The deadline for participating in CleanLaunchpad, Europe’s largest cleantech idea competition is approaching! Chrysalis LEAP is looking for ideas that will represent Cyprus and Greece in the pan-European competition, organized by Climate-KIC, EU’s main climate innovation initiative. Final date for application submission is August 23rd. Chrysalis LEAP will select 10 ideas to participate in a

A new study has discovered that openly gay job applicants are 40% less likely to be offered a job interview compared to those who do not disclose their sexuality. The jobs they are invited to interview for are also lower paid. The research, which was carried out in Cyprus and involved making 9,062 job applications,

 * Foreclosures issue tied to €453 mln from Troika * The government continues to face an uphill battle to try and convince the political parties of the merits of the revised bill on foreclosures that needs to be passed by parliament later this month in order to secure the next tranche of 453 mln euros

The number of Building permits dropped by 8,2% from January to May, 2014, compared to the corresponding period in 2013, the Cyprus` Statistical Service said on Wednesday. In particular it was announced that during the period January – May 2014, 2.097 building permits were issued, the total value of which decreased by 38,0% and the

A weak banking sector and slow recovery of non-performing loans, risks related to public finances and poorer households continue to impair Cyprus's sovereign creditworthiness, Moody’s Investor Service said in a market report issued on Wednesday. Despite recent encouraging statements from all other rating agencies that the island’s near-bankrupt economy was on a path to recovery,

The 25th Session of the Central Council of the World Federation of Overseas Cypriots and the International Coordinating Committee Justice for Cyprus (POMAK – PSEKA) and the 7th World Conference of Young Overseas Cypriots (NEPOMAK) will be held in Nicosia from August 25 to 27, in Nicosia. The Conferences’ sessions will be opened on August

Four Cypriot teams play Wednesday and Thursday in the UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds and in Europa League. Football champion APOEL FC faces tonight in Nicosia HJK Helsinki for the third qualifying round of UEFA Champions League, after a 2-2 draw in Finland. AEL FC plays tonight against Zenit in Saint Petersburg for the UEFA

Emirates, a global connector of people and places, this week started a daily service between Dubai and Larnaka and onwards to Malta. Mustafa Al Jabri, Emirates’ Manager for Cyprus, said: “From 1st August, Emirates has added three flights a week to its Dubai–Larnaka-Malta-Larnaka-Dubai schedule. This now daily service will help further stimulate trade and tourism