By Gerard Wynn European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Monday he was confident the world would sign a global deal to combat climate change in Copenhagen in December. Barroso urged European industry to gear up for a green technology race instead of shoring up outdated, high-carbon business models. "I am confident that the
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Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's criticism of the 20th Century expulsion of ethnic Greeks from Turkey points to a new attempt to deal with the country's troubled past, newspapers said on Monday. Erdogan said over the weekend that state policies that led to the expulsion of tens of thousands of Christian ethnic Greeks in the
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Cypriot MP and member of the Cypriot delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Athena Kyriakidou departs tomorrow for Dublin to participate in OSCE PA Economic Conference to be held 27-29 May. According to an official press release, the “World Financial Crisis” is the theme of the
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The total number of Cypriot voters at the upcoming European Parliament elections reaches 526.060. According to an official press release, voters in the Nicosia district reach 209.392, Famagusta district 28.616, Larnaka district 86.764, Limassol district 144.367, Pafos district 47.293 and voters abroad 9.628. The total number of voters includes 344 enclaved people, living in the
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An agreement concerning the mutual recognition of academic degrees for the entry and continuation of studies in higher education institutions of Romania and Cyprus was signed during an official visit to the country last week by Education and Culture Minister Andreas Demetriou. An announcement issued on Monday by the Ministry of Education also said that
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Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Antonis Paschalides has said that Cyprus’ strategic geographic position, transportation connectivity and broad range of top-end facilities, give the island maximum advantage as a logistics and transhipment hub in the region. Addressing the opening of the International Federation of Warehousing Logistics Associations’ IFWLA Convention 2009, which takes place in
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A key measure of German business sentiment rose in May and Japan raised its economic outlook for the first time in three years in further signs the worst of the global recession may be over, with stability seen later in 2009. News of North Korea's second nuclear test, a significantly more substantial device than used
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The euro slipped on Monday, stung after a gauge of German corporate sentiment fell short of market expectations, suggesting that any recovery in the euro zone' biggest economy would take more time. The Munich-based Ifo think tank's business climate index rose to 84.2 in May from 83.7 in April. Despite the rise, the reading was
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European stocks were down on Monday morning, falling for a third straight session dragged lower by banking and oil stocks, while volumes were expected to be thin with UK markets closed for a holiday. Porsche was among the biggest losers, falling 6 percent after the luxury automaker confirmed media reports that it received a 700
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The total number of Cypriot voters at the upcoming European Parliament elections reaches 526.060. According to an official press release, voters in the Nicosia district reach 209.392, Famagusta district 28.616, Larnaka district 86.764, Limassol district 144.367, Pafos district 47.293 and voters abroad 9.628. The total number of voters includes 344 enclaved people, living in the
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