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Greek PM in stopover Cyprus visit

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is in Nicosia to plan the way forward with President Nicos Anastasiades ahead of a UN summit next month to resume frozen Cyprus talks. Welcoming the Greek

8th February 2021

Cyprus/Europe

COVID19: EU starts approval process for Novavax

Hopes the European Union can bolster its struggling vaccination rollout against coronavirus before the summer is out were reignited as a fourth COVID-19 vaccine came under review for approval. The European Medicine

4th February 2021

Europe/Life & Society

Britain urges progress at UN summit

UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Thursday pledged Britain would play a decisive role in ending decades-long division in Cyprus urging all parties to make progress at a United Nations summit. “We

4th February 2021

Cyprus/Europe

UK Foreign Secretary, Greek PM in Cyprus peace push

Prospects for the upcoming UN-led meeting on starting Cyprus reunification talks will be the main focus of UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab’s first official visit to Nicosia on Thursday. While in Cyprus he will

3rd February 2021

Cyprus/Europe

Euro area jobless rate at 8.3%, Cyprus 7.3%

In December, the euro area seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 8.3%, up from 7.4% in 2019 while in Cyprus the jobless figure was similar at 7.3%, according to Eurostat. The EU unemployment rate

1st February 2021

Economy/Europe

COVID19: Cyprus vaccination ‘on track’ after EMA green light for AstraZeneca

The Cyprus vaccination programme is back on track after the European Medicines Agency (EMA) gave its go-ahead to the COVID-19 vaccine from AstraZeneca on Friday for people over the age of 18.

29th January 2021

Cyprus/Europe

Cyprus in the dock over EU budget fraud

European prosecutors accuse Cyprus of inadequately monitoring how EU funds are spent, claiming one in 10 fraud cases against the European Union budget has a Cypriot connection, an accusation Nicosia denies. Cyprus

29th January 2021

Cyprus/Europe

UK Foreign Secretary to visit before Cyprus summit

British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab will pay a short visit to Cyprus to hold meetings on February 4 to plan the way forward ahead of a UN conference on reviving the peace

29th January 2021

Cyprus/Europe

COVID19: EU vaccination plan at risk

AstraZeneca conceding it will not be able to meet its Q1 delivery commitments to the European Union is set to endanger the bloc’s strategy to get the virus in check by summer.

27th January 2021

Cyprus/Europe

Cypriots top EU for internet calls

With lockdowns and COVID-19 restrictions across Europe, Cypriots were the busiest making video calls to chat to a relative or a friend during the pandemic. A Eurostat study published Tuesday shows Cyprus

27th January 2021

Europe/Life & Society