With demand for natural gas and alternative energy sources on the rise, Cyprus’ location at the crossroads between Europe, Africa, and the Middle East affords it all the natural advantages and potential of becoming a key energy hub in the region. Significant natural gas discoveries of energy giants in Cyprus’ EEZ (estimated at 12-15 trillion
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The Health Ministry announced the launch of free vaccinations against the seasonal flu and COVID-19 from Tuesday. Emphasising the importance of timely vaccination during the autumn and winter, the ministry has laid out the schedule for these vital immunisation efforts. According to the Health Ministry, the vaccination campaign will kick off on Tuesday at Polis
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Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar has not responded to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ request to appoint a UN envoy to scope the prospect of reigniting Cyprus talks. Tatar had met Guterres in New York on September 23 and told him that he would get back to him within days with his response on the issue
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The European Commission announced it will provide technical support to Cyprus to implement all-day schooling in gymnasiums. According to the statement, the new Technical Support Instrument (TSI) was created after the Ministry of Education requested the Commission’s help in implementing a reform that will pave the way to all-day schooling in lower secondary education. TSI
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Some 25 additional examiners have been hired by the Asylum Service to reduce processing times of applications, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said Monday. Ioannou said bolstering the service’s workforce was crucial to the government’s strategy to address the migration challenge. He said the government’s policies have been bearing fruit, as recent data reveals that over
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DBRS Ratings upgraded the long-term ratings of Cyprus to BBB (high), from BBB, with a stable outlook, giving a rating one level higher (third level) than the remaining three major credit rating agencies, Moody’s, Fitch and Standard and Poor’s. At the same time, the agency upgraded Cyprus’ Short-Term Foreign and Local Currency – Issuer Ratings from R-2 (high)
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Cyprus will need to do more to combat corruption, by introducing a dedicated anti-corruption policy focussing on high-ranking officials and the police, said the Council of Europe’s Group of States Against Corruption (GRECO) in a report on Monday. The GRECO report said that although on paper, Cyprus’ legislation has strong features to prevent corruption, its
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Taxi drivers cut off the bus lane at the entrance to the capital Nicosia on Monday morning, worsening a traffic bottleneck, as they demanded that authorities “start paying attention to the problems of the sector”. Tens of demonstrating taxi drivers initiated their motor-march from the GSP Stadium and proceeded towards the Kalispera traffic lights. They
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Cyprus has hailed a two-notch upgrade by credit ratings agency Moody’s to bring the country back into investment-grade territory a decade after a financial crisis left the island on the brink of bankruptcy. President Nikos Christodoulides was “deeply satisfied” with the upgrade that he said was the culmination of years of fiscal discipline and will
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The president of the European Parliament said she has conveyed the legislative body’s support for the appointment of a United Nations envoy to evaluate the chances of resuming stalemated talks to reunify divided Cyprus. Roberta Metsola said she personally communicated the position of the European Union’s legislature to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York
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