Health Minister Michael Hadjipantelas stressed the need to secure accessibility and availability of medical devices and medicines for all EU states during a discussion on the European Health Union in Brussels. Hadjipantelas
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced its human medicines committee (CHMP) started a rolling review of VLA2001, a COVID-19 vaccine developed by French company Valneva. The CHMP’s decision to start the rolling
Communications Minister Yiannis Karousos said Cyprus and Italy are in consultation for training programmes to suppress illicit trafficking of antiquities and clandestine excavation. Addressing an event entitled Digging History – 50 Years
The EU will stand with Cyprus under pressure from increased migration flows, European Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas pledged. He argued Turkey would not move outside a framework of incentives and sanctions,
Measures taken by the European Union hope to buy time for scientists to analyse the Omicron variant and contain the situation as the COVID-19 pandemic takes a new twist. “I prefer that
Pope Francis denounced the Mediterranean Sea as a graveyard for migrants shortly before embarking on his trip to Cyprus and Greece, where he will give a message of support for refugees. “I
Cyprus police on Friday confirmed the arrest of an Israeli alleged to have been involved in the kidnapping of six-year-old Eitan Biran from Italy to Israel, daily Corriere della Sera reported. The
Pope Francis wants to arrange the repatriation of some migrants to Italy during his landmark visit to Cyprus next week, Cypriot officials said on Friday. The leader of the Catholic Church will
The latest COVID-19 map issued by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) shows increased cases across Europe, consisting mostly of red or deep red zones. Cyprus remains in the red category
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended the use of Comirnaty, the COVID-19 vaccine produced by BioNTech/Pfizer, be extended to children aged between 5 and 11. Cyprus has already decided it will
