ministry announced. It said: “After many months of difficult negotiations”, it achieved in Brussels “maximum diplomatic
