In 2013, the coordinated action of the European Commission and the member states restricted irregularities against consumers rights on travel websites. In Cyprus, violations were especially high and compliance of websites was very limited. In a concerted action by national consumer authorities coordinated by the European Commission, an astonishing 382 out of 552 websites checked
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President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades has stressed that at the heart of the Government’s strategy for economic recovery, is the pursuance of Foreign Direct Investment, and to this end all steps are taken to ensure that a more effective and business-friendly environment is facilitated to every extent possible, adding that a series
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President Nicos Anastasiades, on an official visit to Abu Dhabi, will be officially welcomed on Tuesday by the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at the Palace Mushrif (Presidential Palace), in Abu Dhabi. The formal ceremony will be followed by talks between the two delegations and the signing of bilateral
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. By Petros Florides Ordinary people have suffered a huge disruption to their lives through a loss of jobs and opportunity because of the colossal mistakes of self-declared ‘Masters of the Universe’ chasing ever-bigger financial rewards within the banking industry. To add insult to injury, the super-sized remuneration we are told must be paid to
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Research by the Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the University of Cyprus offers a deeper understanding of the mechanisms leading to kidney cancer. The research was based on a scientific hypothesis by post – doctoral fellow Apostolos Zaravinos. The results confirm that tumor cells of the kidney use more than one mechanism and also
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Wednesday’s Eurozone CPI inflation report is expected to act as a pivotal point for monetary policy in the region, with inflation actively impacting monetary policy. While the European Central Bank (ECB) has previously failed to act to stimulate the economy despite falls in CPI to 0.5%, should the rate fall even lower this week ECB
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Four proposals were filed, in total, to the Natural Gas Public Company (DEFA) for the supply of natural gas for power generation. According to a DEFA press release, the deadline for submission of proposals for the Invitation announced 25 January 2014 for Supply of Natural Gas for Power Generation has expired and four proposals have
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The Lindt Gold Bunny, the bunny dressed in gold foil and made out of the finest Swiss milk chocolate is back! This Easter joining the classic milk chocolate Lindt Gold Bunny with its red ribbon and gold bell for the first time is the new Lindt Gold Bunny with milk chocolate with pieces of hazelnut
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Nikos Christodoulides has been assigned the duties of Government Spokesman, following Monday`s announcement by Christos Stylianides to step down to run for the European Parliament in May's elections. The Presidential Palace announced that President of the Republic, Nicos Anastasiades, decided that, at the present time, he will assign the exercise of the duties of Government
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When Cyprus joined the EU in 2004, it received the largest number of applications from asylum seekers, while the years that followed EU accession, with the exemption of 2007, numbers dropped significantly, according to the Head of the Asylum Service at the Ministry of Interior Makis Polydorou. In an interview with CNA, Polydorou said that
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