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2521. ECOMMBX receives the prestigious Ιnvest Cyprus International Investment Award

On 1 July 2022, at the 10th Ιnvest Cyprus International Investment Awards ceremony at the Parklane Spa & Resort in Limassol, under the auspices of the President of the Republic, Nicos Anastasiades. ...

2522. Cypriots prefer television as their main source for news

Television remains the main source of news in both Cyprus and the EU, with online news platforms and social media following at higher percentages than the EU average, according to the findings of a flash Eurobarometer published by the European Parliament....

2523. Minister: Ukraine needs assurances to resume grain exports

The Ukrainian foreign minister says grain exports from his country’s ports won’t resume without security guarantees for ship owners, cargo owners and Ukraine as an independent nation....

2524. 100,000 daily departing passenger limit at Heathrow until September 11

Heathrow Airport said it has introduced a cap of 100,000 daily departing passengers until September 11, as the aviation sector struggles to cope with demand for travel....

2525. 'Nightmare' scenario for Europe as Russia shuts off gas pipeline

The main natural gas pipeline between Russia and Germany shut down for scheduled maintenance Monday, raising concerns that Moscow could use the repairs as a pretext for a longer shutdown as it wields energy supplies as leverage in the Ukraine war....

2526. EU acknowledges migrant issue in Cyprus

Cyprus' Interior Minister, Nicos Nouris, expressed his satisfaction because EU Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, acknowledged before the EU Home Affairs Council the need to support Cyprus, as it is faced with the biggest migration influx issue....

2527. FANEROMENI22 - Band Macumba

2528. EU recommends second Covid booster for over-60s

European Union health agencies on Monday recommended a second Covid-19 booster for everyone above 60 amid a new rise in infections and hospitalizations across Europe....

2529. EU rules on work-life balance officially enforced from August 2nd

As of August 2nd, all European Union Member States will have to apply the EU-wide rules to improve work-life balance for parents and carers that were adopted in 2019....

2530. Greece: Covid infected tourists no longer required to quarantine

A new government decision issued by the Greek authorities earlier this week has established that tourists who get infected with the COVID-19 disease while being in Greece will not be required to go into quarantine. ...

2531. World leaders stunned by fatal shooting of Shinzo Abe

The killing of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe on Friday sparked condemnation from political leaders around the world....

2532. Amathus' underwater museum ready to welcome its first visitors

The inauguration will take place on Saturday, July 9th from 0830 to 1230. Guests will have the opportunity to participate in the swimming tour at 09:00 AM using their own mask, snorkel and flippers....

2533. These are the top 10 airlines by flight cancellations in Europe

Mabrian, the travel intelligence platform, has analysed data relating to European airline scheduling over the last few weeks in response to the operating challenges that many are facing and has listed the top ten airlines by flight cancellations in Europe....

2534. A difficult summer

It is widely understood by now that anyone who tries to travel by plane this summer will have their patience and endurance tested....

2535. Caged animal farming must end in EU, European Commission says

The European Commission said on Wednesday it would propose legislation to phase out caged farming of animals, after a citizens’ petition calling for the ban gathered more than one million signatures....

2536. Cancellations, delays and strikes - Which destinations are the most affected?

What to know and what to pay attention to those who are preparing to travel...

2537. Dutch to make working from home a legal right

The Netherlands is on the cusp of making working from home a legal right in a radical move that experts say could be followed across Europe....

2538. ECHR vindicates Cypriot journalist

A Cypriot journalist won his lawsuit against the Republic of Cyprus this week, after the European Court of Human Rights ruled that he was censured in violation of the right to freedom of expression...

2539. Covid cases have increased up to 34% in some EU countries

The increase of COVID-19 cases in some countries of Europe since last week has been up to 34%, EU Health and Food Security Commissioner, Stella Kyriakides, told Cypriot journalists covering the European Parliament plenary in Strasbourg, on Tuesday....

2540. Epidemiologists pushing for the return of the mask

The continuous rise in the number of covid cases is worrisome despite the fact that the number of new infections has yet to result in serious hospitalizations....

2541. Kea opens spectacular shipwreck dive sites

Jacques-Yves Cousteau would probably have been surprised to learn that the wreck of the World War I Britannic (the sister ship of the legendary Titanic) he discovered in 1975 off southwestern Kea would be listed as an underwater historical site almost 50 years later, becoming one of a handful of such marine parks in the world. ...

2542. Rumors of Pegasus purchase by Cyprus not put to rest

The possibility that NSO sold Pegasus to Cypriot authorities remained unanswered last week when a Cypriot MEP grilled the company’s general counsel, who stopped short of saying who actually bought it...

2543. 47% of EU citizens believe integration of migrants unsuccessful in their countries

12,460 or 47 percent of the respondents from the Special Eurobarometer survey, which tackled the integration of immigrants in the European Union, have estimated unsuccessful migrants’ integration at the national level....

2544. North probes illicit cash route to south after Ercan arrests

Recent arrests in the north in connection with cash couriers have prompted Turkish Cypriot authorities to investigate whether large sums of money were being transferred through an illicit route to the south...

2545. Cyprus wins gold in women's basketball

Cyprus' Women's National Basketball Team won the Gold Medal at the FIBA Women's Small Countries European Championship held in Nicosia....

2546. Cyprus defends migration stance for ‘love of country’

Interior Minister Nicos Nouris says he would be happy if the Republic of Cyprus could bring down irregular migration by following the example of Greece, a country facing EU criticism over ‘violent’ deportations, with the Cypriot official calling on fellow citizens to show their 'love of country'...

2547. Herodotou: 'Interest rates should be increased gradually'

The Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus, Constantinos Herodotou, said he was in favor of the ECB gradually increasing key interest rates while keeping its options open, stressing that the European Central Bank should consider the impact of each increase and act accordingly....

2548. Increasing demand for mail-order abortion pills after SC ruling

Telehealth abortion providers have reported a surge in inquiries following the US Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe vs Wade, as the rapidly proliferating number of states banning terminations forces more women to turn to mail-order pills to end their pregnancies....

2549. Commission VP demands review of EU decision to trademark ‘Turkaegean’

European Commission Vice-President Margaritis Schinas has sent a letter to Internal Markets Commissioner Thierry Breton demanding a review of a decision to approve Ankara’s request to trademark the term ‘Turkaegean.’...

2550. Underwater work on ancient port of Amathous to begin on Thursday

Underwater work to better illustrate the ancient port of Amathuntas begins on Thursday, 30 June, according to the Antiquities Department. This will be a part of a project to develop a diving tourism network....