. Cyprus has very few things to celebrate but being the birthplace of halloumi is one of them, a white cheese wonder that is taking over the culinary world. What could possibly go wrong, everybody loves the squeaky cheese that can be barbecued and there’s a hard variety for the staunch traditionalists to throw against
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Nicosia will veto upgrading the EU-Turkey Customs Union, if Ankara does not implement in full the existing agreement with the Republic of Cyprus by recognising it as a member state. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Demetris Samuel made the comment when asked by the Cyprus News Agency (CNA) about the report on Turkey adopted earlier this week
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. Renewables and energy efficiency dominating agenda in Greece and Cyprus By Costis Stambolis As the global economy expands, so does the need for extra energy which must satisfy rising demand, especially from developing and emerging economies in the Middle East, Africa and Asia. At the same time, the world is committed to
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. Now that we have been blessed with rain, the Cyprus countryside is changing from a dusty and dry land to green pastures and with it the opportunity for excursions, picnics etc, especially for families and couples to visit. Water Dams: It is a great pleasure to see the dams either almost full or even
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday the current system of foreign guarantees for Cyprus is anachronistic and does not respond to political reality any longer. In statements in Moscow with his Cypriot counterpart, Nikos Christodoulides, Lavrov said Russia does not see any need for making changes to the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus,
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Cyprus inflation rate accelerated in January, according to data released by Eurostat. Annual inflation in Cyprus stood at 2.1% compared to 1% in December. In January 2018 inflation stood at -1.5%. Annual inflation in the eurozone area declined to 1.4% in January from 1.5% in the previous month. In January 2018 the figure was 1.3%.
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Unemployment in Cyprus fell to 7.6% of workforce in Q4 2018, from 7.8% in Q3, according to official data. According to the results of the Labour Force Survey, those in work in Q4 2018 amounted to 440,765 or 62.5% of the population (males 68.5%, females 57%) compared to 428,291 persons (61.6%) in the same quarter
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. Next weekend marks the first anniversary of the creation of the junior ministry tasked with raising the standard of shipping to another level. It may have taken President Anastasiades six years to implement his pre-election promise, but at least he delivered, so let’s give him credit for that. The Deputy Ministry of Shipping has
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Cyprus had one of the lowest shares of energy from renewable sources in transport at 2.6% against the EU average of 7.6% for 2017. The three Member States with the lowest shares of energy from renewable sources in transport were Estonia (0.4 %), Croatia (1.2%) and Greece (1.8 %) followed by Latvia and then Cyprus
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The UK Sovereign Base Area police in Cyprus on Friday confirmed that a man arrested for illegally caging 49 wild birds on his land in Achna, Famagusta district, has been granted €3,000 bail and is now awaiting a court date. News of the arrest was announced Thursday by the Cruelty Against Bird Slaughter (CABS) organisation
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