An informal UN-led 5+1 Cyprus conference to resume abandoned peace talks is scheduled to take place in early March, most probably at Greentree in New York. However, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is expected to take the final decisions on the exact date and venue of the meeting, taking into consideration the pandemic. Cypriot Foreign
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From 1 February Cyprus will allow gradual relaxation of lockdown measures following a fall in COVID-19 infections, including the reopening of primary schools and shopping malls. The island has been in a strict lockdown since Jan. 10 after a spike in COVID-19 cases and the detection of a more contagious variant of the virus first
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Cyprus on Monday will gradually lift the second national lockdown with the curfew remaining in place, hospitality venues still closed but retail shops opening, and limited home visits allowed. On Wednesday, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou presented the first stage of the roadmap that Cyprus will follow until mid-February to end a second strict lockdown the
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AstraZeneca conceding it will not be able to meet its Q1 delivery commitments to the European Union is set to endanger the bloc’s strategy to get the virus in check by summer. Brussels is also faced with mounting criticism for its decision to put most of its eggs in one basket. The EU’s vaccination plan
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A second lockdown in January saw economic sentiment in Cyprus deteriorate with confidence shaken by the closure of non-essential shops and businesses. The University of Cyprus Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI-CypERC) decreased by 5.2 points in January compared with December 2020 due to the new three-week lockdown. The index now stands at 78.5 from 83.7 in
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EU Transport Commissioner Adina Valean will attend and address one of the biggest conferences of its kind Maritime Cyprus 2021 scheduled for October 10 -13. Deputy Ministry for Shipping, Vassilis Demetriades held a virtual meeting with Commissioner Valean and spoke over key issues concerning shipping such as green transformation and ship crew changes due to
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The House Committee on Foreign Affairs has agreed to ratify the East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) statute at the plenum on Thursday. Energy Minister Natasa Pilides told CNA after the parliamentary meeting that the Forum is crucial for the geopolitical role of Cyprus in the Eastern Mediterranean and exploiting of the region’s natural gas resources.
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With lockdowns and COVID-19 restrictions across Europe, Cypriots were the busiest making video calls to chat to a relative or a friend during the pandemic. A Eurostat study published Tuesday shows Cyprus topping the list of EU countries when it comes to using online video calling apps. Cyprus was first when it came to video
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Cyprus reported two more coronavirus deaths on Tuesday as the number of patients admitted in hospitals dropped marginally to 160, but the figure for new COVID-19 cases receded dramatically closer to the 100 marker. The deaths – a 69 year old man and 93 year old woman – raised the total since the pandemic started
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A young hacker who became the first-ever Cypriot citizen to be extradited to the US has pleaded guilty to committing cyber-crimes before a US court in Georgia. Joshua Pelloso Epifaniou, now 21, was extradited to the US on July 16, 2020, where he faced charges in both Arizona and Georgia for crimes committed from his
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