Archive for 2017

Anastasiades – Tsipras agree good preparation for a new Cyprus conference is necessary

President of the Republic Nikos Anastasiadis and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, met on Thursday on the margins of the European Council Summit in Brussels and they agreed that a good preparation of a new conference on Cyprus is necessary.

Bank of Cyprus and former CEO found guilty of market manipulation by Nicosia criminal court

The Bank of Cyprus and its former CEO Andreas Eliades were found guilty of market manipulation by the Nicosia criminal court on Thursday, in a case related to the Bank`s capital shortfall in 2012.

In the same case the Court …

EP President calls for a Cyprus settlement without the presence of Turkish troops on the island

President of the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani, expressed his support to a settlement of the Cyprus problem, without the presence of Turkish troops on the island, and to Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades’ efforts to solve  the problem.

In particular, responding …

Appeal for information following death of man from fire in Haringey

Detectives investigating the death of a man who caught fire in Haringey are appealing for information and witnesses.

Shortly after 13:00hrs on Sunday, 17 September, emergency services were called to a man ablaze in Orchard Place N17, near to Williams …

Appeal after man’s ear bitten – London

Do you know who this man is?

We’d like to speak to him in connection with an assault against a 24-year-old man whose ear was bitten.

The victim was on board the 11.40pm Southern Trains service between London Bridge and …

16% of enterprises located in the EU and 11% in Cyprus received web sale orders in 2016 

Last year 16% of enterprises located in the European Union (EU) and employing at least 10 persons received orders via a website or via apps. Web sales include both sales to individual consumers and to other enterprises. The share of …

Cyprus, Greece and Armenia to hold joint activities to promote issues related to the diaspora 

The second Trilateral Meeting of Cyprus, Greece and Armenia on diaspora issues took place on Thursday in Yerevan. The three countries agreed on the implementation of joint events and activities, that aim to promote issues related to the diaspora.

According …

Foreign Minister Kasoulides says youth are the asset of Cyprus 

Minister of Foreign Affairs Ioannis Kasoulides on Thursday described youth as the asset of the region that will help shape the future.

He was addressing the closing session of a Conference on “Youth Cooperation for Peace: Building bridges to counter …

Consumption per capita varies between 53% and 132% across the EU, at 91% in Cyprus 

Consumption per capita varied between 53% and 132% of the EU average, in 2016, according to Eurostat, the Statistical Service of the EU. In Cyprus Actual Individual Consumption (AIC) stood at 91% of the EU average in 2016, stable compared …

Cyprus Cooperation with Greece and Egypt reinforces efforts to tackle challenges in the region, 

The tripartite cooperation among Cyprus, Greece and Egypt strengthens efforts to tackle common challenges and threats in the region, Defence Minister Christoforos Fokaidis said, following a meeting on Thursday with his counterparts from Greece and Egypt Panos Kammenos and Sedki …