ENVIRONMENT Romania, Sweden, and Poland lead EU forest expansion, while Estonia reports a net loss. Photo credit: Unsplash Cyprus forest growth outpaces logging but ranks among lowest in EU Newsroom Cyprus’ forests continued to grow faster than they were harvested in 2023, maintaining a positive balance between natural expansion and timber extraction, according to the latest data from Eurostat. READ MORE
Fines of €1,378,100 imposed for personal data breaches The Office of the Commissioner for Personal Data Protection received 1616 complaints in four years Source: CNA 24/05/2022 | NEWS
President to visit Labor Minister in Athens Zeta Emilianidou continues to be in an induced coma after undergoing surgery last week due to a brain aneurysm Source: CNA 24/05/2022 | NEWS
Bahceli: The future of Cyprus is not in Hellenism, but Ottoman rule The chairman of the Nationalist Movement Party says Turkey will not be lost without NATO Kathimerini Greece Newsroom 24/05/2022 | NEWS
UNFICYP steps up patrols after shooting incident Shots fired against UN patrol in Cyprus following car chase inside buffer zone in Nicosia Newsroom 24/05/2022 | NEWS
Driver’s legal status unknown after donkey deaths Unclear if Greek Cypriot driver in custody would face charges after running over three donkeys in the north Newsroom 24/05/2022 | NEWS
Ankara using migration to turn up the heat on Athens On Monday, a large number of migrants attempted to enter Greek territotial waters from the Turkish coast Kathimerini Greece Newsroom 24/05/2022 | NEWS
Four-day workweek being piloted in Cyprus Big accounting firm dips toe into modern flexibility as traditional five-day workweek is seen as old-fashioned Newsroom 24/05/2022 | NEWS
EU official calls on Cyprus to implement recovery plan or lose funding Cyprus could lose funding if EU Recovery Plan implementation delayed Source: CNA 23/05/2022 | NEWS
Drilling begins at Cronos-1 in Block 6 of Cyprus’ EEZ A press release announced the arrival of the drillship 'Tungsten Explorer' Source: CNA 23/05/2022 | NEWS
British Museum: Parthenon marbles 'taken from rubble' Greece rebutts UK claims that most of the marbles taken by Lord Elgin were retrieved from the rubble Source: The Guardian 23/05/2022 | NEWS
