Cyprus, Estonia Presidents agree on further deepening cooperation Updated The similarities between Cyprus and Estonia, despite their geographical distance, noted on Wednesday in Nicosia, Cyprus President, Nikos Christodoulides, and his Estonian counterpart, Alar Karis, after their meeting at the Presidential Palace, as well as their agreement to further deepen cooperation. The Estonian President, who walked along the Nicosia Buffer Zone, expressed hope that Cyprus will be reunified, while he also said that Cyprus was an important destination for investments. He also met with House President, Annita Demetriou. 27-03-2024 16:31 Ενημερώθηκε στις: 28-03-2024 08:57
Cabinet convenes to extend targeted support measures Updated The Council of Ministers convenes on Thursday for an extraordinary session to approve a new package of targeted measures to alleviate pressures from price hikes. 28-03-2024 07:59 Ενημερώθηκε στις: 28-03-2024 08:40
Cyprus and Israel Energy Ministers agree to promote joint energy projects Updated Energy Ministers of Cyprus and Israel George Papanastasiou and Eli Kohen have agreed to continue promoting joint energy projects, with emphasis to the construction of the submarine electric cable that will connect Israel to Cyprus and from there to Europe (Great Sea Interconnector) and which will be promoted as a top priority this year. 27-03-2024 19:52 Ενημερώθηκε στις: 28-03-2024 09:28
Interior Minister plans visits abroad to discuss immigration issue Updated Minister of Interior, Konstantinos Ioannou said on Wednesday that, in the coming weeks, he will be visiting various countries with the aim to reassess the status of Syria, to enable deportations or returns of Syrian refugees back to their country. 27-03-2024 14:58 Ενημερώθηκε στις: 28-03-2024 09:29
FinMin welcomes Commission’s In-Depth review for Cyprus Updated Cyprus Ministry of Finance welcomed the European Commission's In-Depth Review for the Cypriot economy, stating that its results show the government's «sound economic policy and the efforts exerted to correct the economy's macroeconomic imbalances.» In the meantime, the state budget deficit for 2023 increased by €80 million compared to the deficit recorded in 2022, according to the Fiscal Report of the Republic of Cyprus for 2023. 27-03-2024 15:58 Ενημερώθηκε στις: 28-03-2024 09:31
Corporate loan demand reduction continues, housing loan demand unchanged, survey shows Updated Net demand for corporate loans continued declining in the last quarter of 2023, maintaining a downward trend since the first quarter of 2022, albeit at a slower pace than expected in the previous quarter of the year. 27-03-2024 15:42 Ενημερώθηκε στις: 28-03-2024 09:42
CySEC enhances supervision of investment firms' cross-border activities Updated The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) has unveiled its supervisory priorities for 2024, with particular emphasis on scrutinising the cross-border activities of Cypriot Investment Firms (CIFs) involved in distributing complex financial products. 27-03-2024 18:07 Ενημερώθηκε στις: 28-03-2024 09:41
Cypriot official highlights particularities of states vis-à-vis new climate goal at Brussels meeting Updated Permanent Secretary for DG Environment at the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment, Dr Costas Hadjipanayiotou, has said that the particularities of the EU member states are of utmost importance in the effort to define the new climate goal for 2040. 27-03-2024 20:53 Ενημερώθηκε στις: 28-03-2024 09:40
About 23% of Cypriot population born in another country, according to Eurostat Updated Cyprus had the third largest share of foreign-born residents among EU countries (22.7%), and more specifically the second largest share of residents born in another EU country (10.6%) in 2023, according to data released by Eurostat. 27-03-2024 18:54 Ενημερώθηκε στις: 28-03-2024 09:33
EU to support establishment of asset management office in Cyprus Updated The EU will support a series of reform support projects in Cyprus, including the establishment of an asset management office in the country, the structural review of the Cypriot Presidency, the improvement of the Cypriot deposit guarantee scheme and the creation of the Deputy Ministry for Migration and Asylum, according to announcements made for the projects selected by the Commission to be implemented under the Technical Support Instrument (TSI). 27-03-2024 20:43 Ενημερώθηκε στις: 28-03-2024 09:40