Nicosia symposium highlights need to tackle cultural property trafficking
The need to tackle illicit culture property trafficking was highlighted by a two-day International Symposium entitled “Cultural Property Protection as an enabler for cooperation in Europe, the Mediterranean and the Gulf region”, which began on Monday at A.G. Leventis Gallery,…
Reports that jet fuel within EU will last for six weeks “not accurate” Commissioner says
The European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism, Apostolos Tzitzikostas, speaking on Friday at a press conference, in Nicosia, after the informal meeting of EU Tourism Ministers, stressed that reports saying that jet fuel in the EU is only sufficient for the…
Cyprus records lowest inflation in euro area in March
Annual inflation in the euro area reached 2.6% in March 2026, according to the latest data from Eurostat, with Cyprus among the countries recording the lowest rates at 1.5%. Annual inflation in the euro area increased in March 2026, reaching 2.6%…
Cyprus records 140 first-time asylum applications in January, Eurostat says
Cyprus recorded 140 first-time asylum applicants and 110 subsequent applicants in January 2026, according to monthly asylum data published by Eurostat on Wednesday. For the same month at European Union level, 51,160 third-country nationals submitted a first-time application for international…
Cyprus Presidency and European Parliament reach provisional deal to protect EU steel market
The Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement late on Monday on a new regulation aimed at tackling the negative effects of global overcapacity on the EU steel market. The regulation…
Fuel prices in Cyprus among the lowest in the EU, Minister of Finance says
“Rising fuel prices is not only a Cypriot issue,” Minister of Finance Makis Keravnos said on Thursday, adding that fuel, gasoline and diesel prices in Cyprus remain among the lowest in almost all European Union countries, with the possible exception…
President Christodoulides welcomes the ceasefire between USA and Iran
President of the Republic of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides welcomed the two-week ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, stressing the importance of using this opportunity to advance diplomatic efforts. In a post on platform X, President Christodoulides underlines that…
FM discusses in Qatar developments in the region and strategic partnership
Developments in the wider region, as well as the strategic importance of the partnership between the Republic of Cyprus and Qatar, were discussed during the meeting held on Tuesday in Qatar between Foreign Affairs Minister Constantinos Kombos and Prime Minister…
EU leaders to discuss Article 42.7 of EU Treaty at Informal Council in Nicosia, President says
President of the Republic, Nikos Christodoulides, has said that European leaders will discuss at the Informal European Council to be convened in Nicosia 23-24 of April, about the actions of the European Union in the event of the activation of…
Crop production prices up, livestock production prices down in Q3, 2026
The crop production price index recorded an annual increase of 3.24% during the third quarter of 2025, compared to the corresponding quarter of 2024, according to data published on Friday by the Statistical Service. At the same time, the price index…
Cyprus travels to Brussels through five acts of history and culture
A digital exhibition in Brussels, entitled “Cyprus Insula – History, Memory, Reality”, guides visitors through Cyprus’s long history, from antiquity to the present, highlighting the events, experiences, and memories that shaped the island’s identity. Hosted at Gare Maritime in Tour…
Energy Minister stresses EU need to strengthen its security of supply
We need to make sure that we strengthen our security of supply, protect our competitiveness and safeguard our economic future, the Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry, Michael Damianos, said on Tuesday afternoon, ahead of an informal video conference of…
