For the first time mandatory sustainability standards for hotel establishments have been approved by the Cyprus Tourism Organisation. According to an announcement, issued by CTO, this means that every hotel operating in Cyprus must now take action to protect the environment and support their local community. The new minimum standards are part of a wider

Efforts to reform and consolidate the Cyprus economy are in full swing, Finance Minister Harris Georgiades said on Sunday, ahead of the fourth mission review of the country`s programme by the Troika of international lenders (European Commission, ECB, IMF) next week. Georgiades added that reforms included in the country`s adjustment programme should have been already

Developments next week will signal a serious effort in the Cyprus reunification process, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ioannis Kasoulides has said. In statements on the sidelines of a Democratic Rally party congress, on Sunday, in Nicosia, Kasoulides noted that the coming week is very important both as regards the Cyprus issue and Cyprus in general.

President Nicos Ansastasiades has called on all Cypriot citizens to prove polls wrong and to take part in the forthcoming European elections on May 25. President Anastasiades, who was speaking, on Sunday, during a congress of his ruling party, the Democratic Rally (DISY), said that the European elections signal a vote of confidence in Europe,

Jean Claude Juncker spoke of his vision of a “reunited, prosperous Cyprus”, expressing full support to efforts by the government of Cyprus for a political settlement, based on UN Security Council resolutions and EU principles. Addressing in Nicosia the extraordinary Democratic Rally party congress, ahead of European Parliament elections, the EPP candidate for European Commission

#Cyprus House Ethics issues 444pg report on banking collapse – an orgy of unsecured deals. Makes for good weekend read. Open that bottle…

A record 61 candidates are contesting the six seats in the upcoming European Parliament elections to take place in Cyprus on May 25, with the list including a number of Turkish Cypriots for the first time, an animal rights group, extreme nationalists and a host of independents, including one who wants to set up a

Energy production cost from the first two photovoltaic parks in Cyprus, producing 1.5MW each, is lower than the cost for equivalent energy produced by the Energy Authority of Cyprus. The two parks are in operation for the past one month and have been linked to the energy grid. In total, 24 projects have been licensed

The rate of unemployment in Cyprus increased to 17.4% in March, that is 78.000 unemployed, from 16.8% in February, Eurostat said on Friday. The statistical office of the EU said that the euro area (EA18) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 11.8% in March 2014, stable since December 2013, but down from 12.0% in March 2013 and